ONE OF THE VERY BEST ALBUMS BY THE MJQ!!
“The MJQ installed in modern jazz a plausible middle path between expressionism and impressionism.”
- Jorge García on Fontessa, from the 1993 book The 100 Best Jazz Albums
INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK
PERSONNEL:
JOHN LEWIS piano
MILT JACKSON vibraphone
PERCY HEATH bass
CONNIE KAY drums
All tracks recorded in New York on January 22, 1956, except “Bluesology”, taped in Hackensack, New Jersey on February 14, 1956.
SIDE A:
1 VERSAILLES [PORTE DE VERSAILLES] (John Lewis) 3:27
2 ANGEL EYES (Matt Dennis-Earl Brent) 3:52
3 FONTESSA (John Lewis) 11:15
SIDE B:
1 OVER THE RAINBOW (E. Y. Harburg-Harold Arlen) 3:55
2 BLUESOLOGY (Milt Jackson) 5:07
3 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME (Ann Ronell) 4:51
4 WOODY ‘N’ YOU (Dizzy Gillespie) 4:28
5 WOODY ‘N’ YOU (Dizzy Gillespie) [alternate take] 4:43 *
* BONUS TRACK: From the same sessions but not included on the original LP.