【美国人物志】约翰•刘易斯 (1/6)

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约翰•刘易斯（，1920年5月3日—2001年3月29日）是美国爵士乐钢琴家，作曲家和编曲家，是最有名的现代爵士四重奏的音乐总监。
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John Lewis
Modern Jazz Quartet
JingoJohn Lewis was known for his creativity. He was a skilled piano player and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet for almost 50 years. He wrote and arranged all the music for the small group. Mister Lewis was responsible for the group's sound and its identity.
John Lewis was interested in jazz, blues and bebop, a music with a great deal of energy. Yet he was also greatly influenced by his training in European classical music. Classical music is expressive and intense, but is also structured. He thought jazz should be presented the same way.
John Lewis combined classical music with traditional jazz to create songs for himself and the three other members of his quartet. He believed music should be simple and clear, yet played in a meaningful way. Here is one of the Modern Jazz Quartet's big hits, "Jingo."