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A1 Versailles (Porte De Versailles)
Written-By – John Lewis
3:22
A2 Angel Eyes
Written-By – Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis
3:48
A3 Fontessa
Written-By – John Lewis
11:12
B1 Over The Rainbow
Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen
3:50
B2 Bluesology
Written-By – Milt Jackson
5:04
B3 Willow Weep For Me
Written-By – Ann Ronell
4:47
B4 Woodyn You
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie
4:25

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Mastered At – Atlantic Studios
  • Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
  • Designed At – Tri-Arts

Credits

  • Artwork [Cover] – Norman Sunshine
  • Bass – Percy Heath
  • Design [Cover] – Guidi*
  • Drums – Connie Kay
  • Liner Notes – Ralph J. Gleason
  • Photography By – William Claxton
  • Piano – John Lewis
  • Recorded By – John Kraus, Rudy Van Gelder
  • Supervised By – Nesuhi Ertegun
  • Vibraphone [Vibraharp] – Milt Jackson

Notes

First Category on labels and cover, second on cover only.

Stereo release with green label and stamp on front cover that reads:
"Atlantic SD 1231
Stereo Disc
Full dynamics-frequency Spectrum"

Recorded in NYC, January 22, 1956 (A1 to B1, B3, B4)); recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 14, 1956 (B2).

'Atlantic Recording Corporation, 234 West 56 Street, New York 19, New York. Printed in U.S.A.' [rear sleeve]

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, etched): ST-A# 11353
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, etched): ST-A# 11354
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side 1): ST-A-11353
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side 2): ST-A-11354
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1+2, etched): AT
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, etched): OSS Stereo #0820583
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, etched): OSS Stereo #1027583

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
1231 The Modern Jazz Quartet Fontessa ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Bla) Atlantic 1231 US 1956
P-7517A The Modern Jazz Quartet Fontessa ‎(LP, Album, RP) Atlantic P-7517A Japan Unknown
1231 The Modern Jazz Quartet Fontessa ‎(LP) Atlantic 1231 Unknown
1231-2 The Modern Jazz Quartet Fontessa ‎(CD, Album, RE) Atlantic Jazz 1231-2 US 1989
LLC 1002 The Modern Jazz Quartet Fontessa ‎(LP, Mono) London Records LLC 1002 Japan Unknown

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The Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa

Performer: The Modern Jazz Quartet

Album Title: Fontessa

Genre: Jazz

Label: Atlantic ‎– SD 1231, Atlantic ‎– 1231
Type: Vinyl, Album, LP, Stereo
Country: US
Date of released: 1958
Category: Jazz
Style: Bop, Cool Jazz

MP3 album zip size: 1558 mb

FLAC album zip size: 1463 mb

Rating: 4.4 / 5

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