The Modern Jazz Quartet – Under The Jasmin Tree (E/VG+) – LP, AU 1973

Under The Jasmin Tree is an LP by The Modern Jazz Quartet from 1973 released on the World Record Club label.

About this album

Under The Jasmin Tree is a graceful late-period statement from The Modern Jazz Quartet, balancing cool jazz poise with the group’s deep bop-rooted interplay. Issued in 1968, it reflects the ensemble’s polished chamber-jazz approach at a time when they were already one of modern jazz’s most distinctive small groups. The record pairs John Lewis’s elegant arranging sense with the crisp, conversational rhythm team of Milt Jackson, Percy Heath and Connie Kay, giving the music both discipline and warmth. Pieces such as The Blue Necklace and The Jasmin Tree underline how the quartet could make restraint feel richly expressive. It stands as a refined example of their enduring style.