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Improvised Meditations and Excursions is a jazz recording by John Lewis as a solo artist, released in 1959.

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.

Tracks

Side 1

"Now's the Time";
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes";
"Delaunay's Dilemma";
"Love Me";

Side 2

"Yesterdays";
"How Long Has This Been Going On";
"September Song".

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.

Personnel

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

John Lewis – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Connie Kay – drums

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

John Lewis – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Connie Kay – drums

All tracks engineered by Earle Brown and Frank Abbey.

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