THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA

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Near the end of 1965, harmonically advanced trumpeter/cornetist Thad Jones organized a big band with drummer Mel Lewis that from February 1966 onward played Monday nights at the Village Vanguard. During the next decade, the orchestra (although always a part-time affair) became famous and gave Jones an outlet for his writing.

He composed one standard ("A Child Is Born") along with many fine pieces, including "Fingers," "Little Pixie," and "Tiptoe." Among the sidemen in the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (which started out as an all-star group and later on featured younger players) were trumpeters Bill Berry, Danny Stiles, Richard Williams, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young, and Jon Faddis, trombonists Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Knepper, and Quentin Jackson, the reeds of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels, Joe Farrell, Pepper Adams, and Billy Harper, pianists Hank Jones and Roland Hanna, and bassists Richard Davis and George Mraz.

In 1978, Jones surprised Lewis by
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THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Presenting Thad Jones / Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Presenting Thad Jones / Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra
Big Band 1966
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown
Big Band 1968
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Central Park North album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Central Park North
Big Band 1969
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Consummation album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Consummation
Big Band 1970
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Pot pourri album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pot pourri
Big Band 1974
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Suite for Pops album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Suite for Pops
Big Band 1975
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Greetings and Salutations album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Greetings and Salutations
Big Band 1975
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA New Life album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
New Life
Big Band 1976
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO
Big Band 1978
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra* Thad Jones Mel Lewis ‎: Paris 1969 - Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra* Thad Jones Mel Lewis ‎: Paris 1969 - Vol. 1
Big Band 1990

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THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Live at the Village Vanguard album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at the Village Vanguard
Big Band 1967
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Monday Night album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Monday Night
Big Band 1969
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Village Vanguard Live Sessions #3 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Village Vanguard Live Sessions #3
Big Band 1970
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Live in Tokyo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live in Tokyo
Big Band 1974
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Thad Jones / Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica
Big Band 1976
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Rhoda Scott In New York album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rhoda Scott In New York
Big Band 1976
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Live in Munich album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live in Munich
Big Band 1977
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Live at the Airliner Lounge 1977 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at the Airliner Lounge 1977
Hard Bop 1977
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Live At Jazz Jantar album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Jazz Jantar
Big Band 1978
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA One More Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One More Time
Hard Bop 1978
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra - New Life: Beogradski Jazz Festival '78 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra - New Life: Beogradski Jazz Festival '78
Big Band 1979
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA The Orchestra album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Orchestra
Big Band 1990
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Live on Tour Switzerland album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live on Tour Switzerland
Big Band 1990
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Body and Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Body and Soul
Big Band 1990
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Basel 1969 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Basel 1969
Big Band 1996
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Opening Night - Monday, February 7, 1966 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Opening Night - Monday, February 7, 1966
Big Band 1997
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA All My Yesterdays: The Debut 1966 Recordings At The Village Vanguard album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
All My Yesterdays: The Debut 1966 Recordings At The Village Vanguard
Big Band 2016

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THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA The Blue Note Re-Issue Series album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Blue Note Re-Issue Series
Big Band 1975
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Body And Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Body And Soul
Big Band 1993
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS ORCHESTRA Presenting / Live At The Village Vanguard / The Big Band Sound album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Presenting / Live At The Village Vanguard / The Big Band Sound
Big Band 2012

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