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Essence (John Lewis album)

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Released
  
1962

Essence (1962)
  
P.O.V. (1975)

Release date
  
1962

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
33:03

Artist
  
John Lewis

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Producers
  
Nesuhi Ertegun, Tom Dowd

Recorded
  
September 9, 1960, May 25, 1962 and October 5, 1962 NYC

Similar
  
John Lewis albums, Jazz albums

Essence (subtitled John Lewis Plays the Compositions & Arrangements of Gary McFarland) is an album by pianist and conductor John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960 and 1962.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Gary McFarland

  1. "Hopeful Encounter" - 4:47
  2. "Tillamook Two" - 7:11
  3. "Night Float" - 4:14
  4. "Notions" - 3:57
  5. "Another Encounter" = 5:09
  6. "Wish Me Well" - 7:45
  • Recorded in New York City on September 9, 1960 (track 3), May 25, 1962 (tracks 1, 4 & 6) and October 5, 1962 (2 & 5)

    • Personnel

  • John Lewis - piano
  • Freddie Hubbard (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Louis Mucci (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Herb Pomeroy (track 3), Nick Travis (tracks 1, 4 & 6) - trumpet
  • Mike Zwerin - trombone (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
  • Bob Northern (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Gunther Schuller (track 3), Robert Swisshelm (tracks 1, 4 & 6) - French horn
  • Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
  • Harold Jones - flute (tracks 2 & 5)
  • William Arrowsmith - oboe (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Loren Glickman - bassoon (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Phil Woods - clarinet (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Don Stewart - basset horn (tracks 2 & 5)
  • Eric Dolphy (track 2, 3 & 5) - alto saxophone, flute
  • Benny Golson (track 3) - tenor saxophone
  • Gene Allen (tracks 2 & 5), Jimmy Giuffre (track 3) - baritone saxophone
  • Billy Bean (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Jim Hall (tracks 2, 3 & 5) - guitar
  • Richard Davis (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6), George Duvivier (track 3) - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums
  • Gary McFarland - arranger

    • Songs

    1Hopeful Encounter4:47
    2Tillamook Two7:11
    3Night Float4:14

    References

    Essence (John Lewis album) Wikipedia
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