Music Of John Lewis, The
Jazz
| Apr 2017
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-04-21
Reviewed 2017-04-21
FCCs: none
Review: John Lewis was one of the founders of the Modern Jazz Quartet, which focused on group collaboration over individual stars. This stellar celebration shows off what he might have done with a larger group.
If You Like: Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton
Favorite Tracks: (1) 2 Degrees West, 3 Degrees East (5) Delauney's Dilemna (7) Piazza Navona (8) Pulcinella (11) Two Bass Hit
Track Review: 1/ clarinet starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sweet guitar solo> piano solo> fade 2/ horns start- big noise> swinging brassy uptempo jam> slows to midtempo> crescendo end 3/ gorgeous piano solo 4/ spoken intro 5/ horns swing uptempo> quick stop 6/ trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> fade 7/ horns start> slow tempo swings to fast tempo> crescendo end 8/ piano starts> slow tempo builds to midtempo> 9/ horns start> slow, like a conversation between horns & piano> swings uptempo then slows to a crawl 10/ spoken word 11/ horns start> uptempo swing> piano solo> crescendo end
Review: John Lewis was one of the founders of the Modern Jazz Quartet, which focused on group collaboration over individual stars. This stellar celebration shows off what he might have done with a larger group.
If You Like: Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton
Favorite Tracks: (1) 2 Degrees West, 3 Degrees East (5) Delauney's Dilemna (7) Piazza Navona (8) Pulcinella (11) Two Bass Hit
Track Review: 1/ clarinet starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sweet guitar solo> piano solo> fade 2/ horns start- big noise> swinging brassy uptempo jam> slows to midtempo> crescendo end 3/ gorgeous piano solo 4/ spoken intro 5/ horns swing uptempo> quick stop 6/ trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> fade 7/ horns start> slow tempo swings to fast tempo> crescendo end 8/ piano starts> slow tempo builds to midtempo> 9/ horns start> slow, like a conversation between horns & piano> swings uptempo then slows to a crawl 10/ spoken word 11/ horns start> uptempo swing> piano solo> crescendo end
Recent airplay
Django
At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from May 10, 2017) — Feb 11, 2022
Piazza Navona
Rebop — Jun 30, 2017
2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West
Old Fart at Play — Jun 24, 2017
Django, Animal Dance
Rebop — Jun 23, 2017
Delaunay's Dilemma
No Cover, No Minimum: Expand-o-Matic Edition — Jun 22, 2017
Animal Dance
At the Cafe Bohemian — Jun 21, 2017
Charting
2017-05-04 — 2017-07-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 2 | 1 |
| Jun 25 | 4 |
| Jun 4 | 1 |
| May 28 | 1 |
| May 21 | 1 |
| May 14 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West | ||
| 2. | Animal Dance | ||
| 3. | Django | ||
| 4. | Jon Batiste Introduces The Band | ||
| 5. | Delaunay's Dilemma | ||
| 6. | La Cantatrice | ||
| 7. | Piazza Navona | ||
| 8. | Pulcinella | ||
| 9. | Spanish Steps | ||
| 10. | Wynton Marsalis Discusses John Lewis | ||
| 11. | Two Bass Hit |