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<h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> Professional ratings<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Allmusic/Hb8cU8Fb">Allmusic</a></i></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz/lJlH85nh">Penguin Guide to Jazz</a></td><td> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/facts/Allmusic/Hb8cU8Fb">Allmusic</a> reviewer commented: "Lewis has stated that the group never played better than during this concert. Although that statement is debatable, the MJQ certainly sounds in prime form throughout the easily recommended release".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p><i><a href="/facts/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz/lJlH85nh">The Penguin Guide to Jazz</a></i> awarded the release a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <p><i>All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated</i> </p><p><i>Disc One:</i> </p> <ol><li>"The Little Comedy/La Cantatrice/Harlequin/Fontessa" - 23:05</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/%2527Round_Midnight_(song)/eMb1hv0n">'Round Midnight</a>" (<a href="/facts/Thelonious_Monk/lmJAUhCt">Thelonious Monk</a>) - 4:09</li> <li>"The Cylinder" (Milt Jackson) - 6:02</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/Bags%2527_Groove/XfeXkY9J">Bags' Groove</a>" (Jackson) - 5:28</li> <li>"Odds Against Tomorrow" - 8:12</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/It_Don%2527t_Mean_a_Thing_(If_It_Ain%2527t_Got_That_Swing)/3aUPc21T">It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)</a>" (<a href="/facts/Duke_Ellington/CEVXATkB">Duke Ellington</a>, <a href="/facts/Irving_Mills/QKlUGKTc">Irving Mills</a>) - 5:13</li> <li>"A Social Call" (<a href="/facts/Gigi_Gryce/pjdEPpyz">Gigi Gryce</a>) - 4:52</li></ol> <p><i>Disc Two</i> </p> <ol><li>"<a href="/facts/Django_(composition)/10dqWXQq">Django</a>" - 4:40</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/I_Should_Care/APyXbv2J">I Should Care</a>" (<a href="/facts/Sammy_Cahn/2jylWwVj">Sammy Cahn</a>, <a href="/facts/Axel_Stordahl/DVXalBR5">Axel Stordahl</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_Weston/NAIr6Pn6">Paul Weston</a>) - 6:14</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/How_High_the_Moon/5cAx936M">How High the Moon</a>" (<a href="/facts/Nancy_Hamilton/3NcrsD71">Nancy Hamilton</a>, <a href="/facts/Morgan_Lewis_(songwriter)/N2NsXduG">Morgan Lewis</a>) - 7:51</li> <li>"Colombine/Pulcinella" - 9:22</li> <li>"Spanish Steps" - 4:08</li> <li>"Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (<a href="/facts/Ray_Brown_(musician)/EfpVwHQs">Ray Brown</a>) - 10:41</li> <li>"Milt Meets Sid" (Jackson) - 3:40</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/I_Remember_Clifford_(song)/MqBoC19C">I Remember Clifford</a>" (<a href="/facts/Benny_Golson/6GFGvhyw">Benny Golson</a>, <a href="/facts/Jon_Hendricks/vNw5e98k">Jon Hendricks</a>) - 6:03</li> <li>"Vendome" - 2:42 MOG</li> <li>"Skating in Central Park" - 6:10</li></ol> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Milt_Jackson/vfCkESok">Milt Jackson</a> - <a href="/facts/Vibraphone/sXguIYEL">vibraphone</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Lewis_(pianist)/6DaDlTMl">John Lewis</a> - <a href="/facts/Piano/lRI60lQK">piano</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Percy_Heath/SAMz0Edf">Percy Heath</a> - <a href="/facts/Double_bass/zyyj4aay">bass</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Connie_Kay/tkRuFg8y">Connie Kay</a> - <a href="/facts/Drum_kit/XsmopoW9">drums</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012 <a href="http://www.jazzdisco.org/the-modern-jazz-quartet/catalog/album-index/#atlantic-lp-1385" target="_blank">http://www.jazzdisco.org/the-modern-jazz-quartet/catalog/album-index/#atlantic-lp-1385</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2014 <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/dedicated-to-connie-mw0000172909" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/album/dedicated-to-connie-mw0000172909</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1996) [1992]. "Modern Jazz Quartet". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (3rd ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 921. ISBN 9780140513684. <a href="9780140513684" target="_blank">9780140513684</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2014 <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/album/dedicated-to-connie-mw0000172909" target="_blank">http://www.allmusic.com/album/dedicated-to-connie-mw0000172909</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1996) [1992]. "Modern Jazz Quartet". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (3rd ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 921. ISBN 9780140513684. <a href="9780140513684" target="_blank">9780140513684</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Penguin Guide to Jazz: Crown Albums List, accessed February 20, 2014 <a href="http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-crown.php" target="_blank">http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-crown.php</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>