The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1956, with guest artist Jimmy Giuffre appearing on three numbers, and released on the Atlantic label.[3]

The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn
Live album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	1956
Recorded	August 28, 1956 The Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:15
Label	Atlantic 1247
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Fontessa (1956) The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn (1956) The Modern Jazz Quartet (1957)
Milt Jackson chronology
Jackson's Ville (1956) The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn (1956) Plenty, Plenty Soul (1957)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This is a worthwhile outing".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

1. "Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess" (George Gershwin) - 4:27
2. "A Fugue for Music Inn" - 4:42
3. "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - 7:04
4. "Serenade" (David Raksin) - 2:55
5. "Fun" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 5:30
6. "Sun Dance" - 4:14
7. "The Man That Got Away" (Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin) - 3:32
8. "A Morning in Paris" - 2:51
9. "Variation No. 1 on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" - 5:00

• Recorded at The Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts on August 28, 1956

Personnel

• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• John Lewis - piano
• Percy Heath - bass
• Connie Kay - drums
• Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 30, 2012
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012