The Comedy (album)

The Comedy
Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released 1962
Recorded October 20, 1960 and January 22, 23 & 24, 1962
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 34:35
Label Atlantic 1390
Producer Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra
(1960)The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra1960		 The Comedy
(1962)		 Lonely Woman
(1962)Lonely Woman1962
Milt Jackson chronology
Bags Meets Wes!
(1961) Bags Meets Wes!1961		 The Comedy
(1962) String Module Error: Match not found1962		 Very Tall
(1962) Very Tall1962
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Allmusic[1]

The Comedy is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1960 and 1962 and released on the Atlantic label.[2] The tracks were inspired by characters from Commedia dell'arte.[3][1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This is the type of album that led many bop purists to criticize the Modern Jazz Quartet (and John Lewis in particular) for being overly influenced by Western classical music".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis

  1. "Spanish Steps" – 5:35
  2. "Columbine" – 4:10
  3. "Pulcinella" – 4:20
  4. "Pierrot" – 3:23
  5. "La Cantatrice" – 4:58
  6. "Harlequin" – 6:58
  7. "Piazza Navona" – 5:11

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2018
  2. ↑ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
  3. ↑ "The Modern Jazz Quartet: 'The Comedy'". NPR. August 1, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
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