John Lewis
The musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet for its entire history, John Lewis found the perfect outlet for his interest in bop, blues, and Bach. Possessor of a "cool" piano style that (like Count Basie's) makes every note count, Lewis with the MJQ has long helped make jazz look respectable to the classical music community without watering down his performances.
After serving in the military, Lewis was in the Dizzy Gillespie big band (1946-1948). He recorded with Charlie Parker during 1947-1948 (including "Parker's Mood"), and played with Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool Nonet, arranging "Move" and "Rouge." He worked with Illinois Jacquet (1948-1949) and Lester Young (1950-1951), and appeared on many recordings during the era. In 1951, Lewis recorded with the Milt Jackson Quartet which by 1952 became the Modern Jazz Quartet. Lewis' musical vision was fulfilled with the MJQ and he composed many pieces, with "Django" being the best-known. In addition to constantly touring with the MJQ during 1952-1974, Lewis wrote the film scores to Odds Against Tomorrow, No Sun in Venice, and A Milanese Story, recorded as a leader (including the 1956 cool classic "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West," collaborations with Gunther Schuller, and records with Svend Asmussen and Albert Mangelsdorff), and worked with Orchestra U.S.A. in the mid-'60s. When the MJQ broke up in 1974, Lewis worked as an educator and occasionally recorded as a leader. With the MJQ's rebirth in 1981, he has resumed his former role as its guiding spirit until his death in 2001. Most of Lewis' own projects were recorded for Atlantic.
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Complete Recordings with Jimmy Giuffre
John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 30 mei 2022
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John Lewis & The Mjq, No Sun in Venice
Jazz - Released by Firefly Entertainment on 1 okt. 2012
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Golden Striker (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1960)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 1 jan. 2013
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Slukefter Blues - Copenhagen '84
Jazz - Released by Gazell Records on 1 jan. 2004
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I Cover the Waterfront
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 9 dec. 2013
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European Windows (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Plenty Jazz Jazz on 6 feb. 2019
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Easy Living
Jazz - Released by Marylebone Records on 6 dec. 2013
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The John Lewis Piano (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1957)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 1 jan. 2013
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A Concert Of Contemporary Music
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 jan. 2000
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Jazz Meets Film Music, Vol. 17: No Sun in Venice
Jazz - Released by 21-Music on 10 okt. 2013
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John Lewis & The Modern Jazz Sextet, Tour DE Force
John Lewis, The Modern Jazz Sextet
Jazz - Released by Firefly Entertainment on 1 okt. 2012
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Christmas Instrumentals
Kerstmuziek - Released by Tomorrow Music on 30 nov. 2023
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France: Top Sights of Marseille
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by On The Spot Audio Guides on 6 mei 2012
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Odds Against Tomorrow (Soundtrack) [Remastered]
John Lewis, Modern Jazz Quartet
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 22 sep. 2013
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Willow Weep For Me
Jazz - Released by Vantage Music on 23 sep. 2016
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John Lewis European Windows (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Efor, S.L on 25 sep. 2012
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Near And Far (Live)
Modern Jazz Quartet, Milt Jackson, John Lewis
Jazz - Released by Juniper Recordings on 21 mrt. 2024
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Hip Nation (Instrumental Hip Hop Beats)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Sky Music Group Inc on 30 apr. 2019
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In Motion
Moderne jazz - Released by Musical Thirds Records on 14 sep. 2012
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