Alto Saxophone – Dick Oatts, Steve Coleman; Baritone Saxophone – Charles Davis; Bass – Jasper Lundgaard; Drums – Mel Lewis; Flugelhorn – Thad Jones; Piano – Jim McNeely; Tenor Saxophone – Robert Rockwell, Rick Perry; Trombone – Doug Purviance, John Mosca, Lolly Bienenfeld, Lu Robertson; Trumpet – Irvin Stokes, Larry Moss, Ron Tooley, Simo Salminin. This is a compilation of live recordings previously released on three West Wind releases, A Touch Of Class, The Orchestra and Body And Soul.
During the second half of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra was the world's most successful band when it comes to creatively developing swinging big band jazz. This musically outstanding and extremely inventive outfit set the tone for everybody else in the genre. The band played their first public gig at the Village Vanguard in New York City on Monday, February 7, 1966 and staged their very last concert in late October 1978 in Berlin. This CD is a veritable rarity in memoriam, as it contains the very last live recordings of the now legendary Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.
Album: In Europe (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:32
Size: 159.2 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2010
Art: Front
[13:05] 1. Samba Con Get Chu
[ 7:36] 2. Quietude
[ 6:28] 3. Cecilia Is Love
[ 5:55] 4. Mexican Hayride I Love You
[ 7:31] 5. And I Love You So
[ 9:04] 6. That's Freedom
[10:31] 7. The Second Race
[ 9:19] 8. Willow Weep For Me
In Europe (Disc 1) mc
In Europe (Disc 1) zippy
Album: In Europe (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:06
Size: 171.9 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2010
Art: Front
[12:00] 1. Sixty First And Richard
[ 7:32] 2. Body And Soul
[11:07] 3. Don't Get Sassy
[10:17] 4. A Child Is Born
[15:38] 5. Fingers
[18:31] 6. The Intimacy Of The Blues
In Europe (Disc 2) mc
In Europe (Disc 2) zippy
Simply one the best big bands - ever!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Mat.