The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Best Of

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A1	Fontessa Engineer – John Kraus, Rudy Van GelderWritten-By – John Lewis	11:12
A2	The Golden Striker Engineer – Tom DowdWritten-By – John Lewis	3:39
A3	Bags' Groove Engineer – Joe Atkinson, Phil Iehle, Tom DowdWritten-By – Milt Jackson	4:04
B1	Django Engineer – Gösta WiholmWritten-By – John Lewis	5:25
B2	Sketch Cello – Joe TekulaConductor – John Lewis Engineer – Earle Brown, Frank Abbey, Tom DowdEnsemble [Strings] – Beaux-Arts String Quartet*Viola – Carl Ebert*Violin [1st Violin] – Gerald TarackViolin [2nd Violin] – Alan MartinWritten-By – John Lewis	5:30
B3	Pyramid (Blues For Junior) Engineer – Joe Atkinson, Phil Iehle, Tom DowdWritten-By – Ray Brown	7:42

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Copyright (c) – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △24405
• Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △24585
• Pressed By – Presswell
• Mastered At – Longwear Plating
• Recorded At – Carnegie Hall

Credits

• Bass – Percy Heath
• Design [Cover Design] – Loring Eutemey
• Drums – Connie Kay
• Lacquer Cut By – aB* (tracks: B1 to B3), GP* (tracks: A1 to A3)
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Lee Friedlander
• Piano – John Lewis
• Producer – Nesuhi Ertegun
• Vibraphone [Vibraharp] – Milt Jackson

Notes

"MO" in label matrix, as well as the runout etchings of △24405 & △24585, denote a Monarch pressing. The etched LW in the runout denotes Longwear who made metal parts for lacquers, and the PR etch denotes Presswell who made metal parts for Monarch.

[A1]: Recorded on January 22, 1956.
[A2]: Recorded on April 4, 1957.
[A3]: Recorded during a benefit concert presented by the Manhattan School of Music at Carnegie Hall, New York on April 27, 1966.
[B1]: Recorded during a concert given in Göteborg, Sweden, on April, 1960.
[B2]: Recorded on September 23, 1959.
[B3]: Recorded during a benefit concert presented by the Manhattan School of Music at Carnegie Hall, New York on April 27, 1966.

Mfg. By Atlantic Recording Corp. 75 Rockefeller Plaza,N.Y., N.Y.
A Warner Communications Company
Printed in U.S.A.
Ⓒ1970 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A side etched runout): ST-A-691775-CC @t GP MR △ 24585① (PR)
• Matrix / Runout (B side etched runout): ST.A.691776-AA MR △ 24405① LW AT aB W
• Matrix / Runout (A side label): ST-A-691775-MO
• Matrix / Runout (B side label): ST-A-691776-MO
• Pressing Plant ID (Label matrix suffix): MO

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 1546	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Best Of ‎(LP, Comp, Ter)	Atlantic	SD 1546	US	1970
SD 1546	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Best Of ‎(LP, Comp, Pre)	Atlantic	SD 1546	US	1970
SD 1546	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Best Of ‎(LP, Comp, Mon)	Atlantic	SD 1546	US	1970
SD 1546	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Best Of ‎(LP, Comp, PR)	Atlantic	SD 1546	US	1970
SD 1546	The Modern Jazz Quartet	The Best Of ‎(LP, Comp, Club, Pre)	Atlantic	SD 1546	US	1970

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