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The John Lewis Piano

Recorded	Jul 30, 1956 & Aug 24, 1957
Label	Atlantic
Released	1956
Personnel	5 credited players
Discogs	master 403527

The record

Away from Milt Jackson, the pianist works a small-group date lit by Barry Galbraith and Jim Hall's dual guitars, lending his spare, Basie-inflected touch a light, airy frame. Percy Heath and Connie Kay keep the session unhurried and precise.

Session personnel

John Lewis — piano
Connie Kay — drums
Percy Heath — bass
Barry Galbraith — guitar
Jim Hall — guitar

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 28 pressings on file.

1957	Atlantic · 1272 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1968	Atlantic · 5019 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove
1957	Atlantic — MONO
1957	Atlantic · 1272 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1957	Atlantic · 1272 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve
1957	Atlantic · 1272 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1958	Music · LPM 2065 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1959	Versailles · MEDX 12022 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1959	Atlantic · ATL-5019 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1959	Atlantic · ATL-5019 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1960	Belter · 12.022 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1962	Atlantic · 1272 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Black Fan Label
1962	Atlantic · 332055 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono
1969	Atlantic · 1272 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono