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Title: The Modern Jazz Quartet - Pyramid
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1960, Jazz, Cool Jazz, New York City, New York 5/26
Matrix #: 1325
Condition: VG+ (CC), sounds great, looks okay, some marks | Members: John L (20' - 01'), Milt J (23' - 99'), Percy H (23' - 05'), Connie K (27' - 94')
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: The MJQ fought to move jazz into concert halls at a time when Black musicians still had to battle nightclub stereotypes and segregated expectations.
2. Band Drama: John Lewis’ formal control and Milt Jackson’s blues-heavy swing created the group’s central tension: elegance versus heat.
3. Scene Ecology: Pyramid shows how the group connected bebop roots, chamber music discipline, and modern jazz respectability without losing the rhythm section’s original pulse.

5/30/2026 CC