Animal Dance (album) explained

Animal Dance
Type:	Studio
Artist:	John Lewis & Albert Mangelsdorff & The Zagreb Jazz Quartet
Cover:	Animal Dance (album).jpg
Released:	1964
Recorded:	July 30, 1962 Baden-Baden, West Germany
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:59
Label:	Atlantic SD 1402
Producer:	John Lewis
Chronology:	John Lewis
Prev Title:	European Encounter
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Essence
Next Year:	1962

Animal Dance is an album by American pianist and composer John Lewis and German trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff (with The Zagreb Jazz Quartet contributing one track) which was recorded in West Germany for the Atlantic label in 1962.^[1]

Reception

Ken Dryden in his review for AllMusic states: "none of the musicians had ever played together, though it made little difference as they quickly absorbed the originals of Lewis and Mangelsdorff, along with the familiar standard 'Autumn Leaves' (a trio arrangement omitting Lewis) and Gary McFarland's 'Why Are You Blue'.".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis, except as indicated

1. "Animal Dance" – 2:39
2. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:41
3. "Set 'Em Up" (Albert Mangelsdorff) – 3:18
4. "Monday in Milan" – 5:25
5. "The Sheriff" – 3:52
6. "Why Are You Blue?" (Gary McFarland) – 6:30
7. "Ornaments" (Davor Kajfes) – 6:34

Personnel

Tracks 1–6:

• John Lewis – piano (tracks 1 & 3–6)
• Albert Mangelsdorff – trombone

Track 7:

• Bosko Petrovic – vibraphone
• Davor Kajfes – piano
• Miljenko Prohaska – bass
• Silvije Glojnaric – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1402 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series