Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra – Live At The Village Vanguard (Remastered) (1980/2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra – Live At The Village Vanguard (Remastered) (1980/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 49:14 minutes | 846 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Gryphon Records

The second recording by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra is the equal of the first. Most memorable here are “Little Pixie,” Fats Waller’s “Willow Tree,” and particularly, the spirited “Don’t Git Sassy.” With arrangements by Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer and Garnett Brown, and an all-star cast that includes trumpeters Snooky Young, Marvin Stamm and Richard Gene Williams, valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, the reeds of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Joe Farrell, Eddie Daniels and Pepper Adams (all of whom solo), pianist Roland Hanna and bassist Richard Davis, among others, this was one of the great big bands. Fortunately, the exciting music on this out of print LP has been reissued on CD as part of a very complete Mosaic box set.

Tracklist:

1-1. Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra – Ding Dong Ding (Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, 1980) (07:21)
1-2. Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra – First Love Song (Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, 1980) (05:26)
1-3. Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra – Hello And Goodbye (Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, 1980) (07:45)
1-4. Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra – Skylark (Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, 1980) (07:00)
1-5. Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra – El Co (Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, 1980) (16:18)
1-6. Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra – The Fan Club (Live at the Village Vanguard, New York, 1980) (05:21)

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