The Wonderful World of Jazz
| The Wonderful World of Jazz | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | July 29 and September 8–9, 1960 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:09 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1375 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun, Tom Dowd | |||
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The Wonderful World of Jazz is an album by pianist and composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating it is "one of pianist John Lewis' most rewarding albums outside of his work with the Modern Jazz Quartet".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 15:24
- "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 4:50
- "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - 5:35
- "Afternoon in Paris" - 9:55
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 3:25
- "The Stranger" (Arif Mardin) - 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 10:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded in New York City on July 29, 1960 (tracks 2, 3 & 5), September 8, 1960 (track 1), and September 9, 1960 (tracks 4, 6 & 7)
Personnel
[edit]- John Lewis - piano, arranger
- Jim Hall - guitar
- George Duvivier - bass
- Connie Kay - drums
- Herb Pomeroy - trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
- Gunther Schuller - French horn (tracks 4 & 6)
- Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone (tracks 4 & 6)
- Benny Golson (tracks 4 & 6), Paul Gonsalves (track 1) - tenor saxophone
- James Rivers - baritone saxophone (tracks 4 & 6)
- Arif Mardin - arranger (track 6)
References
[edit]- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 21, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The wonderful World of Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2015.