Joe Williams, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis Orchestra - Presenting

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:11
Size: 92,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:18)  1. Get Out Of My Life Woman
(2:18)  2. Woman's Got Soul
(4:27)  3. Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning
(2:49)  4. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
(2:28)  5. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
(3:32)  6. Keep Your Hand On Your Heart
(3:22)  7. Evil Man Blues
(3:13)  8. Come Sunday
(3:26)  9. Smack Dab in the Middle
(3:01) 10. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
(2:58) 11. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
(5:12) 12. Night Time Is the Right Time

This CD reissues one of Joe Williams' finest recordings. Accompanied by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, the singer is heard at the peak of his powers. The big band primarily functions as an ensemble (Snooky Young gets off some good blasts on "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"), but the inventive Thad Jones arrangements ensure that his illustrious sidemen have plenty to play. Many of the selections (half of which have been in the singer's repertoire ever since) are given definitive treatment on this set (particularly a humorous "Evil Man Blues," "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," and "Smack Dab in the Middle"), and Williams scats at his best on "It Don't Mean a Thing." Get this one. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/presenting-joe-williams-and-the-thad-jones-mel-lewis-jazz-orchestra-mw0000120692

Personnel: Joe Williams (vocals); Thad Jones (flugelhorn); Sam Herman (guitar); Jerome Richardson (alto saxophone); Eddie Daniels, Joe Farrell (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Richard Gene Williams , Snooky Young, Bill Berry , Jimmy Nottingham (trumpet); Cliff Heather (trombone, bass trombone); Garnett Brown, Tom McIntosh, Bob Brookmeyer (trombone); Roland Hanna (piano); Mel Lewis (drums).

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