by Scott Yanow
This LP has a particularly strong all-around set by the Modern Jazz Quartet. While John Lewis' &Versailles& and an 11-minute &Fontessa& show the seriousness of the group (and the influence of Western classical music), other pieces (such as &Bluesology,& &Woody 'N You& and a pair of ballads) look toward the group's roots in bop and permit the band to swing hard.