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The Golden Striker

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Released
  
1960

Release date
  
1960

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
John Lewis

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

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Recorded
  
February 12, 15 & 16, 1960 NYC

The Golden Striker (1960)
  
The Wonderful World of Jazz (1960)

Label
  
Marathon Media International Ltd.

Similar
  
John Lewis albums, Jazz albums

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The Golden Striker (subtitled Music for Brass & Piano by John Lewis Conducted & Played by the Composer) is an album by third stream composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars stating it is "One of the less interesting John Lewis "third-stream" projects" and "Although the pianist takes a few solos, the music is mostly written out and frankly rather dull".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis

  1. "Fanfare I" - 0:38
  2. "Piazza Navona" - 6:28
  3. "Odds Against Tomorrow" - 7:45
  4. "Fanfare II" - 0:33
  5. "Pulcinella" - 4:15
  6. "Fanfare II" - 0:23
  7. "The Golden Striker" - 4:55
  8. "Piazza di Spagna" - 4:33
  9. "Fanfare I" - 0:38
  10. "La Cantatrice" - 5:03

Personnel

  • John Lewis - piano, conductor
  • Melvyn Broiles, Bernie Glow, Alan Kiger, Joe Wilder - trumpet
  • David Baker, Dick Hixson - trombone
  • Ray Alonge, John Barrows, Al Richman, Gunther Schuller - French horn
  • Jay McAllister (tracks 1, 3-7, 9 & 10), Harvey Phillips (tracks 2 & 8) - tuba
  • George Duvivier - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums

    • Songs

    Fanfare I0:42
    Piazzo Navona6:29
    Odds Against Tomorrow7:57

    References

    The Golden Striker Wikipedia
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