Animal Dance (album)


Animal Dance is an album by American pianist and composer John Lewis and German trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff which was recorded in West Germany for the Atlantic label in 1962.

Reception

Ken Dryden in his review for AllMusic states: "none of the musicians had ever played together, though it made little difference as they quickly absorbed the originals of Lewis and Mangelsdorff, along with the familiar standard 'Autumn Leaves' and Gary McFarland's 'Why Are You Blue'.".

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis, except as indicated
  1. "Animal Dance" – 2:39
  2. "Autumn Leaves" – 6:41
  3. "Set 'Em Up" – 3:18
  4. "Monday in Milan" – 5:25
  5. "The Sheriff" – 3:52
  6. "Why Are You Blue?" – 6:30
  7. "Ornaments" – 6:34

Personnel

Tracks 1–6:
Track 7: