Improvised Meditations and Excursions
| Improvised Meditations & Excursions | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | May 7–8, 1959[1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic[2] | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
Improvised Meditations & Excursions is a jazz recording by John Lewis as a solo artist, released in 1959.[4]
This work represents Lewis away from his Modern Jazz Quartet mates. This LP on Atlantic SD-1313 (stereo) released in both mono and stereo pressings.
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Lewis; except where indicated
Side 1
- "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker)
- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern)
- "Delaunay's Dilemma"
- "Love Me"
Side 2
- "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern)
- "How Long Has This Been Going On" (George Gershwin)
- "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
Liner notes
Informative liner notes by Horst Lippmann, a German jazz critic of the time, provide additional notes and influences in Lewis' jazz work on this and some of his other releases.[5]
Personnel
On "Now's The Time", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Delaunay's Dilemma" and "September Song":
- John Lewis – piano
- George Duvivier – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
On "Love Me", "Yesterdays" and "How Long Has This Been Going On":
- John Lewis – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
All tracks engineered by Earle Brown and Frank Abbey.
References
- ^ Lalo, Thierry; Lubin, Jacques (May 19, 1991). John Lewis. Editions Parenthèses. ISBN 9782907224222 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mathieson, Kenny (March 1, 2012). Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65. Canongate Books. ISBN 9780857866165 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Improvised Meditations & Excursions - John Lewis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Yanow, Scott (May 19, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
- ^ Oliphant, Dave (May 19, 1996). Texan Jazz. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292760455 – via Google Books.
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