by Scott YanowThis is a strong recording from the Modern Jazz Quartet, with inventive versions of John Lewis' Vendome, Ray Brown's Pyramid, Jim Hall's Romaine, and Lewis' famous Django, along with cooking jams on How High the Moon and It Don't Mean a Thing. The MJQ had become a jazz institution by this time, but they never lost their creative edge, and their performances (even on the remakes) are quite stimulating, enthusiastic, and fresh.