European Concert

This article is about the jazz album. For the 19th century diplomatic term, see Concert of Europe.

European Concert
Live album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	1960
Recorded	April 11–13, 1960
Venue	Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:17
Label	Atlantic SD 2-603 (orig. as Atlantic 1385 and 1386)
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Pyramid (1960) European Concert (1960) The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

European Concert is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in Sweden in April 1960 and originally released on two consecutive volumes on the Atlantic label.

Reception

The Allmusic review stated, "Long considered one of, if not the classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity as well as a working band".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

1. "Django" – 5:32
2. "Bluesology" (Milt Jackson) – 4:39
3. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:33
4. "La Ronde" – 3:07
5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) – 5:15
6. "Festival Sketch" – 4:40
7. "Vendome" – 2:45
8. "Odds Against Tomorrow" – 6:57
9. "Pyramid (Blues for Junior)" (Ray Brown) – 8:45
10. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:36
11. "Skating in Central Park" – 6:10
12. "The Cylinder" (Jackson) – 6:28
13. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:51
14. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) – 5:13
15. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 4:54

Tracks 5, 6, 9, 12, 14 and 15 recorded in Stockholm, April 11; tracks 1 – 4, 8, 11 recorded in Gothenburg, April 12; tracks 7, 10, 13 recorded in Stockholm, April 13.

Personnel

• Milt Jackson – vibraphone
• John Lewis – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Connie Kay – drums