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Improvised Meditations & Excursions
Studio album by John Lewis
Released	1959 (1959)
Recorded	May 7–8, 1959
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic SD-1313 (stereo), 1313 (mono)
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
John Lewis chronology
European Windows (1958) Improvised Meditations & Excursions (1959) Odds Against Tomorrow (Soundtrack) (1959)

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Improvised Meditations & Excursions is a jazz recording by John Lewis released in 1959.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Lewis, except where indicated.

Side 1

1. "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker)
2. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern)
3. "Delaunay's Dilemma"
4. "Love Me"

Side 2

1. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern)
2. "How Long Has This Been Going On" (George Gershwin)
3. "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)

Liner notes

The liner notes by Horst Lippmann, a German jazz critic of the time, provide additional notes and influences in Lewis' jazz work on this and some of his other releases.

Personnel

On "Now's The Time", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", "Delaunay's Dilemma" and "September Song":

• John Lewis – piano
• George Duvivier – bass
• Connie Kay – drums

On "Love Me", "Yesterdays" and "How Long Has This Been Going On":

• John Lewis – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Connie Kay – drums

All tracks engineered by Earle Brown and Frank Abbey.

References

1. Lalo, Thierry; Lubin, Jacques (May 19, 1991). John Lewis. Editions Parenthèses. ISBN 9782907224222 – via Google Books.
2. Mathieson, Kenny (March 1, 2012). Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65. Canongate Books. ISBN 9780857866165 – via Google Books.
3. "Improvised Meditations & Excursions - John Lewis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
4. Yanow, Scott (May 19, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306083 – via Google Books.
5. Oliphant, Dave (May 19, 1996). Texan Jazz. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292760455 – via Google Books.

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