''Essence'' (subtitled ''John Lewis Plays the Compositions & Arrangements of Gary McFarland'') is an album by pianist and conductor John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960 and 1962.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series
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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing
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Track listing

''All compositions by Gary McFarland'' # "Hopeful Encounter" - 4:47 # "Tillamook Two" - 7:11 # "Night Float" - 4:14 # "Notions" - 3:57 # "Another Encounter" = 5:09 # "Wish Me Well" - 7:45 *Recorded in New York City on September 9, 1960 (track 3), May 25, 1962 (tracks 1, 4 & 6) and October 5, 1962 (2 & 5)

Personnel

* John Lewis - piano *

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

(tracks 1, 4 & 6), Louis Mucci (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Herb Pomeroy (track 3), Nick Travis (tracks 1, 4 & 6) - trumpet * Mike Zwerin - trombone (tracks 1, 4 & 6) * Bob Northern (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Gunther Schuller (track 3), Robert Swisshelm (tracks 1, 4 & 6) - French horn * Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 1, 4 & 6) *Harold Jones -

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

(tracks 2 & 5) *William Arrowsmith - oboe (tracks 2 & 5) *Loren Glickman -

bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

(tracks 2 & 5) * Phil Woods -

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

(tracks 2 & 5) *Don Stewart -

basset horn The basset horn (sometimes hyphenated as basset-horn) is a member of the clarinet family of musical instruments. Construction and tone Like the clarinet, the instrument is a wind instrument with a single reed and a cylindrical bore. Howeve ...

(tracks 2 & 5) *

Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gai ...

(track 2, 3 & 5) -

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

, flute *

Benny Golson Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launch ...

(track 3) - tenor saxophone *Gene Allen (tracks 2 & 5), Jimmy Giuffre (track 3) -

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

* Billy Bean (tracks 1, 4 & 6), Jim Hall (tracks 2, 3 & 5) - guitar * Richard Davis (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6),

George Duvivier George Duvivier (August 17, 1920 – July 11, 1985) was an American jazz double-bassist. Biography Duvivier was born in New York City, the son of Leon V. Duvivier and Ismay Blakely Duvivier. He attended the Conservatory of Music and Art, where ...

(track 3) -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Connie Kay -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Gary McFarland -

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

References

{{Authority control 1962 albums John Lewis (pianist) albums Albums arranged by Gary McFarland Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun Albums produced by Tom Dowd Atlantic Records albums