Jazz Abstractions

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Released 1961 Jazz Abstractions (1961) Original Sin (1961) Label Rhino Atlantic		Length 36:06 Release date 1961 Genre Jazz

Recorded December 19 & 20, 1960 NYC Producer John Lewis & Nesuhi Ertegun Artists John Lewis, Gunther Schuller, Jim Hall Similar John Lewis albums, Jazz albums

John lewis jazz abstractions 1961 album

Jazz Abstractions (subtitled John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music: Compositions by Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall) is a third stream album of combining elements of jazz and classical music recorded in late 1960 for the Atlantic label.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "One of the most successful third stream efforts ...This is very interesting music".

Track listing

All compositions by Gunther Schuller except as indicated

"Abstraction" - 4:06
"Piece for Guitar & Strings" (Jim Hall) - 6:22
"Variants on a Theme of John Lewis (Django)" - 10:15
1. "Variant I" - 5:27
2. "Variant II" - 1:38
3. "Variant III" - 3:10
"Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross)" - 15:23
1. "Variant I" - 6:22
2. "Variant II" - 1:49
3. "Variant III" - 4:12
4. "Variant IV" - 3:00

Personnel

Gunther Schuller - arranger, conductor

Jim Hall - guitar

Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 4)

Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute (tracks 3 & 4)

Robert DiDomenica - flute (tracks 3 & 4)

Bill Evans - piano (tracks 3 & 4)

Eddie Costa - vibraphone (tracks 3 & 4)

Charles Libove, Roland Vamos - violin

Alfred Brown (track 2), Harry Zaratzian - viola

Joseph Tekula - cello

Alvin Brehm (track 1), George Duvivier (tracks 3 & 4), Scott LaFaro - bass

Sticks Evans - drums (tracks 1, 3 & 4)

Songs

1Abstraction4:09
2Piece For Guitar And Strings6:24
3Variants On A Theme Of John Lewis (Django) : Variant I5:28

References

Jazz Abstractions Wikipedia

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