The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music is an album of music composed by John Lewis, arranged and conducted by Gunther Schuller, which was first released on the Norgran label.Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series. Retrieved March 23, 2016.Furtsner, M. John Lewis Discography. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album three stars out of five. The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album a "Crown" of recommended jazz recordings.Penguin Guide to Jazz: Crown Albums List. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
Track listing All compositions by John Lewis Midsömmer" - 9:57 "Little David's Fugue" - 5:33 "The Queen's Fancy" - 4:52 "Django" - 8:04 "Sun Dance" - 3:16
Personnel John Lewis - supervisor, arranger Gunther Schuller - French horn, arranger, conductor J. J. Johnson - trombone Jim Poole - flute Manny Ziegler - bassoon Aaron Sachs (tracks 2, 4 & 5), Anthony Sciacca (tracks 1 & 3) - clarinet Stan Getz (tracks 1 & 3), Lucky Thompson (tracks 2, 4 & 5) - tenor saxophone Percy Heath - bass Connie Kay - drums
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