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Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis
Debut
Album US 1963 on Colpix Records label
Jazz and Classical (Cool Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Contemporary)
Colpix Records - A Division Of Columbia Pictures Corporation Recorded Jan 12, Feb 4 & 27, 1963. Printed in USA Title on Spine , front- & rear cover: "Orchestra USA Musical Director, John Lewis" Music style is best desribed as "Third Stream" (not in the Discogs menue)
Musicians
 | Orchestra U.S.A. , album by |
 | John Lewis p, 1920-2001 US piano, music director, producer, album by, written by, written by, arranged by, soloist, written by, soloist |
 | Wally Kane cl, bassoon, flute |
 | Michael Colgrass cwb, *1932 US bells, orchestra bells |
 | Phil Woods as, 1931-2015 US alto saxophone, clarinet, 1st |
 | Don Stewart cl, basset horn, clarinet, 2nd |
 | Gunther Schuller frh, alp, 1925-2015 US conductor, liner notes, orchestrated by |
 | Richard Davis b, *1930 US contrabass |
 | Robert DiDomenica fl, as, alto saxophone, flute, 1st |
 | Leo Wright fl, as, 1933-1991 US flute, 2nd |
 | Eric Dolphy as, fl, bcl, 1928-1964 US alto saxophone, flute, 2nd, soloist |
 | Robert Northern frh, *1934 US french horn |
 | Robert Swisshelm frh, FR french horn |
 | Jim Hall g, 1930-2013 US guitar |
 | Raymond Shiner ob, sax, oboe, 1st |
 | Don Ashworth fl, cl, bs, *1931 US baritone saxophone, oboe, 2nd |
 | Philip West ob, eh, GB english horn, oboe, 2nd |
 | Gary McFarland vib, 1933-1971 US percussion, written by, arranged by |
 | Sticks Evans dr, perc, 1923-1994 US percussion |
 | Connie Kay dr, *1927 US percussion, jazz |
 | Mike Zwerin tr, b, tb, 1930-2010 US trombone |
 | Herb Pomeroy tr, 1930-2007 US trumpet |
 | Louis R. Mucci tr, 1909-2000 US trumpet |
 | Nick Travis tr, 1925-1964 US trumpet |
 | Scott Turner tb, 1931-2009 CA tuba |
 | Julien Barber vl, str, viola, first string quartet |
 | Aaron Juvelier vl, US viola, second string quartet |
 | Alfred Breuning vn, vl, viola, second string quartet |
 | Jerry Widoff viola, second string quartet |
 | Selwart Clarke str, US viola, second string quartet |
 | Nathan Goldstein vn, violin, 1st- first string quartet |
 | Gerald Beal vn, violin, 1st- second string quartet |
 | Gino Sambuco vn, US violin, 2nd- first string quartet |
 | Joe Tekula vc, violoncello, first string quartet |
 | Alla Goldberg vc, violoncello, second string quartet |
Producers
| Tom Dowd engineer |
Composers
| John Lewis |
| Gary McFarland |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Little Feelings | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | John Lewis | |
| 2 | Part a. | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | 3:37 | |
| 3 | Part b. | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | 3:33 | |
| 4 | Part c. | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | 3:46 | |
| 5 | Milesign | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | Gary McFarland | 5:20 |
| 6 | Milano | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | John Lewis | 3:38 |
| 7 | Natural Affection | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | John Lewis | 5:30 |
| 8 | Donnies Theme | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | John Lewis | 5:18 |
| 9 | Grand Encounter | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | Gary McFarland | 5:41 |
| 10 | Star Spangled Banner | Orchestra U.S.A. Musical Director, John Lewis | 1:22 |
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