Latest Release
- 21 MAR 2024
- 6 Songs
- 100 Jazz Masterpieces, Vol. 23 · 2012
- Grand Encounter: 2° East / 3° West · 1956
- The Birth of Cool, Vol. 12 · 1986
- The Wonderful World of Jazz · 1956
- Afternoon in Paris · 1956
- The Birth of Cool, Vol. 12 · 1955
- Private Concert · 1991
- Evolution · 1999
- Evolution · 1999
- Modern Jazz Quartet 1953-55 · 1953
Artist Playlists
- A quiet jazz revolutionary.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
- 2024
- 2018
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
Appears On
- The Modern Jazz Quartet
- Putte Wickman
- The Milt Jackson Quartet
- Milt Jackson & Thelonious Monk Quintet
About John Lewis
A founding member of the Modern Jazz Quartet, pianist-composer John Lewis maintained an active solo career apart from that celebrated group. He first emerged on the bebop scene in the mid-'40s, playing with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis, arranging several pieces for the latter's Birth of the Cool sessions in 1949. Lewis formed the MJQ with vibraphonist Milt Jackson in 1951, composing, arranging, and playing for the ensemble until its official disbandment in 1974. During this time, he also recorded a number of well-regarded solo albums for Atlantic in which he expanded his interest in 18th century Baroque music in a spare, blues-inflected style. In the '50s, Lewis was one of the foremost proponents of the so-called "Third Stream," the importation of classical elements into the jazz idiom. ~ Richard Mortifoglio
- HOMETOWN
- LaGrange, IL, United States
- BORN
- 3 May 1920
- GENRE
- Jazz