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Hogwood then introduced the Modern Jazz Quartet--actually a trio, since Connie Kay, the group's drummer, was under medical observation. Their first piece, Blues in B, was composed by pianist John Lewis. This light arrangement, which emphasized Milt Jackson's vibraharp, seemed to waft through...
...finale of the two-hour concert was the Society's rendition of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049, which led straight into the Quartet's own arrangement of Elemental Bach, a bluesy piece that jump-started the audience from their slumber...
...fans know, the defining characteristic of good jazz music is the style and skill of the artist in improvisation. Placed onstage next to a flock of tuxedoed musicians sawing away on 17th and 18th century violins, the Quartet seemed to forget this. The quartet/trio simply didn't improvise...
...absence of the Quartet's drummer made things that much worse. Traditional blues and jazz require drums. Period. Having to listen to the antiseptic sounds of a vibraharp, bass, and piano just doesn...
...jazz fan, the Society would have been unbearably boring were it not for the aural relief provided by the Modern Jazz Quartet. Or, considering the concert's stuffy slant, was it be the other way around? The difference was barely perceptible...