The members of the Modern Jazz Quartet—for most of the group's life, pianist
John Lewis
, drummer
Connie Kay
, bassist
Percy Heath
, and Milt Bags
Jackson on vibes—possessed a common musical vision as telepathic as any in modern music. They simultaneously personified the deft, light sound of
third stream
jazz
(combining jazz improvisation with classical European artistic techniques), while remaining true to both the sense of propulsive swing and the blues...
