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Released
  
1962

European Encounter (1962)
  
Animal Dance (1962)

Release date
  
1962

Label
  
Collectables Records

Length
  
39:12

Artist
  
Svend Asmussen

Producer
  
John Lewis

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 2 & 3, 1962 Como Studio in Stockholm, Sweden.

Jazz albums
  
Animal Dance, Improvised Meditations and Excu, The Wonderful World of J, The John Lewis Piano, Jazz Abstractions

European Encounter is an album by American pianist and composer John Lewis and Danish violinist Svend Asmussen recorded for the Atlantic label in 1962.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Asmussen fits in well with Lewis and brings a solid sense of swing to the somewhat complex music".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

  1. "If I Were Eve" - 5:45
  2. "Winter Tale" - 5:43
  3. "Slater's Theme" - 3:33
  4. "Valeria" - 5:22
  5. "Lonely Woman" (Ornette Coleman) - 8:13
  6. "Django" - 3:40
  7. "New York 19" - 7:28

Personnel

  • John Lewis - piano
  • Svend Asmussen - violin
  • Jimmy Woode - bass
  • Sture Kallin - drums

    • Songs

    1If If Were EveJohn Lewis5:38
    2Winter TaleJohn Lewis5:38
    3Slater's ThemeJohn Lewis3:30

    References

    European Encounter Wikipedia
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