The Sheriff (album)

1964 studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet

The Sheriff

Studio album by

Modern Jazz Quartet

Released| 1964
Recorded| May 16–17 and December 20, 1963
New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 30:21
Label| Atlantic 1414
Producer| Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
| Lonely Woman
(1962)  | The Sheriff
(1964)  | A Quartet is a Quartet is a Quartet
(1963)

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Milt Jackson chronology
| Big Bags
(1962)  | The Sheriff
(1963)  | Milt Jackson Quintet Live at the Village Gate
(1963)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [2]
Record Mirror| [3]

The Sheriff is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Atlantic label.[4]

## Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review stated: "The Sheriff features the Modern Jazz Quartet in fine swinging form. The program is not as sharply focused as on some of the earlier Atlantic releases, but it is compelling nonetheless".[1]

## Track listing[edit]

All compositions by John Lewis, except as indicated

1. "The Sheriff" - 2:41
2. "In a Crowd" - 3:05
3. "Bachianas Brasileiras" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) - 5:44
4. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 4:24
5. "Natural Affection" - 4:08
6. "Donnie's Theme" - 4:13
7. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá) - 6:06

## Personnel[edit]

MJQ

* Milt Jackson \- vibraphone
* John Lewis \- piano
* Percy Heath \- bass
* Connie Kay \- drums

Production

* Nesuhi Ertegun \- producer
* Tom Dowd \- recording engineer
* Stanisław Zagórski \- cover art[5][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2018
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1014
3. ^ "The Modern Jazz Quartet: The Sheriff" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 164\. 2 May 1964. p. 11\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
4. ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
5. ^ Brzozowicz, Grzegorz (October 17, 2013). "LP's Designed in PL". Culture.pl. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
6. ^ Brzozowicz, Grzegorz (September 6, 2013). "I still like fast driving - an interview with Stanisław Zagórski". Culture.pl. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

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Modern Jazz Quartet

Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Connie Kay

Kenny Clarke, Mickey Roker, Albert Heath

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
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Group
albums|

* Wizard of the Vibes (as Milt Jackson Quartet, 1952)
* 1953: An Exceptional Encounter (and Ben Webster, 1953)
* Django (1953–55)
* Concorde (1955)
* Fontessa (1956)
* The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn (1956)
* The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun in Venice (1957)
* The Modern Jazz Quartet (1957)
* The Modern Jazz Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio at the Opera House (1957)
* The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Volume 2 (with Sonny Rollins, 1958)
* Pyramid (1959–60)
* Music from Odds Against Tomorrow/Patterns (1959)
* European Concert (1960)
* Dedicated to Connie (1960 [1995])
* The Comedy (1960–62)
* The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra (1960)
* Lonely Woman (1962)
* The Sheriff (1963)
* Collaboration (and Laurindo Almeida, 1964)
* The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1964–65)
* Jazz Dialogue (1965)
* Blues at Carnegie Hall (1966)
* Place Vendôme (and The Swingle Singers, 1966)
* Live at the Lighthouse (1967)
* Under the Jasmin Tree (1967)
* Space (1969)
* Plastic Dreams (1971)
* The Legendary Profile (1972)
* In Memoriam (1973)
* Blues on Bach (1973)
* The Complete Last Concert (1974 [1988])
* Reunion at Budokan 1981 (1981)
* Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82 (1982)
* Echoes (1984)
* Topsy: This One's for Basie (1985)
* Three Windows (1987)
* For Ellington (1988)
* MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration (1992–1993)

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