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1961 studio album by John Lewis, Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall

Jazz Abstractions

Studio album by John Lewis, Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall

Released

November 1961

Recorded

December 19 & 20, 1960
NYC

Genre

Jazz

Length

36:06

Label

Atlantic
SD 1365

Producer

John Lewis, Nesuhi Ertegun

John Lewis chronology

The Wonderful World of Jazz
(1960)

Jazz Abstractions
(1961)

Original Sin
(1961)

Jazz Abstractions (subtitled John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music: Compositions by Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall) is a third stream album combining elements of jazz and classical music recorded in late 1960 for the Atlantic label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "One of the most successful third stream efforts ...This is very interesting music".

Track listing

All compositions by Gunther Schuller except as indicated

"Abstraction" - 4:06
"Piece for Guitar & Strings" (Jim Hall) - 6:22
"Variants on a Theme of John Lewis (Django)" - 10:15
1. "Variant I" - 5:27
2. "Variant II" - 1:38
3. "Variant III" - 3:10
"Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross)" - 15:23
1. "Variant I" - 6:22
2. "Variant II" - 1:49
3. "Variant III" - 4:12
4. "Variant IV" - 3:00

Personnel

Gunther Schuller - arranger, conductor
Jim Hall - guitar
Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 4)
Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute (tracks 3 & 4)
Robert DiDomenica - flute (tracks 3 & 4)
Bill Evans - piano (tracks 3 & 4)
Eddie Costa - vibraphone (tracks 3 & 4)
Charles Libove, Roland Vamos - violin
Alfred Brown (track 2), Harry Zaratzian - viola
Joseph Tekula - cello
Alvin Brehm (track 1), George Duvivier (tracks 3 & 4), Scott LaFaro - bass
Sticks Evans - drums (tracks 1, 3 & 4)

References

Editorial Staff, Cash Box (18 November 1961). "New Album Reviews" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box, New York. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
Editorial Staff, Billboard (6 November 1961). "Albums of the Week". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 11, 2015
Gunther Schuller discography accessed September 11, 2015
^ Yanow, Scott. John Lewis Presents Jazz Abstractions – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

v t e Jim Hall
Studio albums	Jazz Guitar (1957) The Street Swingers (1957) Jazz Abstractions (1960) Undercurrent (with Bill Evans, 1962) Two Jims and Zoot (1964) Intermodulation (with Bill Evans, 1966) It's Nice to Be With You (1969) Where Would I Be? (1971) Concierto (1975) Commitment (1976) Big Blues (1978) First Edition (1981) Studio Trieste (1982) (with Chet Baker and Hubert Laws) Jim Hall's Three (1986) These Rooms (with Tom Harrell, 1988) Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (1999) Jim Hall & Basses (2001)
Live albums	Alone Together (with Ron Carter, 1972) Jim Hall Live! (1975) Jim Hall/Red Mitchell (1978) Live at Village West (with Ron Carter, 1982) Telephone (with Ron Carter, 1984) Power of Three (with Michel Petrucciani and Wayne Shorter, 1986) Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (1997) Charlie Haden/Jim Hall (with Charlie Haden, 2014)

Jim Hall

Studio albums

Jazz Guitar (1957)
The Street Swingers (1957)
Jazz Abstractions (1960)
Undercurrent (with Bill Evans, 1962)
Two Jims and Zoot (1964)
Intermodulation (with Bill Evans, 1966)
It's Nice to Be With You (1969)
Where Would I Be? (1971)
Concierto (1975)
Commitment (1976)
Big Blues (1978)
First Edition (1981)
Studio Trieste (1982) (with Chet Baker and Hubert Laws)
Jim Hall's Three (1986)
These Rooms (with Tom Harrell, 1988)
Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (1999)
Jim Hall & Basses (2001)

Live albums

Alone Together (with Ron Carter, 1972)
Jim Hall Live! (1975)
Jim Hall/Red Mitchell (1978)
Live at Village West (with Ron Carter, 1982)
Telephone (with Ron Carter, 1984)
Power of Three (with Michel Petrucciani and Wayne Shorter, 1986)
Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (1997)
Charlie Haden/Jim Hall (with Charlie Haden, 2014)

v t e John Lewis
Studio albums	The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (1955) Grand Encounter (1956) Afternoon in Paris (1957) The John Lewis Piano (1957) Improvised Meditations and Excursions (1959) Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Essence (1960) The Golden Striker (1960) The Wonderful World of Jazz (1960) Jazz Abstractions (1960) Original Sin (1961) European Encounter (1962) Animal Dance (1962)
compositions	"Afternoon in Paris" "Django"

John Lewis

Studio albums

The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (1955)
Grand Encounter (1956)
Afternoon in Paris (1957)
The John Lewis Piano (1957)
Improvised Meditations and Excursions (1959)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Essence (1960)
The Golden Striker (1960)
The Wonderful World of Jazz (1960)
Jazz Abstractions (1960)
Original Sin (1961)
European Encounter (1962)
Animal Dance (1962)

compositions

"Afternoon in Paris"
"Django"

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