Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks

European Encounter

John Lewis

Recorded	Jul 2-3, 1962
Label	Atlantic
Released	1962
Personnel	4 credited players
Discogs	master 259488

The record

Svend Asmussen's swinging violin meets Lewis's spare, Bach-trained touch on this 1962 Atlantic date, backed by a European rhythm section under Jimmy Woode and Sture Kallin. A cosmopolitan detour that opens his lyricism to unfamiliar company.

Session personnel

Jimmy Woode — bass
Sture Kallin — drums
John Lewis — piano
Svend Asmussen — violin

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1962	Atlantic · 1392 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1962	Atlantic · 1392 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	Atlantic · 332 063 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1962	Atlantic · 1392 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1962	Atlantic · 1392 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, MGM Pressing
1962	Atlantic · AT.1392 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1986	Atlantic
1986	Atlantic · 90533-4 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Dolby HX Pro
1986	Atlantic Jazz · 7 90533-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1986	Atlantic · 90533-1 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Specialty Pressing
2004	Collectables · COL-CD-6528 — CD, Album, Reissue
2013	Atlantic · WPCR-27261 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2017	Atlantic · WPCR-29318 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD