Animal Dance is an album by American pianist and composer John Lewis and German trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff (with The Zagreb Jazz Quartet contributing one track) which was recorded in West Germany for the Atlantic label in 1962.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed October 28, 2015
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' (a trio arrangement omitting Lewis) and Gary McFarland's 'Why Are You Blue'.".
Track listing All compositions by John Lewis, except as indicated "Animal Dance" – 2:39 "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:41 "Set 'Em Up" (Albert Mangelsdorff) – 3:18 "Monday in Milan" – 5:25 "The Sheriff" – 3:52 "Why Are You Blue?" (Gary McFarland) – 6:30 "Ornaments" (Davor Kajfes) – 6:34
Personnel Tracks 1–6: John Lewis – piano (tracks 1 & 3–6) Albert Mangelsdorff – trombone Karl-Theodor Geier – bass Silvije Glojnaric – drums Track 7: Bosko Petrovic – vibraphone Davor Kajfes – piano Miljenko Prohaska – bass Silvije Glojnaric – drums
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