The Golden Striker

The Golden Striker (subtitled Music for Brass & Piano by John Lewis Conducted & Played by the Composer) is an album by third stream composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.[1]

This article is about the album by John Lewis. For the album by Ron Carter, see The Golden Striker (Ron Carter album).

The Golden Striker
Studio album by John Lewis
Released	1960
Recorded	February 12, 15 & 16, 1960 NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic SD 1334
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
John Lewis chronology
Odds Against Tomorrow (Soundtrack) (1959) The Golden Striker (1960) The Wonderful World of Jazz (1960)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars stating it is "One of the less interesting John Lewis "third-stream" projects" and "Although the pianist takes a few solos, the music is mostly written out and frankly rather dull".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis

1. "Fanfare I" – 0:38
2. "Piazza Navona" – 6:28
3. "Odds Against Tomorrow" – 7:45
4. "Fanfare II" – 0:33
5. "Pulcinella" – 4:15
6. "Fanfare II" – 0:23
7. "The Golden Striker" – 4:55
8. "Piazza di Spagna" – 4:33
9. "Fanfare I" – 0:38
10. "La Cantatrice" – 5:03

Personnel

• John Lewis – piano, conductor
• Melvyn Broiles, Bernie Glow, Alan Kiger, Joe Wilder – trumpet
• David Baker, Dick Hixson – trombone
• Ray Alonge, John Barrows, Al Richman, Gunther Schuller – French horn
• Jay McAllister (tracks 1, 3–7, 9 & 10), Harvey Phillips (tracks 2 & 8) – tuba
• George Duvivier – bass
• Connie Kay – drums

References

1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 21, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. The Golden Striker – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2015.