Tracklist

1	Hopeful Encounter	4:47
2	Tillamook Two	7:11
3	Night Float	4:14
4	Notions	3:57
5	Another Encounter	5:09
6	Wish Me Well	7:45

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – MMG Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Eric Dolphy (tracks: 3)
• Baritone Saxophone – Gene Allen (tracks: 2, 5), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks: 3)
• Bass – George Duvivier (tracks: 3), Richard Davis (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6)
• Basset Horn – Don Stewart (tracks: 2, 5)
• Bassoon – Loren Glickman (tracks: 2, 5)
• Clarinet – Phil Woods (tracks: 2, 5)
• Composed By, Arranged By – Gary McFarland
• Drums – Connie Kay
• Engineer [Recording] – Phil Iehle, Tom Dowd
• Flute – Harold Jones (tracks: 2, 5)
• Flute [Alto] – Eric Dolphy (tracks: 2, 5)
• French Horn – Gunther Schuller (tracks: 3), Bob Northern* (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Robert Swisshelm (tracks: 1, 4, 6)
• Guitar – Billy Bean (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Jim Hall (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
• Liner Notes – Arif Mardin
• Oboe – William Arrowsmith (tracks: 2, 5)
• Piano – John Lewis
• Supervised By – Nesuhi Ertegun, Tom Dowd
• Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson (tracks: 3)
• Trombone – Mike Zwerin (tracks: 1, 4, 6)
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Herb Pomeroy (tracks: 3), Louis Mucci* (tracks: 1, 4, 6), Nick Travis (tracks: 1, 4, 6)
• Tuba – Don Butterfield (tracks: 1, 4, 6)

Notes

"John Lewis plays the compositions & arrangements of Gary McFarland"

#3 recorded September 9, 1960.
#1,4,6 recorded May 25, 1962.
#2,5 recorded October 5, 1962.

℗ 1992 WEA International Inc.

Includes Japanese and English liner notes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 1425	John Lewis	Essence ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 1425	US	1962
SD 1425	John Lewis	Essence ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Mono)	Atlantic	SD 1425	US	1962
1425	John Lewis	Essence ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	1425	US	1962
850 006	John Lewis	Essence ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	850 006	France	1962
8122-79713-8, WPCR-27119	John Lewis	Essence ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Atlantic, Warner Bros. Records	8122-79713-8, WPCR-27119	Europe	2012

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