The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra
Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	1961
Recorded	June 3–4, 1960 Stuttgart, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:16
Label	Atlantic 1359
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
European Concert (1960) The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra (1961) The Comedy (1962)
Milt Jackson chronology
Bags & Trane (1961) The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra (1961) Very Tall (1962)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in West Germany in 1960 with an Orchestra and released on the Atlantic label.^[2]

The Allmusic review stated "this is a successful effort worth listening to several times".^[1]

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

1. "Around the Blues" (Andre Hodeir) - 8:25
2. "Divertimento" (Werner Heider) - 8:17
3. "England's Carol" - 6:20
4. "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: First Movement" (Gunther Schuller) - 6:42
5. "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: Second Movement - Passacaglia" (Schuller) - 6:38
6. "Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra: Third Movement" (Schuller) - 5:54

• Milt Jackson – vibraphone
• John Lewis – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Connie Kay – drums
• Unnamed orchestra conducted by Werner Heider and Gunther Schuller