The Modern Jazz Quartet - Third Stream Music (1960) [2013 Japan 24-bit Remaster]

This Atlantic release has some unusual performances by the Modern Jazz Quartet. Two selections ("Da Capo" and "Fine") combine the MJQ, which is comprised of vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist John Lewis, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Connie Kay, with the Jimmy Giuffre 3 (Giuffre on clarinet and tenor, with guitarist Jim Hall and bassist Ralph Pena) on "Exposure"; six chamber classical musicians add color, and a pair of other numbers ("Conversation" and the very successful "Sketch") match the MJQ with the Beaux Arts String Quartet. There is plenty of thought-provoking music on this disc even if the idea of creating a third stream between jazz and classical music never came to pass.

Tracks:

01. Da Capo (3:43)
02. Fine (6:10)
03. Exposure (9:43)
04. Sketch (5:35)
05. Conversation (10:43)

Personnel:

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

Guests on tracks 1 & 2:
Jimmy Giuffre - cl, ts, bars
Jim Hall - g
Ralph Pena - b

Guests on tracks 4 & 5:
Alan Martin, Gerald Tarack - vln
Carl Eberl - vla
Joseph Tekula - vlc
Gunther Schuller - cond

Guests on track 5:
Paul Ingraham - frh
Bob Di Domenica - fl
Manny Ziegler - basn
Bill McColl - cl
Joseph Tekula - vlc
Betty Glamann - harp
Gunther Schuller - arr, cond