The Wonderful World of Jazz is an album by pianist and composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 15:24
  2. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 4:50
  3. "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - 5:35
  4. "Afternoon in Paris" - 9:55
  5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 3:25
  6. "The Stranger" (Arif Mardin) - 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "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

References

  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 21, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The wonderful World of Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_World_of_Jazz
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