John Lewis

Aliases: Music composed and conducted by John Lewis
Real name: John Aaron Lewis
Born: May 3, 1920
Died: March 29, 2001
Country: United States
IPI: 00018000928 28 works
00049295059 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Pianist and composer who worked in jazz and Third Stream settings
Member of: The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Sextet of Orchestra U.S.A.
Related: B. P. Convention Big Band Collaborating group when in Europe

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Animal Dance	John Lewis & Albert Mangelsdorff & The Zagreb Jazz Quartet	1964	The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste
i	Hopeful Encounter	John Lewis	1964	Unverified
i	Midnight in Paris	John Lewis	1989	Christian Escoudé
i	Sacha's March	John Lewis	1977	(2 artists)
i	Skating in Central Park	Music composed and conducted by John Lewis	1959	(41 artists)
i	Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West	Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton	November 1956	(24 artists)
i	Valeria	John Lewis & Svend Asmussen	1962	Missing information

Covers by John Lewis

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Afternoon in Paris	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	J.J. Johnson All Stars
i	Afternoon in Paris	John Lewis	1978	J.J. Johnson All Stars
i	Afternoon in Paris	John Lewis, Lew Tabackin	1981	J.J. Johnson All Stars
i	Afternoon in Paris	Eric Dolphy & John Lewis	2008	J.J. Johnson All Stars
i	All the Things You Are	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i	All the Things You Are	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i	All the Things You Are	John Lewis	1981	Unverified
i	All Too Soon	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Almost Like Being in Love	Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton	November 1956	David Brooks and Marion Bell PRF, David Brooks and Marion Bell with Brigadoon Orchestra conducted by Franz Allers REC,REL
	Alone Together	Helen Merrill / John Lewis	November 1977	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
	Angel Eyes	Helen Merrill / John Lewis	November 1977	Herb Jeffries with Buddy Baker and His Orchestra
i	Annie Laurie	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	Autumn in New York	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	J. Harold Murray PRF, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC,REL
i	Autumn in New York	John Lewis, Putte Wickman, Red Mitchell	1983	J. Harold Murray PRF, Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash REC,REL
i	Autumn Leaves	John Lewis & Albert Mangelsdorff & The Zagreb Jazz Quartet	1964	Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL
i	Bags' Groove	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	The Milt Jackson Quintet
i	Belgium Stomp	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	Billie's Bounce	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	Charley Parker's Ree Boppers
i	Billie's Bounce	John Lewis, Lew Tabackin	1981	Charley Parker's Ree Boppers
i	Body and Soul	John Lewis	1962	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i	Body and Soul	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1978	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i	Body and Soul	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i	Body and Soul	John Lewis, Putte Wickman, Red Mitchell	1983	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i	Caravan	John Lewis, Lew Tabackin	1981	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
	Close Your Eyes	Helen Merrill / John Lewis	November 1977	Freddie Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Elmer Feldkamp
i	Come Rain or Come Shine	John Lewis	2001	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
i	Come Sunday	John Lewis	1980	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL
i	Come Sunday	John Lewis, Lew Tabackin	1981	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL
i	Concerto for Cootie	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Confirmation	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
i	Confirmation	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
i	Cotton Tail	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Days of Wine and Roses	John Lewis - B. P. Convention i Zagrebački solisti	1976	Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
i	Dear Old Stockholm	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	Joel Mossberg
i	Delauney's Dilemma	John Lewis	1977	Ray Bryant
i	Django	John Lewis	1978	The Modern Jazz Quartet
i	Django	The Jazztet and John Lewis, featuring Art Farmer and Benny Golson	1961	The Modern Jazz Quartet
i	Django	John Lewis & Svend Asmussen	1962	The Modern Jazz Quartet
i	Django	John Lewis - B. P. Convention i Zagrebački solisti	1976	The Modern Jazz Quartet
i	Easy Living	Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton	November 1956	Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday
i	For Dancers Only	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
	Georgia	Chris Barber with John Lewis - Trummy Young	1979	Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra
i	Hi Spook	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Helen Merrill / John Lewis	November 1977	Bobbe Arnst
i	I Can't Get Started	John Lewis, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton	November 1956	Bob Hope PRF, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Skinny Ennis REC
i	I Cover the Waterfront	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Gracie Barrie
	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	Helen Merrill / John Lewis	November 1977	Marcy Westcott and Richard Kollmar PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Louise Tobin REC,REL
i	If You Could See Me Now	John Lewis	1988	Unverified
i	I'll Remember April	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1978	Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Dick Foran BRD
i	I'm Alone With You	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	In a Sentimental Mood	John Lewis, Lew Tabackin	1981	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	I Remember Clifford	John Lewis	1962	Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce
i	I Should Care	John Lewis	1962	Bob Allen and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bonnie Lou Williams and The Sentimentalists REC
i	It Never Entered My Mind	John Lewis	1957	Shirley Ross
i	Jack the Bear	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Johnny Come Lately	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Just Friends	John Lewis, Lew Tabackin	1981	Red McKenzie & His Orchestra
i	Ko-Ko	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	La ronde	John Lewis featuring Christian Escoudé	1978	The Modern Jazz Quartet
i	Little Girl Blue	John Lewis	1957	Gloria Grafton
i	Lonely Woman	John Lewis & Svend Asmussen	1962	Ornette Coleman
i	Love Me or Leave Me	Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton	November 1956	Ruth Etting REC,REL,PRF
i	Lunceford Special	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	Lush Life	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	King Cole and His Trio - Orch. cond. by Pete Rugolo REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
i	Lush Life	John Lewis, Putte Wickman, Red Mitchell	1983	King Cole and His Trio - Orch. cond. by Pete Rugolo REL, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC
	Mad About the Boy	Helen Merrill / John Lewis	November 1977	Joyce Barbour, Steffi Duna, Norah Howard and Doris Hare PRF, Ray Noble and His New Mayfair Orchestra REC,REL
i	Main Stem	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Margie	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	Mean to Me	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert
i	Mean to Me	John Lewis, Putte Wickman, Red Mitchell	1983	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Scrappy Lambert
i	Mood Indigo	Chris Barber with John Lewis - Trummy Young	1979	The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington]
i	Muskrat Ramble	Chris Barber with John Lewis - Trummy Young	1979	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
i	Oh Look at Me Now	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines and The Pied Pipers
i	Organ Grinder's Swing	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	Rockin' in Rhythm	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Round About Midnight	John Lewis	1978	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	'Round Midnight	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	'Round Midnight	John Lewis, Putte Wickman, Red Mitchell	1983	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	Sacha's March	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	John Lewis
i	Sepia Panorama	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Skylark	John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton	November 1956	Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day
	Someday You'll Be Sorry	Chris Barber with John Lewis - Trummy Young	1979	Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
i	Sometimes I'm Happy	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
i	St. Louis Blues	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1978	Prince's Band
i	Stomping at the Savoy	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
i	Summertime	John Lewis	1980	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
	'Tain't What You Do	Chris Barber with John Lewis - Trummy Young	1979	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by James Young
i	Take the "A" Train	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	The Bad and the Beautiful	John Lewis	1957	David Raksin
i	The Golden Striker	John Lewis	1960	The Modern Jazz Quartet
i	The Sidewalks of New York	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1989	Unverified
i	Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West	The Jazztet and John Lewis, featuring Art Farmer and Benny Golson	1961	Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton
i	Uptown Blues	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	Visitor from Mars	John Lewis	1977	The Modern Jazz Quartet
i	What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	John Lewis - B. P. Convention i Zagrebački solisti	1976	Michael Dees
i	What Is this Thing Called Love?	John Lewis	2001	Elsie Carlisle
i	What's Your Story	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	Willow Weep for Me	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i	Willow Weep for Me	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i	Willow Weep for Me	John Lewis, Lew Tabackin	1981	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i	Yard Dog Mazurka	The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis (John Lewis)	1991	Unverified
i	Yesterdays	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
	Yesterdays	Helen Merrill / John Lewis	November 1977	Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i	Yesterdays	John Lewis, Putte Wickman, Red Mitchell	1983	Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i	You Stepped out of a Dream	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	Tony Martin [US1] BRD, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle and The Modernaires REC,REL

Songs written by John Lewis

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Afternoon in Paris	John Lewis	J.J. Johnson All Stars	October 17, 1949	Covered by (70 artists)
Animal Dance	John Lewis	John Lewis & Albert Mangelsdorff & The Zagreb Jazz Quartet	1964	Covered by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste
Blues in A Minor	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1974	Covered by Matt Haimovitz, Uccello
Concorde	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	July 2, 1955	Covered by (6 artists)
Delauney's Dilemma	John Lewis	Ray Bryant	1960	Covered by (3 artists)
Django	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	December 23, 1954	Covered by (209 artists)
Fontessa	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	January 22, 1956	Covered by (4 artists)
If I Were Eve	Margo Guryan, John Lewis	Nancy Harrow	1963	Covered by Alice Babs
La cantatrice	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	Covered by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste
La ronde	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	December 22, 1952	Covered by (9 artists)
Midnight in Paris	John Lewis	John Lewis	1989	Covered by Christian Escoudé
Milano	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	December 23, 1954	Covered by (11 artists)
Piazza navona	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	Covered by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste
Pulcinella	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	Covered by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste
Rouge	John Lewis	Miles Davis	April 22, 1949	Covered by (3 artists)
Sacha's March	John Lewis	John Lewis	1977	Covered by (2 artists)
Skating in Central Park	John Lewis	Music composed and conducted by John Lewis	July 1959	Covered by (41 artists)
Song for the Dreamer	Margo Guryan, John Lewis	Nancy Harrow	1963	Covered by (2 artists)
Spanish Steps	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1962	Covered by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste
The Golden Striker	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	1958	Covered by (13 artists)
Trieste	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	January 22, 1962	Covered by (3 artists)
Two Bass Hit	Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis	Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra	August 22, 1947	Covered by (31 artists)
Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West	John Lewis	Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton	February 10, 1956	Covered by (24 artists)
Valeria	John Lewis	John Lewis & Svend Asmussen	1962	Missing information
Vendome	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	December 22, 1952	Covered by (4 artists)
Visitor from Mars	John Lewis	The Modern Jazz Quartet	October 24, 1969	Covered by John Lewis

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Afternoon in Paris	John Lewis & Sacha Distel	1957	Atlantic
An Evening with Two Grand Pianos	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	Little David
Animal Dance	John Lewis & Albert Mangelsdorff & The Zagreb Jazz Quartet	1964	Atlantic
Duo	John Lewis, Lew Tabackin	1981	Eastworld
European Encounter	John Lewis & Svend Asmussen	1962	Atlantic
Evolution II	John Lewis	2001	Atlantic
Helen Merrill - John Lewis	Helen Merrill / John Lewis	November 1977	Mercury
John Lewis Solo / Duo with Hank Jones	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1978	Trio Records
Midnight in Paris	John Lewis	1989	EmArcy
Mirjana	John Lewis featuring Christian Escoudé	1978	Ahead
Odds Against Tomorrow	Music composed and conducted by John Lewis	1959	United Artists Records
Piano, Paris 1979	John Lewis	1980	All Life
Piano Play House	John Lewis & Hank Jones	1979	Toshiba
Play Kurt Weill	Eric Dolphy & John Lewis	2008	Lone Hill Jazz
Sensitive Scenery	John Lewis	1977	CBS Sony
Stockholm '81	Putte Wickman, John Lewis, Red Mitchell	2002	Gazell [SE]
Swing Is Here	Chris Barber with John Lewis - Trummy Young	1979	Black Lion
The Golden Striker	John Lewis	1960	Atlantic
The Jazztet and John Lewis	The Jazztet and John Lewis, featuring Art Farmer and Benny Golson	1961	Argo [US]
The John Lewis Album with Putte Wickman and Red Mitchell	John Lewis, Putte Wickman, Red Mitchell	1983	Finesse Records
The John Lewis Piano	John Lewis	1957	Atlantic
The Wonderful World of Jazz	John Lewis	1962	Atlantic
Two Degrees East - Three Degrees West	Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton	November 1956	Pacific Jazz

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	I Remember Bebop	various artists	1978	Columbia [US]
	Misterij bluesa (Mistery of Blues)	B. P. Convention i Zagrebački solisti	1976	Jugoton

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Milano, Paris, New York - Finding John Lewis	Sir Roland Hanna Trio	2002	Venus Records
Saint.Germain.Des .Prés - The Music of John Lewis	Christian Escoudé	2013	EmArcy
The Music of John Lewis	The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Jon Batiste	March 17, 2017	Blue Engine

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#133949	Stuart Kaufman	2020-05-03 20:13:04 UTC	processed	2020-05-04 19:10:09 UTC by Canary

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