現代爵士四重奏

現代爵士四重奏（Modern Jazz Quartet）是一個有影響力的樂團，成立於1952年。約翰·劉易斯（鋼琴，音樂總監），珀西·希斯（低音提琴），米特·傑克遜（顫音琴），康尼·凱（鼓）所組成。

Modern Jazz Quartet
Milt Jackson, Village Jazz Lounge with the Bubba Kolb Trio, late 1970s.
組合
暱稱	MJQ, Milt Jackson Quartet
音樂類型	Jazz
活躍年代	1946–1974, 1981–1993
唱片公司	Savoy, Prestige (UK Esquire), Atlantic, Apple, Douglas Records
現任成員
米特·傑克遜 約翰·劉易斯 珀西·希斯 康尼·凱
已離開成員
Kenny Clarke

作品

• 1951-52: The Quartet (Savoy, 1956?) - reissued on several labels under different titles (First Recordings 1952, Modern Jazz Quartet, Anthology)
• 1952: The Modern Jazz Quartet (Prestige)
• 1953: 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (The Jazz Factory, 2001) - with Ben Webster
• 1955: Concorde (Prestige)
• 1953-55: Django (Prestige, 1956)
• 1956: Fontessa (Atlantic)
• 1956: The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn (Atlantic) - with Jimmy Giuffre
• 1958: The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun in Venice (Atlantic)
• 1957: The Modern Jazz Quartet (Atlantic)
• 1957: The Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House (Verve)
• 1958: The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 (Atlantic) - with Sonny Rollins
• 1959: Pyramid (Atlantic)
• 1959: Music from Odds Against Tomorrow (United Artists) - also released as Patterns (United Artists, 1960)
• 1960: European Concert (Atlantic)
• 1960: Dedicated to Connie (Atlantic, 1995)
• 1960: The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra (Atlantic)
• 1962: The Comedy (Atlantic)
• 1962: Lonely Woman (Atlantic)
• 1963: In a Crowd (Atlantic)
• 1963: 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival (Douglas, 1997)
• 1964: The Sheriff (Atlantic)
• 1964: Collaboration (Atlantic Records) - with Laurindo Almeida
• 1964-65: The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (Atlantic)
• 1965: Jazz Dialogue (Atlantic) - with The All Star Jazz Band
• 1966: Concert in Japan '66 (Atlantic/Jazz Forever, Japan only)
• 1966: Blues at Carnegie Hall (Atlantic)
• 1966: Place Vendôme (Philips) - with The Swingle Singers
• 1967: Live at the Lighthouse (Atlantic)
• 1969: Under the Jasmin Tree (Apple)
• 1969: Space (Apple)
• 1971: Plastic Dreams (Atlantic)
• 1972: The Legendary Profile (Atlantic)
• 1973: In Memoriam (Little David)
• 1973: Blues on Bach (Atlantic)
• 1974: The Complete Last Concert (Atlantic) - includes The Last Concert and More from the Last Concert
• 1981: Reunion at Budokan 1981 (Pablo)
• 1982: Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82 (Pablo)
• 1984: Echoes (Pablo)
• 1985: Topsy: This One's for Basie (Pablo)
• 1987: Three Windows (Atlantic)
• 1988: For Ellington (EastWest)
• 1992: A Night at the Opera (Jazz Door, 1994)
• 1992-93: MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (Atlantic)

參考

• 2003 Interview with Percy Heath
• more about MJQ and recordings （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）