The Wonderful World of Jazz

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating it is "one of pianist John Lewis' most rewarding albums outside of his work with the Modern Jazz Quartet".[2]

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

1. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 15:24
2. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 4:50
3. "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West" - 5:35
4. "Afternoon in Paris" - 9:55
5. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 3:25
6. "The Stranger" (Arif Mardin) - 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 10:21 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded in New York City on July 29, 1960 (tracks 2, 3 & 5), September 8, 1960 (track 1), and September 9, 1960 (tracks 4, 6 & 7)

• John Lewis - piano, arranger
• Jim Hall - guitar
• George Duvivier - bass
• Connie Kay - drums
• Herb Pomeroy - trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
• Gunther Schuller - French horn (tracks 4 & 6)
• Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone (tracks 4 & 6)
• Benny Golson (tracks 4 & 6), Paul Gonsalves (track 1) - tenor saxophone
• James Rivers - baritone saxophone (tracks 4 & 6)
• Arif Mardin - arranger (track 6)