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John Lewis
p, 1920-2001 US, La Grange
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. John Aaron Lewis Jazz Abstraction
John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
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I Remember Clifford on The Wonderful World Of Jazz by John Lewis Afternoon in Paris on The Wonderful World Of Jazz by John Lewis I Should Care on The Wonderful World Of Jazz by John Lewis Afternoon In Paris on Afternoon In Paris by John Lewis & Sacha Distel I Can't Get Started on Grand Encounter: 2° East / 3° West by John Lewis Little Girl Blue on The John Lewis Piano by John Lewis The Festivals on Evolution II by John Lewis Baby Bay on WSJ Sound Records: New York City Soul by Various Artists Prelude No. 3 "Nina's Convention" on Bach for Babies by Johann Sebastian Bach & Various Artists Blue Moon - Live At Civic Opera House, Chicago / 1957 on At The Opera House by Coleman Hawkins & Roy EldridgeTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Against Tomorrow & Jazz Abstractions | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| Four Trombones 2 & Una Storia Milanese | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| European Encounter & Essence | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| European Windows & Meditations & Excursions | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| Four Trombones & No Sun In Venice | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| The John Lewis Piano & Afternoon In Paris | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| The Modern Jazz Sextet & Grand Encounter | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| The Comedy, Lonely Woman & Contemporary Music | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| The Golden Striker & Wonderful World Of Jazz | John Lewis | 2017 | Album |
| The Complete Albums Collections 1957-1962 | John Lewis | 2016 | Compil. |
| European Encounters : European Encounter + Animal Dance | John Lewis | 2013 | Compil. |
| The Golden Striker | John Lewis | 2011 | Single |
| Four Classic Albums (Second Set) | John Lewis & The Modern Jazz Quartet | 2010 | Compil. |
| The Modern Jazz Quartet 2 | The Modern Jazz Quartet With Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke | 2009 | Album |
| European Windows & The Modern Jazz Society Presents A Concert Of Contemporary Music | John Lewis | 2009 | Compil. |
| Les Incontournables | John Lewis | 2008 | Compil. |
| Double Dance - Classical And Jazz Connections II | David Baker, John Lewis, Joseph Makholm, Bill Dobbins, Willis Delony | 2008 | Album |
| Private Concert | John Lewis | 2007 | Album |
| Lester Young | Lester Young Featuring John Lewis, Buddy Rich, Jo Jones, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Gene Ramey | 2007 | Compil. |
| An Evening With Two Grand Pianos | John Lewis & Hank Jones | 2006 | Album |
| From Dizzy To Bach | John Lewis | 2004 | Compil. |
| European Encounter | John Lewis & Svend Asmussen | 2004 | Album |
| Complete Verve Studio Sessions With Lester Young | John Lewis With Lester Young | 2002 | Compil. |
| Evolution II | John Lewis | 2001 | Album |
| Original Sin/ Essence | John Lewis | 2000 | Compil. |
| Evolution | John Lewis | 1999 | Album |
| The John Lewis Piano / Jazz Piano International | John Lewis, Dick Katz, Derek Smith, René Urtreger | 1999 | Compil. |
| A Milanese Story / Animal Dance | John Lewis | 1999 | Compil. |
| The Golden Striker/Jazz Abstractions | John Lewis | 1999 | Compil. |
| The Swinging Violin Of Csaba Deseo | Csaba Deseő, Andor Kovács, John Lewis | 1993 | Album |
| Piano Playhouse | John Lewis | 1993 | Album |
| Afternoon In Paris | John Lewis | 1991 | Album |
| The Jazztet | Art Farmer & Benny Golson Featuring John Lewis | 1991 | Compil. |
| Afternoon In Paris | John Lewis | 1991 | Album |
| Piano Summit | Earl Hines - Teddy Wilson - John Lewis - Lennie Tristano - Bill Evans - Jaki Byard | 1990 | Album |
| Midnight In Paris | John Lewis | 1989 | Album |
| Vol. 3: Preludes And Fugues - Based On The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 | John Lewis | 1989 | Album |
| Grand Encounter | John Lewis, Bill Perkins, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall | 1989 | Single |
| Ellington Masterpieces | The American Jazz Orchestra Conducted By John Lewis | 1989 | Album |
| The Garden Of Delight - Delaunay's Dilemma | John Lewis | 1988 | Album |
| The Chess Game (Part 2) | John Lewis, Mirjana Lewis | 1987 | Album |
| Genes of Jazz Featuring John Lewis & Ray Brown | John Lewis, Ray Brown | 1987 | Album |
| The Chess Game (Part 1) | John Lewis & Mirjana Lewis | 1987 | Album |
| The Bridge Game Vol. 2 Based On The Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 | John Lewis | 1986 | Album |
| J.S. Bach Preludes And Fugues From The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 | Johann Sebastian Bach, John Lewis | 1985 | Album |
| Piano Play House | John Lewis, Hank Jones | 1983 | Album |
| The John Lewis Album | John Lewis, Putte Wickman, Red Mitchell | 1983 | Album |
| Slavic Smile | John Lewis & The New Jazz Quartet | 1983 | Album |
| Piano, Paris 1979 | John Lewis | 1981 | Album |
| Duo | John Lewis, Lew Tabackin | 1981 | Album |
| The John Lewis Album For Nancy Harrow | John Lewis | 1981 | Album |
| Piano Play House | John Lewis And Hank Jones | 1979 | Album |
| Swing Is Here | Chris Barber With John Lewis ･ Trummy Young | 1979 | Album |
| An Evening With Two Grand Pianos | John Lewis & Hank Jones | 1979 | Album |
| Swing Is Here | Chris Barber With John Lewis ･ Trummy Young | 1979 | Album |
| John Lewis | John Lewis | 1979 | Compil. |
| Mirjana | John Lewis Featuring Christian Escoudé | 1978 | Album |
| Live In Tokyo | John Lewis With Hank Jones | 1978 | Album |
| Vol. 2 | Charlie Parker / Miles Davis / John Lewis / Max Roach | 1977 | Compil. |
| Sensitive Scenery | John Lewis | 1977 | Album |
| John Lewis / Helen Merrill | John Lewis / Helen Merrill | 1977 | Album |
| Statements And Sketches For Development | John Lewis | 1976 | Album |
| Early Bones | J.J. Johnson - Kai Winding - Bennie Green With Sonny Rollins, John Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, Art Blakey | 1976 | Compil. |
| The Bop Session | Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Stitt / John Lewis / Percy Heath / Max Roach / Hank Jones | 1975 | Album |
| P.O.V. | John Lewis | 1975 | Album |
| The Modern Jazz Quartet & Sextet | John Lewis | 1968 | Compil. |
| Misty Roses / Amy’s Theme & You’re A Big Boy Now | John Lewis | 1967 | Single |
| Misty Roses / Amy's Theme & You're A Big Boy Now | John Lewis | 1967 | Single |
| Animal Dance | John Lewis & Albert Mangelsdorff & Zagrebački Jazz Kvartet | 1964 | Album |
| Debut | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | 1963 | Album |
| Four Trombones | The Four Trombones, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis, Charles Mingus, John Lewis | 1962 | Album |
| Essence | John Lewis | 1962 | Album |
| A Milanese Story (Original Soundtrack) | John Lewis | 1962 | Album |
| European Encounter | John Lewis & Svend Asmussen | 1962 | Album |
| The Jazztet And John Lewis | The Jazztet And John Lewis Featuring Art Farmer And Benny Golson | 1961 | Album |
| The Wonderful World Of Jazz | John Lewis | 1961 | Album |
| Original Sin: Music For Ballet Composed By John Lewis | John Lewis | 1961 | Album |
| The Golden Striker | John Lewis | 1960 | Album |
| Jazz Abstractions | John Lewis | 1960 | Album |
| Le Coup De L'Escalier (Odds Against Tomorrow) | John Lewis | 1960 | Single |
| Odds Against Tomorrow (Original Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack) | John Lewis | 1959 | Album |
| Improvised Meditations & Excursions | John Lewis | 1959 | Single |
| Improvised Meditations & Excursions | John Lewis | 1959 | Album |
| The John Lewis Piano Vol. 1 | John Lewis | 1958 | Single |
| The John Lewis Piano Vol. 2 | John Lewis | 1958 | Single |
| European Windows | John Lewis | 1958 | Album |
| Afternoon In Paris | John Lewis & Sacha Distel | 1957 | Single |
| West Coast East Coast Encounter | John Lewis | 1957 | Compil. |
| Four Trombones | Kai Winding + J.J. Johnson + Bennie Green + Willie Dennis And Featuring John Lewis & Charles Mingus | 1957 | Album |
| Afternoon In Paris | John Lewis & Sacha Distel | 1957 | Album |
| France - U.S.A. | Billy Byers, Kenny Clarke, Curley Hamner, Lionel Hampton, Percy Heath, Connie Kay, Al Levitt, John Lewis, Sy Oliver And His Orchestra, Sacha Distel, Benoit Quersin, Bobby Jaspar, Pierre Michelot, Paul Rovère, René Urtreger, Barney Wilen | 1957 | Compil. |
| The John Lewis Piano | John Lewis | 1957 | Album |
| Bag's Groove | Sacha Distel, John Lewis | 1957 | Single |
| Grand Encounter | John Lewis, Bill Perkins, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall | 1957 | Single |
| Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East - 3 Degrees West | John Lewis | 1956 | Album |
| Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Milt Jackson With John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Lou Donaldson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet | 1955 | Compil. |
| Love Me Or Leave Me / I Can't Get Started | Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall, Percy Heath | 1955 | Single |
| The Modern Jazz Quartet | The Modern Jazz Quartet With Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke | 1953 | Album |
| Django / Sun Dance | John Lewis, The Modern Jazz Society | Single | |
| Swing Sessions 10 - 1946-1950 | Kenny Clarke, James Moody, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Howard McGhee, John Lewis | Compil. | |
| Прекрасный Мир Джона Льюиса | John Lewis | Compil. | |
| Wir + Sie - Aus Unserer Arbeit - Akustischer Bericht Nr. 3 | Bjørn Wiinblad, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Lewis, Philip Rosenthal | Album | |
| Rare Broadcast Performances | John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Ben Webster, Milt Jackson | Album | |
| Hooray For | Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham | Album |
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