John Lewis

Originally heard on the landmark Miles Davis album Birth of the Cool, this arrangement for little big band contains elements of the 'cool school' along with some modern touches.

Formed in 1952, the Modern Jazz Quartet influenced the landscape of contemporary jazz for over 40 years. With elements of classical music blended with cool jazz and blues, The Golden Striker epitomize...

John Lewis (composer, pianist, and founder of the acclaimed Modern Jazz Quartet) penned Afternoon in Paris in the '50s and it has remained a jazz standard ever since. This nicely crafted version for y...

Feature vibes or piano on this terrific arrangement of the classic jazz standard by John Lewis. The solo section features a double-time swing section, and there is a sax soli as well. Great scoring fo...

Made famous by the Modern Jazz Quartet, this medium swinger is a great addition to the literature for young jazz players. Mark's chart opens with a small group of 2 saxes, trumpet, trombone and guitar...

Jazz standard from John Lewis in a medium swing style.

Feature vibes or piano on this terrific arrangement of the classic jazz standard by John Lewis. The solo section features a double-time swing section, and there is a sax soli as well. Great scoring fo...

Written for Charlie Parker with Strings Arranged by John Lewis, Edited by Jeffrey Sultanof This John Lewis arrangement was written for Charlie Parker in 1950. The arrangement was never recorded, and f...

RECORDED BY MILES DAVIS ARRANGED BY JOHN LEWIS, EDITED BY JEFFREY SULTANOF Gil Evans set up shop in his small New York apartment above a Chinese laundry acting as an advisor to a group of jazz musicia...

Real Book - Melodielinie & Akkorde.

Pianist John Lewis wrote this arrangement of the Dizzy Gillespie/Milton Shaw tune for a 1946 recording session. The Gillespie band played this chart live during the 1940s and into the early 1960s. Fea...

Das 1952 gegründete Modern Jazz Quartet beeinflusste über 40 Jahre die moderne Jazzlandschaft. The Golden Striker ist mit Elementen der klassischen Musik, vermischt mit Cool Jazz und Blues, beispielha...