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John Lewis (p); Milt Jackson (vib); Percy Heath (b); Connie Kay (dr)
?The famous critic and jazz expert Ralph J.
Gleason quite rightly mentioned two highly
distinctive men in his liner notes ? John Donne
and Pablo Picasso. Almost four hundred years and a
great deal of seawater separate the two
exceptional artists from England and Spain.
Nevertheless the four black US-Americans who make
up the Modern Jazz Quartet bridge the gap between
time and continents effortlessly.
And what?s more, blues is also to be heard ? and
bebop! And evergreens from the Broadway shows of
the Thirties too!
In contrast to some of the other rather more
dawdling and laid-back MJQ LPs, 'Fontessa' offers
diversified and intense music. Nothing is routine,
perhaps because the drummer Connie Kay had
replaced Kenny Clark just one year previously. But
maybe too because Milt Jackson?s blues influence
inspired John Lewis perceptibly to forget all
about discipline. All seven numbers are true gems.
But if you want a special hint, just listen to
'Bluesology'. Well, perhaps the present author is
too much of a Milt Jackson fan. Be that as it may,
the music magazine 'Rolling Stone' gave this LP a
five-star rating!
This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure
analogue components only, from the master tapes
through to the cutting head. All royalties and
mechanical rights have been paid.
Recording: January and February 1956 by Rudy Van
Gelder in mono
Production: Nesuhi Ertegun
Format: 1LP 180g 33rpm / standard sleeve
Release date: 01.11.2017
Manufacturer: Speakers Corner
Original label: Atlantic
Genre: Jazz
Kat.č.: ATLANTIC 1231 (LP - audiofilský vinyl), Speakers Corner , cena: 899.00 Kč, EAN: 4260019715456 skladem: 0ks, expedujeme do 2-40 dnů