The Sheriff (album)

The Sheriff is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Atlantic label.^[4]

The Sheriff
Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	1964
Recorded	May 16–17 and December 20, 1963 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:21
Label	Atlantic 1414
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Lonely Woman (1962) The Sheriff (1964) Collaboration (1964)
Milt Jackson chronology
Vibrations (1964) The Sheriff (1964) Much in Common (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]
Record Mirror	[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review stated: "The Sheriff features the Modern Jazz Quartet in fine swinging form. The program is not as sharply focused as on some of the earlier Atlantic releases, but it is compelling nonetheless".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis, except as indicated

1. "The Sheriff" - 2:41
2. "In a Crowd" - 3:05
3. "Bachianas Brasileiras" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) - 5:44
4. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 4:24
5. "Natural Affection" - 4:08
6. "Donnie's Theme" - 4:13
7. "Carnival" (Luiz Bonfá) - 6:06

Personnel

MJQ

• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• John Lewis - piano
• Percy Heath - bass
• Connie Kay - drums

Production

• Nesuhi Ertegun - producer
• Tom Dowd - recording engineer
• Stanislaw Zagórski - cover art^[5][6]