Tracklist

A1	Abstraction	4:06
A2	Piece For Guitar & Strings	6:22
Variants On A Theme Of John Lewis (Django)	(10:15)
A3a	Variant I	5:27
A3b	Variant II	1:38
A3c	Variant III	3:10
Variants On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross)	(15:23)
Ba	Variant I	6:22
Bb	Variant II	1:49
Bc	Variant III	4:12
Bd	Variant IV	3:00

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Ornette Coleman (tracks: A1, B)
• Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy (tracks: B)
• Bass – Alvin Brehm (tracks: A1), George Duvivier (tracks: A3, B), Scott LaFaro
• Cello – Joseph Tekula*
• Composed By – Gunther Schuller (tracks: A1, A3, B), Jim Hall (tracks: A2)
• Design [Cover] – Jagel And Slutzky Graphics*
• Drums – Stick Evans (tracks: A1, A3, B)
• Engineer [Recording] – Phil Ramone
• Flute – Eric Dolphy (tracks: A3, B), Robert DiDomenica (tracks: A3, B)
• Guitar – Jim Hall
• Painting [Cover] – John Jagel
• Piano – Bill Evans (tracks: A3, B)
• Presenter – John Lewis
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Eddie Costa (tracks: A3, B)
• Viola – Alfred Brown (tracks: A2), Harry Zaratzian
• Violin – Charles Libove, Roland Vamos

Notes

White label/black text promo: "Sample copy, not for sale"

The full title is: John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music 1: Jazz Abstractions: Compositions by Gunther Schuller & Jim Hall.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1): S W A11799-C AT
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2): S W 11800-A AT

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 1365	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 1365	US	1960
587043	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Atlantic	587043	UK	1966
SD 1365	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Atlantic	SD 1365	US	Unknown
WPCR-27208	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Atlantic, Rhino Records	WPCR-27208	Japan	2013
588043	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	588043	UK	1966