John Lewis - Twelve Classic Albums: 1957-1962 (2014)
Artist: John Lewis
Title: Twelve Classic Albums: 1957-1962
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Tritone
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 7:20:09
Total Size: 2.11 / 0.99 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Twelve Classic Albums: 1957-1962
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Tritone
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 7:20:09
Total Size: 2.11 / 0.99 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Love Me or Leave Me
02. I Can't Get Started
03. Easy Living
04. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West (1957)
05. Skylark
06. Almost Like Being in Love
07. I Cover the Waterfront
08. Dear Old Stockholm
09. Afternoon in Paris (1957)
10. All the Things You Are
11. Bags' Groove
12. Willow Weep for Me
13. Harlequin
14. Little Girl Blue
15. The Bad and the Beautiful
16. It Never Entered My Mind
17. Warmeland
18. D & E
19. Two Lyrics Pieces
20. Midsummer
21. The Queen's Fancy
22. Cortege
23. Two Degrees East-Three Degrees West (1958)
24. England's Carol
25. Three Windows
26. Now's the Time
27. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
28. Delauney's Dilemma
29. Love Me
30. Yesterdays
31. How Long Has This Been Going On
32. September Song
33. Skating in Central Park
34. No Happiness for Slater
35. A Social Call
36. Cue #9
37. A Cold Wind Is Blowing
38. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
39. Abstraction
40. Piece for Guitar & Strings
41. Variant I on a Theme of John Lewis (Django)
42. Variant II on a Theme of John Lewis (Django)
43. Variant III on a Theme of John Lewis (Django)
44. Variant I on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross)
45. Variant II on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross)
46. Variant III on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross)
47. Variant IV on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross)
48. Fanfare I
49. Piazza Navona
50. Odds Against Tomorrow (1961)
51. Fanfare II
52. Pulcinella
53. Fanfare II (Reprise)
54. The Golden Striker
55. Piazza Di Spagna
56. Fanfare I (Reprise)
57. La Cantatrice
58. Body and Soul
59. I Should Care
60. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West (1961)
61. Afternoon in Paris (1961)
62. I Remember Clifford
63. Creation of the World & Creation of Adam
64. Recognition of Animals A) Introductions
65. Recognition of Animals Variant I Zebra, Lion, Camel
66. Recognition of Animals Variant II Walrus, Ape
67. Recognition of Animals Variant III Lamb, Leopard
68. Recognition of Animals Variant IV Rabbit, Skunk, Fox
69. Recognition of Animals Variant V Mountain Sheep, Deer
70. Finale
71. Birth of Eve
72. Adam & Eve Pas De Deux
73. Teaching & Temptation
74. Expulsion from the Garden of Eden
75. Hopeful Encounter
76. Tillamook Two
77. Night Float
78. Notions
79. Another Encounter
80. Wish Me Well
81. If I Were Eve
82. Winter's Tale
83. Slater's Theme
84. Valeria
85. Lonely Woman
86. Django
87. New York 19
The musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet for its entire history, John Lewis found the perfect outlet for his interest in bop, blues, and Bach. Possessor of a "cool" piano style that (like Count Basie's) makes every note count, Lewis with the MJQ has long helped make jazz look respectable to the classical music community without watering down his performances.
After serving in the military, Lewis was in the Dizzy Gillespie big band (1946-1948). He recorded with Charlie Parker during 1947-1948 (including "Parker's Mood"), and played with Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool Nonet, arranging "Move" and "Rouge." He worked with Illinois Jacquet (1948-1949) and Lester Young (1950-1951), and appeared on many recordings during the era. In 1951, Lewis recorded with the Milt Jackson Quartet which by 1952 became the Modern Jazz Quartet. Lewis' musical vision was fulfilled with the MJQ and he composed many pieces, with "Django" being the best-known. In addition to constantly touring with the MJQ during 1952-1974, Lewis wrote the film scores to Odds Against Tomorrow, No Sun in Venice, and A Milanese Story, recorded as a leader (including the 1956 cool classic "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West," collaborations with Gunther Schuller, and records with Svend Asmussen and Albert Mangelsdorff), and worked with Orchestra U.S.A. in the mid-'60s. When the MJQ broke up in 1974, Lewis worked as an educator and occasionally recorded as a leader. With the MJQ's rebirth in 1981, he has resumed his former role as its guiding spirit until his death in 2001. Most of Lewis' own projects were recorded for Atlantic. ~ Scott Yanow
After serving in the military, Lewis was in the Dizzy Gillespie big band (1946-1948). He recorded with Charlie Parker during 1947-1948 (including "Parker's Mood"), and played with Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool Nonet, arranging "Move" and "Rouge." He worked with Illinois Jacquet (1948-1949) and Lester Young (1950-1951), and appeared on many recordings during the era. In 1951, Lewis recorded with the Milt Jackson Quartet which by 1952 became the Modern Jazz Quartet. Lewis' musical vision was fulfilled with the MJQ and he composed many pieces, with "Django" being the best-known. In addition to constantly touring with the MJQ during 1952-1974, Lewis wrote the film scores to Odds Against Tomorrow, No Sun in Venice, and A Milanese Story, recorded as a leader (including the 1956 cool classic "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West," collaborations with Gunther Schuller, and records with Svend Asmussen and Albert Mangelsdorff), and worked with Orchestra U.S.A. in the mid-'60s. When the MJQ broke up in 1974, Lewis worked as an educator and occasionally recorded as a leader. With the MJQ's rebirth in 1981, he has resumed his former role as its guiding spirit until his death in 2001. Most of Lewis' own projects were recorded for Atlantic. ~ Scott Yanow
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