The Wonderful World of Jazz explained

The Wonderful World of Jazz
Type:	Studio
Artist:	John Lewis
Cover:	The Wonderful World of Jazz.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	July 29 and September 8 & 9, 1960 NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	55:09
Label:	Atlantic SD 1375
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun, Tom Dowd
Chronology:	John Lewis
Prev Title:	The Golden Striker
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Jazz Abstractions
Next Year:	1961

The Wonderful World of Jazz is an album by pianist and composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating it is "one of pianist John Lewis' most rewarding albums outside of his work with the Modern Jazz Quartet".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

1. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 15:24
2. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 4:50
3. "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - 5:35
4. "Afternoon in Paris" - 9:55
5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 3:25
6. "The Stranger" (Arif Mardin) - 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 10:21 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded in New York City on July 29, 1960 (tracks 2, 3 & 5), September 8, 1960 (track 1), and September 9, 1960 (tracks 4, 6 & 7)

Personnel

• John Lewis - piano, arranger
• Jim Hall - guitar
  • George Duvivier - bass Connie Kay - drums
• Herb Pomeroy - trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
• Gunther Schuller - French horn (tracks 4 & 6)
• Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone (tracks 4 & 6)
• Benny Golson (tracks 4 & 6), Paul Gonsalves (track 1) - tenor saxophone
• James Rivers - baritone saxophone (tracks 4 & 6)
• Arif Mardin - arranger (track 6)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1300-series/#1334 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series