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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Improvised Meditations and Excursions
| name = Improvised Meditations & Excursions
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]]
| artist = [[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]]
| Cover = Improvised Meditations and Excursions.jpeg
| cover = Improvised Meditations and Excursions.jpeg
| Alt =
| alt =
| Released = {{Start date|1959}}
| released = {{Start date|1959}}
| recorded = May 7–8, 1959<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZrbSAI6vRGAC&q=Improvised+Meditations+and+Excursions+john+lewis+atlantic&pg=PA239|title=John Lewis|first1=Thierry|last1=Lalo|first2=Jacques|last2=Lubin|date=May 19, 1991|publisher=Editions Parenthèses|isbn=9782907224222|via=Google Books}}</ref>
| Recorded = May 7-8, 1959
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| venue =
| studio =
| Length = <!-- {{Duration|m=MM|s=SS}} -->
| Label = [[Atlantic Records]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| Producer =
| length =
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I3NZ691SalMC&q=Improvised+Meditations+and+Excursions+john+lewis+atlantic&pg=PT144|title=Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65|first=Kenny|last=Mathieson|date=March 1, 2012|publisher=Canongate Books|isbn=9780857866165|via=Google Books}}</ref><br /><small>SD-1313 (stereo), 1313 (mono)</small>
| Last album =
| producer = [[Nesuhi Ertegun]]
| This album =
| prev_title = [[European Windows]]
| Next album =
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = [[Odds Against Tomorrow#Musical score and soundtrack|Odds Against Tomorrow (Soundtrack)]]
| next_year = 1959
}}
}}
{{album reviews
'''''Improvised Meditations and Excursions''''' is a [[jazz]] recording by [[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]] as a solo artist, released in 1959.
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/improvised-meditations-excursions-mw0000881632|title=Improvised Meditations & Excursions - John Lewis &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
}}
'''''Improvised Meditations & Excursions''''' is a [[jazz]] recording by [[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]] released in 1959.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xs_8j7s8xdoC&q=Improvised+Meditations+and+Excursions+john+lewis+atlantic&pg=PA142|title=Bebop|first=Scott|last=Yanow|date=May 19, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306083|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Track listing==
This work represents Lewis away from his [[Modern Jazz Quartet]] mates. This LP on Atlantic SD-1313 (stereo) released in both mono and stereo pressings.
''All tracks composed by John Lewis, except where indicated.''


==Tracks==
===Side 1===
===Side 1===
#"Now's the Time";
#"[[Now's the Time (composition)|Now's the Time]]" ([[Charlie Parker]])
#"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes";
#"[[Smoke Gets in Your Eyes]]" ([[Jerome Kern]])
#"Delaunay's Dilemma";
#"Delaunay's Dilemma"
#"Love Me";
#"Love Me"


===Side 2===
===Side 2===
#"Yesterdays";
#"[[Yesterdays (1933 song)|Yesterdays]]" (Jerome Kern)
#"How Long Has This Been Going On";
#"[[How Long Has This Been Going On]]" ([[George Gershwin]])
#"September Song".
#"[[September Song]]" ([[Kurt Weill]], [[Maxwell Anderson]])


==Liner notes==
==Liner notes==
Informative liner notes by Horst Lippmann, a German jazz critic of the time, provide an additional notes and influences in Lewis' jazz work on this and some of his other releases.
The liner notes by Horst Lippmann, a German jazz critic of the time, provide additional notes and influences in Lewis' jazz work on this and some of his other releases.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dnGfoaI5eT4C&q=Improvised+Meditations+and+Excursions+john+lewis+atlantic&pg=PA406|title=Texan Jazz|first=Dave|last=Oliphant|date=May 19, 1996|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=9780292760455|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==


On "Now's The Time", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Delaunay's Dilemma", and "September Song":
On "Now's The Time", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Delaunay's Dilemma" and "September Song":
*[[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]] – piano
*[[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]] – piano
*[[George Duvivier]] – bass
*[[George Duvivier]] – bass
*[[Connie Kay]] – drums
*[[Connie Kay]] – drums


On "Love Me", "Yesterdays", and "How Long Has This Been Going On":
On "Love Me", "Yesterdays" and "How Long Has This Been Going On":
*[[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]] – piano
*[[John Lewis (pianist)|John Lewis]] – piano
*[[Percy Heath]] – bass
*[[Percy Heath]] – bass
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All tracks engineered by Earle Brown and Frank Abbey.
All tracks engineered by Earle Brown and Frank Abbey.


==References==
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[[Category:1959 albums]]
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[[Category:1950s instrumental albums]]
[[Category:John Lewis (pianist) albums]]
[[Category:John Lewis (pianist) albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records albums]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records albums]]

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Latest revision as of 05:02, 21 July 2024

Improvised Meditations & Excursions
Studio album by
John Lewis
Released1959 (1959)
RecordedMay 7–8, 1959[1]
GenreJazz
LabelAtlantic[2]
SD-1313 (stereo), 1313 (mono)
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
John Lewis chronology
European Windows
(1958) 		Improvised Meditations & Excursions
(1959) 		Odds Against Tomorrow (Soundtrack)
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Improvised Meditations & Excursions is a jazz recording by John Lewis released in 1959.[4]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks composed by John Lewis, except where indicated.

Side 1

[edit]
  1. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker)
  2. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern)
  3. "Delaunay's Dilemma"
  4. "Love Me"

Side 2

[edit]
  1. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern)
  2. "How Long Has This Been Going On" (George Gershwin)
  3. "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)

Liner notes

[edit]

The liner notes by Horst Lippmann, a German jazz critic of the time, provide additional notes and influences in Lewis' jazz work on this and some of his other releases.[5]

Personnel

[edit]

On "Now's The Time", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Delaunay's Dilemma" and "September Song":

On "Love Me", "Yesterdays" and "How Long Has This Been Going On":

All tracks engineered by Earle Brown and Frank Abbey.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Lalo, Thierry; Lubin, Jacques (May 19, 1991). John Lewis. Editions Parenthèses. ISBN 9782907224222 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Mathieson, Kenny (March 1, 2012). Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65. Canongate Books. ISBN 9780857866165 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Improvised Meditations & Excursions - John Lewis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott (May 19, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Oliphant, Dave (May 19, 1996). Texan Jazz. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292760455 – via Google Books.
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