Improvised Meditations and Excursions

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

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

Side 2

1. "Yesterdays";
2. "How Long Has This Been Going On";
3. "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

John Lewis, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Connie Kay, drums; John Lewis, Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums on "On Love Me," Yesterdays," & "How Long Has This Been Going On." (Liner Notes); Recording engineers, Earle Brown and Frank Abbey (Liner Notes).