Concert by the Modern Jazz Quartet on the North Sea Jazz Festival • 1982 • World of Jazz

The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop .
The band performed over a 40-year span with only one personnel change.
The Modern Jazz Quartet are:
Percy Heath, bass
John Lewis, piano
Milt Jackson (vibraphone)
Connie Cay, drums
Repertoire played: (a.o).:
Django
Golden Striker
The concert was recorded on 16 July 1982 at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Hague, The Netherlands
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[@rayaru1]

I’m amazed at the quality of this recording, some 40+ yrs ago, Superb. The music is so great, the quartet is the best!!

[@johnsansbury5200]

I met mill jackson when I was 15 years old he asked me if I wanted to play the Vibe he was testing in. Musical factory in London I am 83 now I will never forget that day

[@bawbtherevelator6445]

I'm a mere 81 and envy you that meeting. Cent anni!

[@huguette1705]

Hello twin! I have always kept abreast of them. It is a pleasure we knew how to keep. Cheers and enjoy. Sincerely.

[@blue47er]

@@huguette1705 I saw the MJQ at the Royal Festival Hall in, I think, 1961, and joining them on stage as guest artists were Ronnie Ross on baritone sax and Joe Harriott on alto. Ross played "Body & Soul" and Harriott played "Autumn in New York. An unforgettable evening. I was at RAF Uxbridge as a young airman that year.

[@huguette1705]

@@blue47er Thank you, indeed. I was then at the SHAFE, with an F and not a P.....these were great times not because of nostalgia, but in reality these times provided gaity, creativity.Such great musical choices! Allow me to salute you!

[@JazzWerner]

Lucky you !

[@user-pp9xz9kw4n]

MJQ40周年記念コンサートツアー。まるで映画を見ているような感覚で見させていただきました。４人の主役たちが、一つのパズル🧩のようにしっかり組み込まれ、ステンドグラスの様に淡い色彩を放っている。素晴らしい！😂最高の気持ちにさせてくれたことに対して､ありがとうございました。！🎉🎉

[@peterv7258]

One of the finest musical ensembles to ever grace the medium of recording. I wish that they had inspired more to imitate them. A true treasure of the 20th century.

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

Jeg løfter min hatt så høyt jeg kan!! Man blir jo glad av å høre slike musikere….jeg takker!!

[@demetriuscogdell9378]

The greatest jazz band ever

[@niklausbaumann6252]

the greatest jazz quartett ever!!!

[@peterfriedrich4632]

@@niklausbaumann6252 Yes, indeed........how many jazz fans know this.........i mean from the younger ones ?

[@Pearlbitch]

Playlist: 01:12 I'll Remember April 08:38 The Golden Striker 14:29 One Never Knows 23:29 Billy's Bounce 29:17 Round Midnight 37:41 Woody 'n' You 43:04 What's New 52:06 The Legendary Profile

[@georgebroty]

The Jazz world will always need an MJQ!!!

[@erdwest]

A treasure to be saved for all time.

[@laurab9867]

Incredible! In my opinion, this has to be the most underrated jazz band of all time. The integrity of these musicians is unparalleled. I've been listening to MJQ since I was 14 years old.

[@peterfriedrich4632]

.....also my #1 band ! But not underrated... missunderstood of a part of People. Reason: they do not swing...what a nonsense ! Yor don't need Art Blakey for jazz drive.............the truth: Without Milt Jackson there is no MJQ.....

[@harveyperkoff6325]

this is the finest group ever to combine...to present to the musical world ..what heaven is.. in music... their interpretation of blues/cool jazz/baroque/ was beyond belief.. all were masters of their instruments.. on an unbelievable scale and with melodic beauty.. MJQ were and still are my all time favourites Harvey Perkoff

[@jamesroecker6436]

Ditto Harvey!

[@erdwest]

Timeless music!

[@peterfriedrich135]

This is one (even the best !) videos which ever taped by the MJQ 1 Peter

[@lefranglais1155]

I had the pleasure of seeing MJQ in concert several times - including their 40th Anniversary tour...unforgettable concerts. They are all gone now...but they left an eternal legacy of the finest smooth jazz.

[@Alanpie314]

It's not 'smooth jazz". It's great jazz.

[@lefranglais1155]

@@Alanpie314 Of course it's great jazz, Alan - it's also very smooth on my ears. Not all jazz is...and 2 years on, I'm back to listen to this concert again :)

[@robin-hr9up]

This has to be the swingingest band of all times.

[@juancarlosalmiron2055]

2023 , March 10 the , Myrtle Beach ,at a rainy day after 78 years of my life , watching this video , but the quality of the sound ,by recording is fantastic , and I can imagine that night at Netherlands , 1986 living in Los Angeles , and the recording studios were busy , night clubs , Las Vegas, San Francisco and all over USA , it was great to see groups, that never had time to relax , Jazz never died ! and never will ! Applauses to this part of our lives !

[@11hoosier11]

For just a few minutes listen only to Percy. ..........Isn't that wonderful?!

[@franzschaefer4002]

Unforgettable!

[@clarification007]

Perfect symbiose between them! Great musiciens!

[@massimolonardi7886]

Meravigliosi!

[@jefcasei1]

I can not stop to lissen there wunderfull misic ! I love

[@joshgibson3618]

Excellent music, I always enjoy listening to the modern jazz quartet! They played together so well, great rhythms!

[@pianistepascaljenny]

Great, thank you for sharing

[@percyheat]

Maravillosos. Extraordinarios!!!!

[@grahamcooper2144]

At : 4:02 Milt Jackson drops his left-hand stick - hardly skips a beat. I wish I'd seen them live. I grew up listening to this music courtesy of my parents who had the sheer good taste to let my punk albums co-exist alongside their MJQ and Miles collection. I grew out of punk - never grew out of the MJQ though.

[@krikorhadidian897]

Great performance. Milt Jackson is fantastic also the bass player; the piano is formidable, and he is playing very at ease... Beautiful, Beautiful. Thank you. Krikor from L. A. CA.

[@kurtvogel2023]

Einfach genial. Diese vier. Ich hatte das Vergnügen sie einmal in Zürich life zu hören. Wollte wegen Milt mit 20 Jahren vibraphon lernen. Ist dann plano draus geworden.

[@stephenlegoabe6074]

I wish I had a chance of seeing The MJQ, they are all gone. They are all alive in my music collection. My children are playing the collection I made. Thank you so very much where you are.

[@kirkwoodward8443]

I saw them once, in Washington, DC, and that night they swung so hard that the audience became energized to the point of stomping and yelling, and the MJQ looked astonished, but kept on soaring! Unforgettable.

[@ianmorrison9394]

Humble apologies to all involved,been missing me ?? Probably not : Havn't followed for many years,just simply AWESOME,TWAS. simply wonderful,bless all four. Follow that,I think not.ian Morrison

[@marie-claudesimon8710]

j'ai dû écouiter MJQ quand j 'étais petite à la maison ensuite j'ai acheté leurs disques quand j 'avais 25 ans et là j'ai plaisir à les entendre à nouveau ils sont inégalables, et pas du tout démodés. je salue aussi la prise de son qui nous permet d'apprécier leur talent..🙂

[@michaelvainer3350]

Splendid !

[@diegoquiroga4076]

Valioso intérprete del celestial cool jazz. Tanta delicadeza desborda la imaginación y el tranquilo y sereno sonar del vibrafono transporta a dimensiones donde está música lo es todo !!!

[@delfinmontoya6]

super.... tank you === danke schon === dank u well

[@manlypedro75]

Fantastic ! I'm amazed with the quality of this recording. Percy Haeth's bass is crystal clear! I wonder if the room plays a part. Even the announcer at the start sounded peachy! I don't speak Dutch but I could almost understand him! Cheers for the upload.

[@Alexander196210]

The room was designed as a theatre with concerts in mind.

[@islamicchronicles5381]

THANK YOU

[@kickduijn6370]

Milt Jackson. Het grote voorbeeld voor Frits Landesbergen!!

[@markbonekamp3989]

CLASS STYLE ATTITUDE!

[@kickduijn6370]

Fantastisch,,!,,,'!

[@ismaelfikri8952]

John lewis exquisito, Milt jackson todo corazón, Percy heat the master, cony key fino

[@jamessomma8226]

Connie Kay must have the smallest bass drum I've sen for a quartet. Sounds great for that group!

[@carmelalerose742]

Beautiful! I heard MJQ in Ravenna Italy in the 80 s. This music moves me still today. Tanks!

[@federicobennicelli805]

Unici e immortali

[@ricardomaldinicba2022]

Recién los descubrí y son maravillosos. Su forma de tocar, casi cómo acariciando los instrumentos musicales. Gracias por subirlo. Saludos desde Argentina

[@lizhair8697]

Smooth Jazz at it ☺️ best of listening pleasure.Each artist playing from their souls. Magnificent Jazz. love it!

[@LambentOrt]

Amazing 😮

[@RonCarterBassist]

👏🏾👏🏾

[@jazzjmr]

Never heard 4 musicians so much in sync....Great music

[@diegoquiroga4076]

Se percibe la perfección de esta musica excepcional mucho mejor a través de unos audífonos de calidad. La sincronía del bajo, particularmente, con el vibrafono raya en la perfección absoluta !!!

[@FallWarrior-si5eu]

So we are just not gonna talk about how at 4:04 Milt got his stick caught in the Vibraphone bar, and managed to get it back, while STILL being in time

[@williamroberson2379]

I wish I had known them during the 70’s and 80’s when I had been mainly interested in Southern Rock, which had led me to Blues and eventually to Jazz of my father’s generation, through my having recorded his albums onto cassettes.

[@sergioavalos535]

Una maravilla

[@ruthnoah6676]

can't hear enough

[@fiddell69]

Geniuses.

[@ninoderose232]

the tunes are: i'll remember april the golden striker one never knows billie's bounce 'round midnight woodyn' you what's new the legendary profile

[@georgebroty]

Saw & heard them in Ronnie Scott’s what a night!

[@nemo227]

They pretty much set the standard for jazz quartets, especially in the piano/bass/drums/vibes configuration. We have them on our iPod and iTunes.

[@pegrueneis]

P.Heath is the man...

[@galengness5965]

Its 1982 but its well ahead than any jazz music 2020

[@user-zq5mn1nn2m]

Wonderful. I always ask my self, Who is the real leader, Never mind. They are all great. BTW, Milt Is the reason I bought a vibraphone.

[@Veranek]

Milt Jackson is one of my musical heroes.

[@paulrichter2124]

John Lewis was the actual leader of the Dream Team

[@diegoquiroga4076]

Cada uno en su campo es genial con su instrumento. Este álbum nos ofrece la mejor selección musical de este excepcional cuarteto.

[@juanfer277]

14:28... One Never Knows, Does One? Maravillosa interpretación.

[@mikekempsgaragejazz6626]

Top class music that will last for ever

[@gracielarengifo2068]

Gran concierto por el moderno Jazz Nort de ,Sea

[@Nadilusz]

😀😍🤩💜👊🏿🙏🏿

[@mitsumitsu5641]

うおおおおお。 ちょおおおお、かっけええ。

[@robertgibson5283]

Bags sounds great, and his great sidemen are perfect and keeping it light ( but swinging.). so as not to overshadow the naturally light vibraphone... what a great band!... this was just before he recorded his CTI recordings, which established him as a solo artist...(Olinga, Sunflower)

[@erdwest]

Many quartets but only one MJQ

[@danielperasso9163]

I'm still waiting to hear the version of Django ... It will have been in another concert ...

[@trailmix1945]

The first number sounds like "I Remember April."

[@jeanhuguesasserpe6949]

Très très très mélodieux et j'apprécie beaucoup jah live rastafari rasmalien 974

[@user-vx3pu8rc2i]

I'm fancy

[@user-eb7hq1ty1p]

The Cannonball Additleyv😊 38:33

[@lawrencechalmers5432]

What a treat. Too bad the video isn't commercially available. What's the name of the first tune?

[@abrahamsbryan]

My dream came true in 1982 when I had the privilege of seeing my Dream Quartet in concert here in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺. They came via Melbourne, Australia returning from Japan in a Reunion tour. I thought that I would never see them after they disbanded. Allah uAkbar! God is great and fulfilled my dream and I was blessed to see them. ❤ Perfection is shown here. Their instruments were checked before they started to perform. Instrument Tuner checked every one on stage whether they were tuned absolutely perfect. The temperature and humidity in our concert hall would have an effect on the string instruments like the Piano and Bass. The MJQ was the epitome of PERFECTION! (Bryan Abrahams, Jazz Historian 1958, Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺).

[@yelassinacoulibaly]

🌈😍😍😍💐👌👌👌🌈❤️

[@11hoosier11]

I am afraid to applaude; that I would somehow interfere with the sound I am hearing.

[@ronaldunkel2681]

11hoosier11 They 11H11 had it in the bag! And i know what you mean! People labelled it -chamber jazz- which i refute. They build-up a tremendous lyrical-tension in their playing. Saw the MJQ in very late 1959 live and they “blew” me away. Enjoy & Cheers!

[@januszandrusiewicz821]

niezle

[@Pearlbitch]

John Lewis always remind me of a high priest. 😁

[@clarification007]

His religion is....... Jazz! Yessss!

[@makhomzanajosephskosana3917]

O' Bags! Who ever GOD enabled to create those sticks, it was so that one man could pick them up and 'roll' them. We have had great vibraphonists over the time. But no one ever played vibes like o'Bags'. No one will ever play vibes like o' Bags'. Everyone was average in comparison.

[@peterfriedrich4632]

I agree, but what do you think about Gary Burton with four sticks...........................?

[@kathiereynolds4353]

Too many ads

[@user-wq9xv2xs3l]

Это вершина джаза

[@emilram]

Bass volume too high

[@pierre-andreglauser9454]

Mais non, mais non: one bassman

[@jeffkwells2003]

@@pierre-andreglauser9454 Absolument. Percy is worth hearing properly. In the history of jazz in the early years, bass players were always impossible to hear.

[@bartstewart8644]

A near catastrophe at 4:02 ! ! !

[@analogman9697]

Percy Heath is the only famous musician I've ever talked to. His handshake was that of a brick mason.

[@sharonibaloni6693]

afro merican classical music

[@mavendolven6097]

Layonel hanhton