The Sheriff (album)

The Sheriff
Studio album by
Modern Jazz Quartet
Released1964
RecordedMay 16–17 and December 20, 1963
New York City
GenreJazz
Length30:21
LabelAtlantic 1414
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
Lonely Woman
(1962) 		The Sheriff
(1964) 		Collaboration
(1964)
Milt Jackson chronology
Vibrations
(1964) 		The Sheriff
(1964) 		Much in Common
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [2]
Record Mirror[3]

The Sheriff is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the Atlantic label.[4]

Reception

The AllMusic review stated: "The Sheriff features the Modern Jazz Quartet in fine swinging form. The program is not as sharply focused as on some of the earlier Atlantic releases, but it is compelling nonetheless".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis, except as indicated

  1. "The Sheriff" - 2:41
  2. "In a Crowd" - 3:05
  3. "Bachianas Brasileiras" (Heitor Villa-Lobos) - 5:44
  4. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 4:24
  5. "Natural Affection" - 4:08
  6. "Donnie's Theme" - 4:13
  7. "Carnival" (Luiz Bonfá) - 6:06

Personnel

MJQ

Production

References

  1. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2018
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 1014
  3. ^ "The Modern Jazz Quartet: The Sheriff" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 164. 2 May 1964. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ Modern Jazz Quartet discography accessed May 29, 2012
  5. ^ Brzozowicz, Grzegorz (October 17, 2013). "LP's Designed in PL". Culture.pl. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. ^ Brzozowicz, Grzegorz (September 6, 2013). "I still like fast driving - an interview with Stanisław Zagórski". Culture.pl. Retrieved February 14, 2018.