Jazz Abstractions


Jazz Abstractions is a third stream album combining elements of jazz and classical music recorded in late 1960 for the Atlantic label.

Reception

awarded the album 4 stars stating: "One of the most successful third stream efforts...This is very interesting music".

Track listing

All compositions by Gunther Schuller except as indicated
  1. "Abstraction" - 4:06
  2. "Piece for Guitar & Strings" - 6:22
  3. "Variants on a Theme of John Lewis " - 10:15
  4. # "Variant I" - 5:27
  5. # "Variant II" - 1:38
  6. # "Variant III" - 3:10
  7. "Variants on a Theme of Thelonious Monk " - 15:23
  8. # "Variant I" - 6:22
  9. # "Variant II" - 1:49
  10. # "Variant III" - 4:12
  11. # "Variant IV" - 3:00

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