Tracklist

A1	Abstraction	4:06
A2	Piece For Guitar & Strings	6:22
Variants On A Theme Of John Lewis (Django)	(10:15)
A3 a)	Variant I	5:27
A3 b)	Variant II	1:38
A3 c)	Variant III	3:10
Variants On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk (Criss-Cross)	(15:23)
B a)	Variant I	6:22
B b)	Variant II	1:49
B c)	Variant III	4:12
B d)	Variant IV	3:00

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Ornette Coleman (tracks: A1, B)
• Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy (tracks: B)
• Bass – Alvin Brehm (tracks: A1), George Duvivier (tracks: A3, B), Scott LaFaro
• Cello – Joseph Tekula*
• Composed By – Gunther Schuller (tracks: A1, A3, B), Jim Hall (tracks: A2)
• Design [Cover] – Jagel And Slutzky Graphics*
• Drums – Stick Evans (tracks: A1, A3, B)
• Engineer [Recording] – Phil Ramone
• Flute – Eric Dolphy (tracks: A3, B), Robert DiDomenica (tracks: A3, B)
• Guitar – Jim Hall
• Painting [Cover] – John Jagel
• Piano – Bill Evans (tracks: A3, B)
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Eddie Costa (tracks: A3, B)
• Viola – Alfred Brown (tracks: A2), Harry Zaratzian
• Violin – Charles Libove, Roland Vamos

Notes

The full title is John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music: Jazz Abstractions.

Maroon Atlantic label with silver lettering; catalogue number on label is AT. 1365, with "Made in Canada" at bottom (although cover is printed in USA). No date listed, but former owner's address sticker is affixed to back cover and has a note reading "Feb. 62," which may be the purchase date.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 1365	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 1365	US	1960
587043	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Atlantic	587043	UK	1966
SD 1365	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Atlantic	SD 1365	US	Unknown
588043	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	588043	UK	1966
1365	John Lewis	Jazz Abstractions ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	1365	US	1960