Name: The Definitive Thad Jones: Live from the Village Vanguard
Brand: Nimbus
SKU: 749094
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The Definitive Thad Jones

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Album: The Definitive Thad Jones: Live from the Village Vanguard
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Low Down
2)	Quietude
3)	Three in One
4)	Walkin' About
5)	Little Pixie
1)	Second Race
2)	Tip Toe
3)	Don't Get Sassy
4)	Rhoda Map
5)	Cherry Juice

Album: The Definitive Thad Jones: Live from the Village Vanguard
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Low Down
2)	Quietude
3)	Three in One
4)	Walkin' About
5)	Little Pixie
1)	Second Race
2)	Tip Toe
3)	Don't Get Sassy
4)	Rhoda Map
5)	Cherry Juice

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Mel Lewis, Kenny Werner, Dennis Erwin, Dick Oatts, Joe Lovano, Gary Smulyan, Earl Gardner, Stephanie Fauber, Earl McIntyre.
Recorded at the Village Vanguard, New York.
Mel Lewis/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: Dick Oatts (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Ted Nash (alto saxophone); Joe Lovano, Ralph Lalama (tenor saxophone); Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone); Jim Powell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Glenn Drewes, Earl Gardner, Joe Mosello (trumpet); Stephanie Fauber (French horn); John Mosca (trombone); Earl McIntyre, Douglas Purviance (bass trombone); Kenny Werner (piano); Dennis Irwin (bass instrument); Mel Lewis (drums).
While he was also a fine trumpeter, the late Thad Jones was one of the best composers for modern jazz orchestras in the 1960s and `70s, along with co-leading a celebrated big band with drummer Mel Lewis. Jones's tunes combined sophistication with warm, engaging melodies. After his untimely death, the Lewis organization kept the flame burning with regular performances; LIVE not only features classic Jones works but showcases contemporary jazz heavyweights such as Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner, and Earl McIntire.