John Lewis is the creator of sounds. His aural sensitivity, wich reaches us through The Modern Jazz Quartet of wich he is musical director, may be likened to the personalized sound of the inimitable Duke Ellington orchestra. Just as Ellington utilizes the colorful sonorities of Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges and other distinguished jazzmen, John Lewis weaves the MJQ's unique sound around the genius of Milt Jackson, Percy Heath and Connie Kay. Today, the unmistakable timbre of the MJQ is a household word in jazz, and pianist-composer John Lewis is responsible for his remarkable aural refinement. Lewis' musical activities are not confined to the MJQ alone. Besides making numerous recordings, composing for films and the ballet, and founding "Orchestra USA", whose repertoire ranges from the blues and baroque music to avant-garde jazz and serial music, John Lewis alson encourages talent. When Gary McFarland was a newcomer to the jazz world in 1959, one of the few people who encouraged him was John Lewis...
From the booklet
John Lewis
with
Gary McFarland's Orchestra
Essence
Tracks
2 Notions 4:01
6 Wish Me Well 7:46
1 Hopeful Encounter 4:41
2 Tillamook 7:12
5 Another Encounter 5:11
3 Night Float 4:20
All Compositions by Gary McFarland
Personnel
[# 1, 4 & 6]
John Lewis - p
Nick Travis, Louis Mucci, Freddie Hubbard - tp
Mike Zwerin - tb
Bob Swisshelm, Bob Northern - fr hrn
Don Butterfield - tub
Billy Bean - g
Richard Davis - b
Connie Kay - dr
Recorded in New York City ; May 25, 1962
[# 2 & 5]
John Lewis - p
Harold Jones - fl
Eric Dolphy - alt fl
Phil Woods - cl
William Arrowsmith - ob
Loren Glickman - bassoon
Don Stewart - bsst hrn
Gene Allen - bar s
Jim Hall - g
Richard Davis - b
Connie Kay - dr
Recorded in New York City ; October 5, 1962
[# 3]
John Lewis - p
Eric Dolphy - as
Benny Golson - ts
Jimmy Giuffre - bar s
Herb Pomeroy - tp
Gunter Schuller - fr hrn
Jim Hall - g
George Duvivier - b
Connie Kay - dr
Recorded in New York City ; September 9, 1962
See also
http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1962/
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Thanks, Mel, for the MC-link! Do you plan to re-up older posts?
mir.cr that's a good idea. i download often from there and the fastest hosts for me are gamefront.com, sockshare.com and ge.tt.
thanks a lot
thanks a lot for the John Lewis!
Hey Mel, still having trouble with all the links. Haven't been able to download one yet... currently giving the message: "Download permission denied by uploader." I am trying to DL a few minutes after midnight London time as recomended. Or should that be eastern europe time? Anyone have any info/suggestions?
This Lewis set looks pretty good, Having a problem with the RGator link from the mirror.... to bad since I have a new acct with them.
royblue
What is the pass word please?
Great solution, Mel. Many thanks for the effort.
albertito
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