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Pyramid is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring performances recorded from 1959 to 1960 and released on the Atlantic label.

Reception.

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four and half stars and stated:”This 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.”

Track listing:
“Vendome” (John Lewis) – 2:30
“Pyramid (Blues for Junior)” (Ray Brown) – 10:46
“It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:02
“Django” (John Lewis) – 4:36
“How High the Moon” (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 6:15
“Romaine” (Jim Hall) – 7:28

Personnel:
Milt Jackson – vibraphone
John Lewis – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Connie Kay – drums

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Released: 1960
Recorded: August 22 & 25, 1959;
December 21, 1959;
January 15, 1960
Venue: Music Inn, Lenox, MA (August 1959)
Studio: Capitol Studios, New York City
Length: 37:24
Label: Atlantic 1325
Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun