1961 studio album by John Lewis, Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall
Jazz Abstractions
Studio album by
John Lewis, Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall
Released
ca. November 1961[1][2]
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.[3][4]
^"Jazz Abstractions" (PDF). The Cash Box. The Cash Box, New York. 18 November 1961. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^"Albums of the Week". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. 6 November 1961. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 11, 2015
^Gunther Schuller discography Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 11, 2015
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