Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, The / Music Of John Lewis, The
Album: Music Of John Lewis, The   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, The   Added:Apr 2017
Label:Blue Engine Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-05-04 Pull Date: 2017-07-06 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jul 2 Jun 25 Jun 4 May 28 May 21 May 14
Airplays: 1 4 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 11, 2022: At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from May 10, 2017)
Django
4. Jun 23, 2017: Rebop
Django, Animal Dance
2. Jun 30, 2017: Rebop
Piazza Navona
5. Jun 22, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum: Expand-o-Matic Edition
Delaunay's Dilemma
3. Jun 24, 2017: Old Fart at Play
2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West
6. Jun 21, 2017: At the Cafe Bohemian
Animal Dance

Album Review
Tom McCarter
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

Track Listing
1. 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West   7. Piazza Navona
2. Animal Dance   8. Pulcinella
3. Django   9. Spanish Steps
4. Jon Batiste Introduces The Band   10. Wynton Marsalis Discusses John Lewis
5. Delaunay's Dilemma   11. Two Bass Hit
6. La Cantatrice   .