Jazz Abstractions

by Gunther Schuller & Jim Hall

Jazz Abstractions cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1961
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 10:28
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Jim Hall

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded for Atlantic Records, 'Jazz Abstractions' operates as a primary document of the Third Stream movement. The session incorporates contemporary classical serialism into jazz structures, featuring significant contributions from Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, and Bill Evans navigating Schuller's complex compositional frameworks.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, dissonant, improvisation, complex

Tracklist

  1. Abstraction (4:06)
  2. Piece For Guitar & Strings (6:22)

Credits

  • John Lewis - primary artist
  • Gunther Schuller - primary artist, composed by
  • Jim Hall - primary artist, composed by, guitar
  • Ornette Coleman - primary artist, alto saxophone
  • Eddie Costa - primary artist, vibraphone [vibes]
  • Eric Dolphy - primary artist, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Bill Evans - primary artist, piano
  • Scott LaFaro - primary artist, bass
  • Alvin Brehm - bass
  • George Duvivier - bass
  • Joe Tekula - cello
  • Jagel & Slutzky Graphics - design [cover]
  • Sticks Evans - drums
  • Phil Ramone - engineer [recording]
  • Robert DiDomenica - flute
  • John Jagel - painting [cover]
  • Alfred Brown - viola
  • Harry Zaratzian - viola
  • Charles Libove - violin
  • Roland Vamos - violin

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