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John Lewis (03 May 1920 - 29 Mar 2001)

Male Person - United States pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet

Releases (29)

Official

Album

  1. The John Lewis Piano 1957
  2. Improvised Meditations & Excursions 1959
  3. John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music 1: Jazz Abstractions: Compositions by Gunther Schuller & Jim Hall 1960
  4. The Golden Striker 1960
  5. Original Sin: Music for Ballet Composed by John Lewis 1961
  6. The Wonderful World of Jazz 1961
  7. Essence 1962
  8. Kansas City Breaks 1982
  9. J.S. Bach: Preludes & Fugues, Volume 1 1984
  10. J.S. Bach: Preludes & Fugues, Volume 2 1984
  11. The Bridge Game, Volume 2 1986
  12. Garden of Delight 1987
  13. The Garden of Delight Delaunay's Dilemma 1988
  14. J.S. Bach Preludes & Fugues, Volume 3 (from Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1) 1989
  15. Midnight In Paris 1989
  16. Private Concert 1991
  17. Mirjana 2000
  18. Evolution II 16 Jan 2001
  19. Orchestra U.S.A.: The Debut Recording 2004
  20. European Windows 01 Feb 2010
  21. Evolution

Album - Soundtrack

  1. A Milanese Story (original Soundtrack) 1962

Album - Compilation

  1. A Milanese Story / Animal Dance 1999
  2. The Complete Albums Collection 1957-1962 2016

Album - Live

  1. Live in Tokyo 2003

Single

  1. Period Suite 1950 (as John Lewis’ Music)

Relationships (7)

Students

  1. David Chesky piano

Member Of

  1. Miles Davis Quartet
  2. The Miles Davis Nonet piano
  3. Miles Davis All Stars
  4. The Modern Jazz Quartet
  5. Miles Davis and His Band

Married

  1. Mirjana Lewis (1961)

Recordings by (240)

  1. Period Suite, Part 1 ?:?? (1950) 1950-04-13, mx. 0SW 667-1
  2. Period Suite, Part 2 ?:?? (1950) 1950-04-13, mx. 0SW 668-1
  3. Harlequin 5:16 (1957)
  4. Little Girl Blue 4:30 (1957)
  5. The Bad and the Beautiful 4:18 (1957)
  6. D & E 4:19 (1957)
  7. It Never Entered My Mind 3:39 (1957)
  8. Warmeland 4:45 (1957)
  9. Two Lyric Pieces: Pierrot / Colombine 10:55 (1957)
  10. Now's the Time 3:46 (1959) mono
  11. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 4:50 (1959) mono
  12. Delauney's Dilemma 4:24 (1959) mono
  13. Love Me 5:02 (1959) mono
  14. Yesterdays 6:19 (1959) mono
  15. How Long Has This Been Going On 5:48 (1959) mono
  16. September Song 6:08 (1959) mono
  17. Fanfare 0:38 (1960) mono
  18. Piazza Navona 6:27 (1960) mono
  19. Fanfare II 0:33 (1960) mono
  20. Fanfare II (reprise) 0:23 (1960) mono
  21. Piazza di Spagna 4:23 (1960) mono
  22. Fanfare I (reprise) 0:38 (1960) mono
  23. La Cantatrice 5:03 (1960) mono
  24. Pulcinella 4:15 (1960) mono
  25. Odds Against Tomorrow 7:45 (1960) stereo
  26. The Golden Striker 4:55 (1960) stereo
  27. Fanfare I 0:38 (1960) stereo
  28. Piece For Guitar & Strings 6:23 (1960)
  29. Variants on a Theme of John Lewis (Django): Variant I / Variant II / Variant III 10:15 (1960)
  30. Creation of the World and Creation of Adam 3:53 (1961) mono
  31. Variant I: Zebra, Lion Camel 1:27 (1961) mono
  32. Variant II: Walrus, Ape 0:52 (1961) mono
  33. Variant III: Lamb, Leopard 1:48 (1961) mono
  34. Variant V: Mountain Sheep, Deer 1:40 (1961) mono
  35. Birth of Eve 3:48 (1961) mono
  36. Adam & Eve pas de deux 2:36 (1961) mono
  37. Expulsion From the Garden of Eden 2:46 (1961) mono
  38. Introduction 0:47 (1961) stereo
  39. Variant IV: Rabbit, Skunk, Fox 0:45 (1961) stereo
  40. Finale 2:10 (1961) stereo
  41. Teaching & Temptation 4:11 (1961) stereo
  42. Body and Soul 15:24 (1961) mono
  43. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West 5:35 (1961) mono
  44. Afternoon in Paris 9:55 (1961) mono
  45. I Remember Clifford 3:25 (1961) mono
  46. I Should Care 4:52 (1961) stereo
  47. Hopeful Encounter 4:47 (1962) stereo
  48. Night Float 4:14 (1962) stereo
  49. Notions 3:57 (1962) stereo
  50. Another Encounter 8:29 (1962) stereo
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Move 2:34 Miles Davis (Mar 1949)
  2. Budo 2:34 Miles Davis (Mar 1949)

Instruments

  1. Little Willie Leaps 2:54 Miles Davis All Stars (1947) piano
  2. Sippin’ at Bells 2:25 Miles Davis All Stars (1947) piano
  3. Milestones 2:39 Miles Davis All Stars (1947) piano
  4. Half-Nelson 2:53 Fats Navarro - Leo Parker / Miles Davis - Charlie Parker (1947) piano
  5. Opus V 2:38 Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars (1951) piano
  6. Whispering 3:06 Miles Davis (1951) piano
  7. Morpheus 2:25 Miles Davis (1951) piano
  8. Down 2:52 Miles Davis (1951) piano
  9. Afternoon in Paris 3:03 Jay Jay Johnson's Be-Boppers (1951) piano
  10. Elora 3:06 J.J. Johnson (1951) piano
  11. Fox Hunt 2:46 Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars (1951) piano
  12. Elysees ?:?? Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars (1951) piano
  13. Hi-Lo 3:00 Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars (1951) piano
  14. Tahiti 3:28 Milt Jackson (1952) piano
  15. Criss Cross 2:58 Milt Jackson (1952) piano
  16. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise 3:28 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  17. Love Me Pretty Baby 3:38 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  18. Moving Nicely 3:15 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  19. D & E 2:56 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  20. True Blues 3:01 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  21. Bluesology 2:48 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  22. Yesterdays 2:34 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  23. Round About Midnight 2:58 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  24. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 2:34 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  25. Willow Weep for Me 3:03 Milt Jackson (1952) piano
  26. On the Scene 3:15 Milt Jackson (1952) piano
  27. Heart and Soul 2:31 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  28. Bags' Groove 2:41 Milt Jackson (1952) piano
  29. Autumn Breeze 2:56 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  30. Milt Meets Sid 3:08 The Modern Jazz Quartet (1952) piano
  31. Lillie 3:15 Milt Jackson (1952) piano
  32. Lover Man 3:54 J.J. Johnson (1953) piano
  33. Turnpike 4:18 J.J. Johnson (1953) piano
  34. I Can't Get Started 3:47 Dizzy Gillespie (1953) piano
  35. Afro-Cuban Drum Suite 5:48 Dizzy Gillespie (1953) piano
  36. Ool-Ya-Koo 5:10 Dizzy Gillespie (1953) piano
  37. 'round About Midnight 8:46 Dizzy Gillespie (1953) solo, piano, piano
  38. Things to Come 3:07 Dizzy Gillespie (1953) piano
  39. Floppy 6:01 Miles Davis (1953) piano
  40. It Could Happen to You 4:44 J.J. Johnson (1953) piano
  41. Capri 3:40 J.J. Johnson (1953) piano
  42. Sketch 1 4:25 J.J. Johnson (1953) piano
  43. Get Happy 4:51 J.J. Johnson (1953) piano
  44. Tasty Pudding 3:21 Miles Davis (1953) piano
  45. Willie the Wailer 4:27 Miles Davis (1953) piano
  46. For Adults Only 5:34 Miles Davis (1953) piano
  47. Algo Bueno (Woody'n You) 3:16 Dizzy Gillespie (1953) piano
  48. Tune Up 3:54 Miles Davis Quartet (1954) piano

Credited as (63)

  1. John Lewis
  2. John Lewis & Sacha Distel
  3. John Lewis & Chico Hamilton
  4. Chris Barber with John Lewis, Trummy Young
  5. John Lewis & Mirjana Lewis
  6. John Lewis & Svend Asmussen
  7. John Lewis and Hank Jones
  8. Helen Merrill / John Lewis
  9. John Lewis, Albert Mangelsdorff & The Zagreb Jazz Quartet
  10. John Lewis/Bill Perkins
  11. Eric Dolphy & John Lewis
  12. John Lewis and Bill Perkins
  13. Miles Davis, John Lewis & Sonny Rollins
  14. John Lewis & The Modern Jazz Quartet
  15. John Lewis, Howard Collins, Marc Johnson
  16. John Lewis, Charlie Parker All-Stars
  17. John Lewis, J. J. Johnson Be-Boppers
  18. Dizzy Gillespie; Charlie Parker; John Lewis; Al McKibbon; Joe Harris
  19. Gunther Schuller, John Lewis, Jimmy Giuffre, J.J. Johnson; Dimitri Mitropoulos, Gunther Schuller
  20. John Lewis feat. Miles Davis
  21. Milt Jackson - John Lewis
  22. Marc Johnson, John Lewis Sextet
  23. Lester Young et John Lewis
  24. John Lewis feat. Bill Perkins
  25. Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt feat. John Lewis & Herb Ellis
  26. John Lewis & Albert Mangelsdorff
  27. John Lewis And His Orchestra
  28. J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis, John Lewis, Charles Mingus, Art Taylor
  29. Bill Perkins and John Lewis
  30. The Jazztet And John Lewis Featuring Art Farmer And Benny Golson
  31. Bill Perkins & John Lewis
  32. Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson + Bennie Green + Willie Dennis And Featuring John Lewis & Charlie Mingus
  33. Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And Thelonious Monk Quintet
  34. Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet
  35. John Lewis & The New Jazz Quartet
  36. John Lewis - Bill Perkins
  37. John LewisandSacha Distel
  38. Gunther Schuller, John Lewis, Jimmy Giuffre, J.J. Johnson & Dimitri Mitropoulos
  39. John Lewis & Hank Jones
  40. Csaba Deseő, Andor Kovács, John Lewis
  41. Ben Webster, John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
  42. Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Nelson Boyd, Max Roach
  43. The Swingle Singers, Percy Heath, Milt Jackson, Connie Kay, John Lewis
  44. Howard Collins, Marc Johnson, Joel Lester, John Lewis, Lois Martin
  45. The Modern Jazz Quartet featuring John Lewis
  46. Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Connie Kay
  47. John Lewis’ Music
  48. The Modern Jazz Sextet Featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Skeeter Best, Percy Heath & Charlie Persip
  49. The Modern Jazz Sextet Featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Skeeter Best, Percy Heath, Charlie Persip
  50. Dizzy Gillespie Featuring Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis
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Works (69)

Arranged

  1. Skating in Central Park
  2. No Happiness for Slater
  3. A Social Call
  4. Cue No. 9
  5. A Cold Wind Is Blowing
  6. Odds Against Tomorrow
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Wrote

  1. Fontessa
  2. La Ronde
  3. No One Knows Just What Love Holds in Store
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Composed

  1. Django (1954)
  2. The Blue Necklace (1968)
  3. The Jasmin Tree (1968)
  4. Visitor from Venus (1969)
  5. Visitor from Mars (1969)
  6. Morpheus
  7. Two Bass Hit
  8. Afternoon in Paris
  9. England's Carol
  10. Rouge
  11. That Slavic Smile
  12. No Happiness for Slater
  13. The Hornpipe
  14. Sacha's March
  15. A Social Call
  16. Cue No. 9
  17. A Cold Wind Is Blowing
  18. Odds Against Tomorrow
  19. Venice
  20. Paris, l'après-midi
  21. New York 19
  22. Tears from the Children
  23. Regret?
  24. Rise Up in the Morning
  25. Don't Stop This Train
  26. Precious Joy
  27. Vendôme
  28. S'il vous plaît
  29. The Golden Striker
  30. For Ellington
  31. In a Crowd
  32. Valeria
  33. Winter Tale
  34. Monday in Milan
  35. Finale
  36. Danielle in the Lion's Den
  37. Ambiquite
  38. Midsömmer
  39. Sketch 3
  40. Little David’s Fugue (Sascha)
  41. Alexander’s Fugue
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Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Pescara Jazz 1984
  2. Modern Jazz Quartet at the White House piano

Links (17)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/11909388X
  2. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359917
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13896626m
  4. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1184480
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6vh7jts
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/john_lewis
  7. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81100622
  8. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5711670A
  9. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81100622

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/29562

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/267675

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000424292

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507368/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/94096772

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q353943

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/39974

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/64422