The Jazztet and John Lewis

The Jazztet and John Lewis is an album by the Jazztet, led by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Benny Golson and featuring performances composed and arranged by John Lewis. It was recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 and originally released on the Argo label.^[1]

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Music and recording

John Lewis wrote all of the compositions.^[2]^: 9 The first, "Bel", was written for this recording and is an "affirmative blues with altered chord changes and a slightly [Thelonious] Monkish line".^[2]^: 9 "Milano" is a ballad with "an arrangement that rotates the lead among the three horns".^[2]^: 9 "Django" had been recorded by several groups; this version has a higher tempo than most and has "a vamp that links individual statements and appears as a prodding background", as on the opening track.^[2]^: 9 "New York 19" is another ballad.^[2]^: 9 "2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West" is a "medium-slow blues" that again features a vamp.^[2]^: 9–10 "Odds Against Tomorrow" was written for the 1959 film of the same title; "Lewis passes the melody among the instruments, with diverse combinations of the horns in pairs that gain prominence when the 32-bar blowing section finally arrives."^[2]^: 10

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

The Allmusic review states, "Even though the Jazztet and Lewis' own group, the Modern Jazz Quartet, are dissimilar in many ways, the marriage is a successful one".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis

"Bel" – 4:05
"Milano" – 4:49
"Django" – 4:50
"New York 19" – 7:04
"2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West" – 8:40
"Odds Against Tomorrow" – 12:27

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Kay Norton – production
Tommy Nola – recording engineering

References

^ Art Farmer discography accessed June 15, 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Blumenthal, Bob (2004) In The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions [CD liner notes]. Mosaic.
^ ^a ^b Dryden, Ken Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2012

v t e The Jazztet
Art Farmer Benny Golson
Studio albums	Meet the Jazztet Big City Sounds The Jazztet and John Lewis Here and Now Another Git Together Voices All Moment to Moment Nostalgia
Live albums	The Jazztet at Birdhouse Back to the City Real Time

v t e Cedar Walton
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Cedar! (1967) Spectrum (1968) The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969) Soul Cycle (1969) Breakthrough! (1972) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973) A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973) Firm Roots (1974) Pit Inn (1974) Mobius (1975) Eastern Rebellion (1976) The Pentagon (1975) Beyond Mobius (1976) Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977) First Set (1977) Second Set (1977) Third Set (1977) Animation (1978) Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979) Soundscapes (1980) The Maestro (1981) Piano Solos (1981) Heart & Soul (1982) Among Friends (1982) The All American Trio (1983) Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983) Cedar's Blues (1985) The Trio 1 (1985) The Trio 2 (1985) The Trio 3 (1985) Cedar Walton (1985) Bluesville Time (1985) Blues for Myself (1986) Cedar Walton Plays (1986) Duo (1990) Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992) Manhattan Afternoon (1992) Composer (1996) Roots (1997) The Promise Land (2001) Latin Tinge (2002) Underground Memoirs (2005) Midnight Waltz (2005) One Flight Down (2006) Seasoned Wood (2008) Voices Deep Within (2009) The Bouncer (2011)
As sideman with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	Three Blind Mice (1961) Mosaic (1961) Buhaina's Delight (1961) Caravan (1962) Ugetsu (1963) Free for All (1964) Kyoto (1964) Indestructible (1964) Golden Boy (1964) Buhaina (1973) Anthenagin (1973)
With Art Farmer (or where stated), Benny Golson & The Jazztet	Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61) The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61) Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961) The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961) The Time and the Place (1967) The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967) Homecoming (1971) Yesterday's Thoughts (1975) To Duke with Love (1975) The Summer Knows (1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976) Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)
With Eddie Harris	Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1966) Excursions (1966) How Can You Live Like That? (1976)
With Billy Higgins	Soweto (1979) The Soldier (1979) Once More (1980) Bridgework (1980–86) Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
With Milt Jackson	Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965) Born Free (1966) Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968) Goodbye (1972–73) Olinga (1974)
With Etta James	Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994) Time After Time (1995) 12 Songs of Christmas (1998) Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
With Clifford Jordan	Spellbound (1960) Starting Time (1961) Bearcat (1962) These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965) Glass Bead Games (1973) Half Note (1974) Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975) On Stage Vol. 1 (1975) On Stage Vol. 2 (1975) On Stage Vol. 3 (1975) Firm Roots (1975) The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
With Blue Mitchell	The Cup Bearers (1962) Boss Horn (1966) Stratosonic Nuances (1975) Summer Soft (1977)
With Houston Person	Chocomotive (1967) Trust in Me (1967) Blue Odyssey (1968) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) The Big Horn (1976) Very Personal (1980) Naturally (2012)
With others	God Bless Jug and Sonny (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973) Something for Lester (Ray Brown, 1977) Slow Drag (Donald Byrd, 1967) The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971–73) Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1981) Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman, 1971–72) Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971) Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959) Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss, 1967) The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968) This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham, 1958) Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959) It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards, 1967) Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961) Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972) Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972) Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972) Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin, 1978) Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985) The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961) Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962) Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966) Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961) Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962) The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963) Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991) Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson, 1978) Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982) Really Livin' (J.J. Johnson, 1959) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960) Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones, 1986) Advance! (Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978) Seven Minds (Sam Jones, 1974) Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77) First Class Kloss! (Eric Kloss, 1967) Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959) Strings! (Pat Martino, 1967) From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson, 1968) Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968) Caramba! (Lee Morgan, 1968) The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968) The Mode (Sonny Red, 1961) Sonny Red (1971) Setting Standards (Woody Shaw, 1983) For Losers (Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69) Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman, 1976) Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson, 1972) Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972) I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973) Another Story (Stanley Turrentine, 1969) Up Front (David Williams, 1986)

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