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Improvised Meditations and Excursions

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Improvised Meditations & Excursions
Studio album by
Released1959 (1959)
RecordedMay 7–8, 1959[1]
GenreJazz
LabelAtlantic[2]
SD-1313 (stereo), 1313 (mono)
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
John Lewis chronology
European Windows
(1958)
Improvised Meditations & Excursions
(1959)
Odds Against Tomorrow (Soundtrack)
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Improvised Meditations & Excursions is a jazz recording by John Lewis released in 1959.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by John Lewis, except where indicated.

Side 1

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  1. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker)
  2. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern)
  3. "Delaunay's Dilemma"
  4. "Love Me"

Side 2

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  1. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern)
  2. "How Long Has This Been Going On" (George Gershwin)
  3. "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)

Liner notes

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The 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

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On "Now's The Time", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Delaunay's Dilemma" and "September Song":

On "Love Me", "Yesterdays" and "How Long Has This Been Going On":

All tracks engineered by Earle Brown and Frank Abbey.

References

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  1. ^ Lalo, Thierry; Lubin, Jacques (May 19, 1991). John Lewis. Editions Parenthèses. ISBN 9782907224222 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Mathieson, Kenny (March 1, 2012). Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65. Canongate Books. ISBN 9780857866165 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Improvised Meditations & Excursions - John Lewis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott (May 19, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Oliphant, Dave (May 19, 1996). Texan Jazz. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292760455 – via Google Books.