John Lewis

The story

John Aaron Lewis was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews.

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Records

• The Complete Albums Collection 1957-1962 · 2016 · compilation
• IF YOU DON'T WHY DON'T YOU · 2015 · compilation
• Live in Tokyo · 2003 · live
• A Milanese Story / Animal Dance · 1999 · compilation
• I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 5 · 1980 · compilation
• Swing Is Here · 1979 · live
• Piano Modern · 1966 · compilation
• A Milanese Story (original Soundtrack) · 1962 · soundtrack

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• The Modern Jazz Quartet
• The Miles Davis Nonet
• Miles Davis All Stars
• Miles Davis Quartet
• The John Lewis Group
• Miles Davis and His Band
• The Miles Davis Sextet
• The Miles Davis Quintet
• The Modern Jazz Society
• The Charlie Parker All-Stars
• The Charlie Parker Quintet
• Miles Davis And His Orchestra
• Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
• Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
• The J.J. Johnson Sextet
• Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra
• Lester Young Quartet
• Zoot Sims Quartet
• Clifford Brown Sextet
• Lester Young Quintet

The bands John Lewis played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with John Lewis in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with John Lewis in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like John Lewis

• Lee Konitz4 sources agree
• Oscar Peterson4 sources agree
• Lennie Tristano3 sources agree
• Sonny Stitt3 sources agree
• Milt Jackson3 sources agree
• Ahmad Jamal3 sources agree
• Dexter Gordon3 sources agree
• Thelonious Monk3 sources agree
• Bud Powell2 sources agree
• Hank Jones2 sources agree
• Wynton Kelly2 sources agree
• Tommy Flanagan2 sources agree

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of John Lewis’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.

Also called John Lewis

• Person · GB
  John Lewis British experimental pianist/composer
• Person
  John Lewis Rockabilly artist
• Person
  John Lewis 1990s rhythm guitar & piano player
• Person · GB
  John Lewis better known as Jona Lewie or Terry Dactyl