Reunion at Budokan 1981

Reunion at Budokan 1981
Live album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	1981
Recorded	October 19 & 20, 1981 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:35
Label	Pablo Pablo Live 2308-243
Producer	John Lewis and Ikuzo Orita
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
The Complete Last Concert (1974) Reunion at Budokan 1981 (1981) Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82 (1982)
Milt Jackson chronology
Big Mouth (1981) Reunion at Budokan 1981 (1981) Ain't But a Few of Us Left (1981)

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Allmusic	[1]

Reunion at Budokan 1981 is a live album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded at their reunion concert at the Nippon Budokan in 1981 and released on the Pablo label.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "the group's two biggest 'hits', "Bags' Groove" and "Django" are among the highlights of this excellent release".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

1. Introduction - 3:01
2. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 6:07
3. "The Cylinder" (Milt Jackson) - 5:32
4. "Really True Blues" (Jackson) - 5:37
5. "The Golden Striker" - 5:53
6. "Odds Against Tomorrow" - 9:09
7. "The Jasmin Tree" - 4:04
8. "Bags' Groove" (Jackson) - 5:41
9. "Django" - 5:31

Personnel

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

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 1, 2012
2. Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed June 1, 2012