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Le Modern Jazz Quartet est un groupe de jazz américain formé en 1952 par Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano, directeur musical), Percy Heath (basse), et Kenny Clarke (batterie). Connie Kay a remplacé Kenny Clarke en 1955. Milt Jackson, Lewis, and Clarke ont joué pour la première fois dans un quartet alors qu'ils faisaient partie du Dizzy Gillespie orchestra, de 1946 à 1950. Avec Ray Brown, ils jouaient durant les intermèdes destinés à donner le temps au trompettiste de se reposer. Ils ont enregistré un album sous le nom de Milt Jackson Quartet en 1951. À l'origine, Jackson et Lewis...

Quarteto em Cy (a play on words of the Portuguese for 'Quartet in B' by poet and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes) is a quartet of sisters from the Tropicalia musical movement in Brazil. They first became known for their collaborations with Vinicius de Moraes, and later worked with a number of other composers from the movement. They are Cybele, Cylene, Cynara, and Cyva. .

Since their debut in 1993, the four members of Quartette have been both publicly and critically acclaimed for their lush harmonies and delightfully diverse repertoire. Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick, and Sylvia Tyson are seasoned singer/songwriters whose influences range from blues and gospel to folk and country to jazz and pop. Quartette has received several Juno nominations, won a Canadian Country Music Award for best vocal collaboration, performed with major symphony orchestras across Canada, and recorded the CMT-TV special, “A Quartette Christmas.” They have also released two Christmas CDs, “It’s Christmas!” in 1996, and “I See A Star” in...

The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet, also commonly called the Golden Gate Quartet, is a vocal group formed in 1931 in Berkeley, Virginia. The GGJQ was influenced as much by the tradition of mid century vocal groups like the Mills Brothers and the Three Keys as it was by the tradition of gospel vocal groups. Secular hits included recordings of "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer," and "Stalin Wasn't Stalin." Sacred hits included “Give Me Two Wings”and “I’m A Pilgrim." Members included Robert Ford, A.C. Griffin, Willie Johnson, William Langford, Henry Owens and Orlandus Wilson. .