Founder of the MJQ, pianist-composer, and proponent of so-called "Third Stream."
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Album Discography

Year Album Label AllMusic Rating User Ratings
Modern Jazz Society 1955 Modern Jazz Society Verve
 
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Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East-3 Degrees West 1956 Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East-3 Degrees West Capitol
 
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Afternoon in Paris 1958 Afternoon in Paris Koch Jazz
 
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The John Lewis Piano 1958 The John Lewis Piano MSI Music Distribution / WEA / Warner
 
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European Windows 1958 European Windows Harmonia Mundi
 
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Odds Against Tomorrow 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow Bandas Sonoras
 
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Improvised Meditations & Excursions 1959 Improvised Meditations & Excursions Atlantic / Rhino
 
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The Golden Striker 1960 The Golden Striker Atlantic
 
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The Wonderful World of Jazz 1960 The Wonderful World of Jazz Atlantic
 
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John Lewis Presents Jazz Abstractions 1961 John Lewis Presents Jazz Abstractions
 
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The Jazztet and John Lewis 1961 The Jazztet and John Lewis Universal Distribution
 
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Original Sin 1961 Original Sin Atlantic
 
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A Milanese Story 1962 A Milanese Story Atlantic / Rhino
 
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Essence: John Lewis Plays the Compositions & Arrangements of Gary McFarland 1962 Essence: John Lewis Plays the Compositions & Arrangements of Gary McFarland Rhino
 
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Animal Dance 1962 Animal Dance Rhino
 
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European Encounter 1962 European Encounter Collectables
 
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Sonorities 1965 Sonorities Columbia
 
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The Sextet of Orchestra U.S.A. 1965 The Sextet of Orchestra U.S.A. RCA
 
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P.O.V. 1975 P.O.V. Columbia
 
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Sensitive Scenery 1977 Sensitive Scenery CBS Records
 
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Piano Play House 1979 Piano Play House Toshiba
 
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Evening with Two Grand Pianos 1979 Evening with Two Grand Pianos Collectables
 
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Kansas City Breaks 1982 Kansas City Breaks Red Baron / Sony Music Distribution
 
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Bach: Preludes and Fugues, Vol. 3 (Well-Tempered Clavier) 1984 Bach: Preludes and Fugues, Vol. 3 (Well-Tempered Clavier) Philips
 
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Bach Preludes and Fugues, Vol. 1 1984 Bach Preludes and Fugues, Vol. 1 Verve
 
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Bach Preludes and Fugues, Vol. 2 1984 Bach Preludes and Fugues, Vol. 2 Philips / Verve
 
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The Bridge Game 1984 The Bridge Game Verve / PolyGram
 
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The Garden of Delight 1987 The Garden of Delight Emarcy
 
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Ellington Masterpieces 1988 Ellington Masterpieces Rhino / Atlantic
 
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Midnight in Paris 1988 Midnight in Paris Emarcy
 
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The Chess Game 1988 The Chess Game Verve
 
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The Chess Game, Vol. 2 1988 The Chess Game, Vol. 2 Verve
 
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The American Jazz Orchestra 1989 The American Jazz Orchestra EastWest
 
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Private Concert 1991 Private Concert Emarcy / Universal Distribution
 
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Goldberg Variations, Pt. 1 1998 Goldberg Variations, Pt. 1 Universal / Philips
 
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Goldberg Variations, Pt. 2 1998 Goldberg Variations, Pt. 2 Universal / Philips
 
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Evolution 1999 Evolution Atlantic
 
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Bach Preludes and Fugues, Vol. 4 2000 Bach Preludes and Fugues, Vol. 4 Polygram
 
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Evolution II 2001 Evolution II Atlantic
 
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Live in Tokyo 2003 Live in Tokyo Absord
 
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Stockholm '81 2008 Stockholm '81 Gazell / Gazell Productions
 
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Just Chillin' 2015 Just Chillin'
 
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Jazz Piano International Jazz Piano International
 
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2 Degrees East 3 Degrees West 2 Degrees East 3 Degrees West Gralin Music
 
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John Lewis Discography
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John Lewis - Artist Details

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1940s - 2000s

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