The Jazz Show Episode January 13, 2014

Broadcast on 13-Jan-2014

9:00pm - 11:59pm

Billed at "The Last Concert" and performed by the longest permanent group in Jazz music the Modern Jazz Quartet was going to disband. John Lewis, piano and musical director, vibist Milt Jackson, the group's major solo voice, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Connie Kay were going to go their separate ways. This great "last concert" took place at Avery Fisher Hall in New York on November 25,1974 and even the MJQ did some very special things with their music that night.It was recorded and occupies a special place in the MJQ's vast legacy of recordings. There is a special feel to this concert as on can imagine. As a postscript the MJQ reformed in 1981 and they continued to record and play engagements until the death in 1999 of vibist Milt Jackson. Jackson could never be replaced and that was the true end of the Quartet. Listen to these recordings to hear the MJQ at their best.

Track Listing:

The Sermon
Jimmy Smith · The Sermon
Time
Walt Dickserson · This is Walt Dickerson.
Death And Taxes
Walt Dickersongavjers.com · This is Walt Dickerson
Jordu
Max Roach/Clifford Brown · In Concert
I Can't Get Started
Max Roach/Clifford Brown · In Concert
I Get A Kick Out of You
Max Roach/Clifford Brown · In Concert
Parisian Thoroughfare
Max Roach/Clifford Brown · In Concert
Namhanje
Abdullah Ibrahim/Johnny Dyani · Echos of Africa
Saud
Abdullah Ibrahim/Johnny Dyani · Echos of Africa
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
The Modern Jazz Quartet · The Last Concert
The Cylinder
The MJQ · The Last Concert
Summertime
The MJQ · The Last Concert
Really True Blues
The MJQ · The Last Concert
What's New?
The MJQ · The Last Concert
Blues In A Minor
The MJQ · The Last Concert
Trav'lin'
The MJQ · The Last Concert
Django
The MJQ · The Last Concert
Bag's Groove.
The MJQ · The Last Concert