The Wonderful World of Jazz

    John Lewis

    (C) Atlantic Records (Atlantic 7 90979-2)

    1. Body and Soul (15:42) (Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Edward Heyman & Frank Eyton)
    2. I Should Care (4:50) (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl & Paul Weston)
    3. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West (5:35) (John Lewis)
    4. Afternoon in Paris (9:55) (John Lewis)
    5. I Remember Clifford (3:25) (Benny Golson)
    6. The Stranger (5:39) (Arif Mardin)
    7. If You Could See Me Now (10:21) (Tadd Dameron)
    Personnel
    • Body And Soul: John Lewis (p); Herb Pomeroy (tp); Paul Gonsalves (ts); Jim Hall (g); George Duvivier (b); Connie Kay (d);
    • Afternoon in Paris, The Stranger: John Lewis (p); Herb Pomeroy (tp); Gunter Schuller (fr h); Eric Dolphy (as); Benny Golson (ts); Jimmy Giuffre (bs); Jim Hall (g); George Duvivier (b); Connie Kay (d);
    • All other selections: John Lewis (p); Jim Hall (g); George Duvivier (b); Connie Kay (d);
    Date and place
    • Body and Soul, The Stranger: Sept 8, 1960, Capitol Studios, NYC.
    • All others: Sept 9, 1960, Capitol Studios, NYC.
    Comments
    On The Stanger Arif Mardin, who arranged the piece, comments as follows: "To this day, I will never forget Eric Dolphy's kindness and his reassuring comments - and his solo blew everyone away".