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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Low Down
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| 2. | Quietude
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| 3. | Three in One
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| 4. | Walkin' About
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| 5. | Little Pixie
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Second Race
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| 2. | Tip Toe
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| 3. | Don't Get Sassy
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| 4. | Rhoda Map
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| 5. | Cherry Juice
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Jazz
Recorded at the Village Vanguard, New York City, February 11 - 15, 1988
Soloist:
Disc 1
1 Glenn Drewes, trumpet
2 Soloist: Kenny Werner, piano
3 John Mosca, trombone, Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophone, Dennis Irwin, bass
4 Dick Oatts, alto saxophone, Ralph Lalama, tenor saxophone
5 Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone, Ted Nash, alto saxophone, Ralph Lalama, tenor saxophone, Gary Smulyan, baritone saxophone, Dick Oatts, alto saxophone, Mel Lewis, drums
Disc 2
1 Dennis Irwin, bass, Jim Powell, trumpet, Ralph Lalama, tenor saxophone
2 Kenny Werner, piano, Mel Lewis, drums, Glenn Drewes, trumpet, Ted Nash, alto saxophone, Earl Gardner, thumb in cheek, Earl Mclntyre, cabassa
3 Kenny Werner, piano, Glenn Drewes, trumpet, Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone
4 Ed Neumeister, trombone, Ralph Lalama, tenor saxophone
5 Jim Powell, flugelhorn, Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone, Kenny Werner, piano
The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, playing the music of Thad Jones during what turned out to be its last recording session, brings the long and prolific output of this marvellous band full circle. Since Mel's passing in February 1990, the band is finding its way to a new identity - and things are looking very promising indeed. Mel would never have rerecorded these vintage Jones charts without a strong reason. Mel was his own sternest critic, and most protective of the band's reputation. He felt that these new interpretations were valid both on their own, and in comparison to the originals.
Mel Lewis
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: May 10, 1929 in Buffalo, NY
Died: Feb 02, 1990 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Post-Bop
Although he was generally reluctant to solo, Mel Lewis was considered one of the definitive big band drummers, a musician who was best at driving an orchestra, but could also play quite well with smaller units. He started playing professionally when he was 15 and worked with the big bands of Boyd Raeburn (1948), Alvino Rey, Ray Anthony, and Tex Beneke. Lewis gained a great deal of recognition in the jazz world for his work with Stan Kenton (1954-1957), making the large ensemble swing hard. In 1957, he settled in Los Angeles, became a studio drummer, and worked with the big bands of Terry Gibbs and Gerald Wilson. Lewis went to New York to play with Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band in 1960, and he toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie (1961) and the Soviet Union with Benny Goodman (1962). In 1965, Lewis formed an orchestra in New York with Thad Jones which grew to be one of the top big bands in jazz. When Jones surprised everyone by suddenly fleeing to Europe in 1979, Lewis became the orchestra's sole leader, playing regularly each Monday night at the Village Vanguard until his death. Lewis recorded as a leader in the 1950s for San Francisco Jazz Records, Mode (reissued on V.S.O.P.), and Andex and, after Thad Jones left their orchestra, Lewis recorded with his big band for Atlantic, Telarc, and Music Masters.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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