Modern Jazz Quartet
USA
Formed: 1952
Died: 01 January 1993
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Cool, Third Stream, Free Jazz, Bop
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Pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Kenny Clarke first came together as the rhythm section of the 1946 Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra and they had occasional features that gave the overworked brass players a well-deserved rest. They next came together in 1951, recording as the Milt Jackson Quartet. In 1952, with Percy Heath taking Brown's place, the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) became a permanent group. Other than Connie Kay succeeding Clarke in 1955, the band's personnel was set. In the early days Jackson...
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