| The Wonderful World of Jazz | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | July 29 and September 8 & 9, 1960 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:09 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1375 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun, Tom Dowd | |||
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The Wonderful World of Jazz is an album by pianist and composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating it is "one of pianist John Lewis' most rewarding albums outside of his work with the Modern Jazz Quartet". [2]
All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated
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