The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music is an album of music composed by John Lewis and arranged and conducted by Gunther Schuller which was first released on the Norgran label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album three stars out of five. The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album a "Crown" of recommended jazz recordings.

The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music

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

References

1955 albums

John Lewis (pianist) albums

Norgran Records albums

Verve Records albums

Albums produced by Norman Granz

Albums conducted by Gunther Schuller

The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music