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The Wonderful World Of Jazz

John Lewis

Recorded	Jul 29 & Sep 9, 1960
Label	Atlantic
Released	1960
Personnel	10 credited players
Discogs	master 407339

The record

Dolphy, Golson, and a horn-heavy cast populate Lewis's spacious arrangements on this 1960 date, stepping outside his usual quartet frame into fuller orchestral color. Jim Hall's guitar threads through the writing, deep swing intact beneath the classical rigor.

Session personnel

Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone
James Rivers — baritone saxophone
George Duvivier — bass
Connie Kay — drums
Gunther Schuller — french horn
Jim Hall — guitar
John Lewis — piano, arranged by
Benny Golson — tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves — tenor saxophone
Herb Pomeroy — trumpet

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 20 pressings on file.

1961	Atlantic · SD 1375 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file
1961	Atlantic — MONO
1961	London Atlantic · SAH-K 6218 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1961	Atlantic · 1375 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1961	London Atlantic · LTZK.15237 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1961	London Atlantic · LTZA-15237 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1988	Atlantic · 90979-1 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1988	Atlantic · 7 90979-2 — CD, Album, Reissue
1988	Atlantic Jazz · 756790979 2 — CD, Album, Reissue
1988	Atlantic Jazz · 7 90979-4 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Dolby HX Pro
1988	Atlantic · 7 90979-1 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1992	Atlantic Jazz · AMCY-1096 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1992	Atlantic Jazz · AMCY-1096 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo
2010	Jazz Heritage Society · 5193400 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue