Improvised Meditations and Excursions

Improvised Meditations & Excursions is a jazz recording by John Lewis released in 1959.^[4]

Improvised Meditations & Excursions
Studio album by John Lewis
Released	1959 (1959)
Recorded	May 7–8, 1959^[1]
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic^[2] SD-1313 (stereo), 1313 (mono)
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
John Lewis chronology
European Windows (1958) Improvised Meditations & Excursions (1959) Odds Against Tomorrow (Soundtrack) (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

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.^[5]

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.