Lonely Woman Modern Jazz Quartet SKU: PPANSD1381 Barcode: 5060149622346 34.00 £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure Released Date: 18th March 2016 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Having sponsored Ornette Coleman at the School of Jazz near Lennox, MA, pianist and composer John Lewis helped launch the controversial career of one of the last great innovators in jazz. Lewis’ support of the ragtag Texas native was somewhat unique in jazz circles at the time and even surprising, especially considering the gulf between the classical jazz formality of his group the Modern Jazz Quartet and Coleman’s radical notions of free improvisation. Nevertheless, Lewis not only saw in Coleman the first jazz genius since bebop’s Parker, Gillespie, and Monk, but put pay to the praise with the MJQ’s 1962 rendition of one of Coleman’s most famous numbers, “Lonely Woman.” (Along with Art Pepper’s 1960 version of “Tears Inside,” this was one of the earliest of Coleman covers done.) The 1962 Atlantic album of the same name turns out to be one of the band’s best efforts. Lewis and fellow MJQ members Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Connie Kaye capitalize on the dramatic theme of “Lonely Woman” while adding a bit of chamber music complexity to the mix. The quartet doesn’t take Coleman’s free form harmolodic theory to heart with a round of quixotic solos, but the group does spotlight the often overlooked strength of his compositional ideas. And while the MJQ further plies its knack for involved pieces on Lewis originals like “Fugato” and “Trieste,” the group also balances out the set with looser material more in tune with Jackson’s blues and swing sensibilities. A great record that’s perfect for the curious jazz lover. Stephen Cook/AMG Personnel: Milt Jackson, vibraphone / John Lewis, piano /Percy Heath, bass / Connie Kay, drums Artist Modern Jazz Quartet Genre Jazz Label Pure Pleasure Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Side A : 1. Lonely Woman 2. Animal Dance 3. New York 19 4. Belkis Side B: 1. Why Are You Blue 2. Fugato 3. Lamb, Leopard (If I Were Eve “Original Sin”) 4. 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