Plastic Dreams (album)
| Plastic Dreams | ||||
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | May 24, 1971 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1589 | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
| Modern Jazz Quartet chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Plastic Dreams is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet, augmented by a brass section on three tracks, recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.[3]
Reception
[edit]At the time of its original release the Gramophone reviewer stated "Plastic Dreams is an auspicious release for it lacks much of the pretentiousness which I have learned to dread ever since I first saw the Quartet in Paris in 1956".[4]
The Allmusic review stated "Plastic Dreams has never been a critic's favorite, and was an album that mystified many of the group's longtime followers... Plastic Dreams was as close as the MJQ ever got to making a pop album... Indeed, as a whole Plastic Dreams does seem like a final refinement of several idealistic threads found throughout the MJQ's studio work stretching back to about 1960, with generous room made for new directions".[1]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated
- "Walkin' Stomp" - 4:45
- "Dancing" (Milt Jackson) - 5:14
- "Plastic Dreams" - 5:22
- "Variations on a Christmas Theme" (Traditional, arranged Lewis) - 4:25
- "Trav'lin'" - 4:41
- "Piazza Navona" - 6:36
- "England's Carol" (Traditional, arranged Lewis) - 5:20
Personnel
[edit]- Milt Jackson - vibraphone
- John Lewis - piano, harpsichord
- Percy Heath - bass
- Connie Kay - drums
- Joe Newman, Snooky Young - trumpet (tracks 4-6)
- Garnett Brown - trombone (tracks 4-6)
- Jimmy Buffington - French horn (tracks 4-6)
- Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 4-6)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lewis, D. Allmusic Review accessed May 31, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1015
- ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 31, 2012
- ^ Gramophone Review, May 1972, p. 133