Reunion at Budokan 1981

1981 live album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Reunion at Budokan 1981
Live album by
Modern Jazz Quartet
Released1981
RecordedOctober 19–20, 1981
VenueNippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
GenreJazz
Length50:35
LabelPablo Pablo Live 2308-243
ProducerJohn Lewis, Ikuzo Orita
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
The Complete Last Concert
(1974) 		Reunion at Budokan 1981
(1981) 		Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82
(1982)
Milt Jackson chronology
Big Mouth
(1981) 		Reunion at Budokan 1981
(1981) 		Ain't But a Few of Us Left
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reunion at Budokan 1981 is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at their reunion concert at the Nippon Budokan in 1981 and released on the Pablo label.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "the group's two biggest 'hits', "Bags' Groove" and "Django" are among the highlights of this excellent release".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. Introduction - 3:01
  2. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 6:07
  3. "The Cylinder" (Milt Jackson) - 5:32
  4. "Really True Blues" (Jackson) - 5:37
  5. "The Golden Striker" - 5:53
  6. "Odds Against Tomorrow" - 9:09
  7. "The Jasmin Tree" - 4:04
  8. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) - 5:41
  9. "Django" - 5:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 1, 2012
  2. ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed June 1, 2012
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Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Connie Kay

Kenny Clarke, Mickey Roker, Albert Heath

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