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The Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Big Band
The Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Big Band - Jazz Casual
Thaddeus Joseph Jones (28 mars 1923 -- 21 août 1986) est un trompettiste, compositeur et chef d'orchestre de jazz américain.
Thad Jones est né à Pontiac (Michigan) dans une famille nombreuse de musiciens (un de ses frères plus âgé est le pianiste Hank Jones et un autre plus jeune le batteur Elvin Jones). Autodidacte, Thad Jones est musicien professionnel dès l'âge de 16 ans. Il joue dans des orchestres de l'U.S. Army pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale de 1943 à 1946.
Après la guerre, Thad Jones poursuit sa carrière et vers 1954, il compose et fait des arrangements pour Count Basie avec lequel il joue. Il reste avec Basie pendant neuf ans. La musique de Jones était d'un style très original qui ne correspondait pas toujours avec le style de l'orchestre de Basie. Au début des années 1960, il devient arrangeur indépendant dans la région de New York.
En 1965, avec le batteur Mel Lewis, il forme le Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. À l'origine le groupe commence par des jam sessions informelles dans les studios de New York puis au célèbre Village Vanguard. Le groupe reçoit un accueil très favorable et Jones continue à le diriger pendant 12 ans. En 1979, ils remportent un Grammy Awards pour l'album Live in Munich. Jones a aussi enseigné au William Paterson College dans le New Jersey.
En 1978 (à la grande surprise de ses collègues de New York), Thad Jones déménage brutalement à Copenhague au Danemark où plusieurs autres musiciens de jazz américains se sont installés. Il forme un nouveau groupe Eclipse, compose pour le big band de la radio danoise et enseigne le jazz au Conservatoire royal de Copenhague.
Une année avant sa mort, Jones revient aux États-Unis pour diriger le Count Basie Orchestra mais il doit s'interrompre en raison de son état de santé. Il retourne alors à Copenhague pour les derniers mois de sa vie. Il est enterré au cimetière Vestre Kirkegard de Copenhague.
Charles Mingus disait de Thad Jones « [...] c'est le plus grand trompettiste que j'ai entendu dans ma vie. » Vers la fin de sa vie, ses arrangements et ses compositions ont occulté ses talents d'instrumentiste.
Sa composition la plus célèbre reste A Child is Born.
Thad Jones
Jazz Casual - The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd consists of a recording of a Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd appearance from 1963 and a Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra appearance from 1968 that were combined and released as a single DVD video and also as an audio CD. Jazz Casual was a KQED-produced television show of studio performances by major jazz musicians. The same material has also been released in different packages (e.g. a DVD of the Jones/Lewis Orchestra tracks combined with the 1961 appearance of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and the 1962 Modern Jazz Quartet appearance and another DVD including all 3 Woody Herman appearances from 1963 and 1964 which were both also part of an 8 DVD complete set of all 28 Jazz Casual TV episodes.)
Track listing
"Just Blues" – 4:41
Thad Jones, Introductions – 0:36
"St.Louis Blues" – 12:18
Interview With Thad, Mel, Section Leader – 4:07
"Kids Are Pretty People" – 5:39
"Don't Get Sassy" – 1:05
"Molasses" – 6:30
Interview – 4:43
"El Toro Grande" – 4:52
Woody Speaks – 0:21
"Lonesome Old Town" – 3:42
Woody Speaks – 0:22
"That's Where It Is" – 4:06
"Cousins" – 4:18
Tracks 1-6: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Tracks 7-14: Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd
Personnel
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra:
Thad Jones – flugelhorn
Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Snooky Young – trumpet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Danny Moore – trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer – trombone
Garnett Brown – trombone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Roland Hanna – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Mel Lewis – drums
Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd:
Woody Herman – clarinet, saxophone
Bill Chase – trumpet
Billy Hunt – trumpet
Dave Dale – trumpet
Phil Wilson – trombone
Henry Southall – trombone
Kenny Wenzel – trombone
Sal Nistico – tenor sax
Carmen Leggio – tenor sax
Jackie Stevens – tenor sax
Frank Hittner – baritone sax
Nat Pierce – piano
Chuck Andrus – bass
Jake Hanna – drums
Complete in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Casual_%E2%80%93_Thad_Jones/Mel_Lewis_Orchestra_and_Woody_Herman_and_His_Swinging_Herd
Track listing
"Just Blues" – 4:41
Thad Jones, Introductions – 0:36
"St.Louis Blues" – 12:18
Interview With Thad, Mel, Section Leader – 4:07
"Kids Are Pretty People" – 5:39
"Don't Get Sassy" – 1:05
"Molasses" – 6:30
Interview – 4:43
"El Toro Grande" – 4:52
Woody Speaks – 0:21
"Lonesome Old Town" – 3:42
Woody Speaks – 0:22
"That's Where It Is" – 4:06
"Cousins" – 4:18
Tracks 1-6: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Tracks 7-14: Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd
Personnel
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra:
Thad Jones – flugelhorn
Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Snooky Young – trumpet
Richard Williams – trumpet
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Danny Moore – trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer – trombone
Garnett Brown – trombone
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Roland Hanna – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Mel Lewis – drums
Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd:
Woody Herman – clarinet, saxophone
Bill Chase – trumpet
Billy Hunt – trumpet
Dave Dale – trumpet
Phil Wilson – trombone
Henry Southall – trombone
Kenny Wenzel – trombone
Sal Nistico – tenor sax
Carmen Leggio – tenor sax
Jackie Stevens – tenor sax
Frank Hittner – baritone sax
Nat Pierce – piano
Chuck Andrus – bass
Jake Hanna – drums
Complete in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Casual_%E2%80%93_Thad_Jones/Mel_Lewis_Orchestra_and_Woody_Herman_and_His_Swinging_Herd
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra was a jazz big band formed by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis around 1965. The band performed for twelve years in its original incarnation, and included a 1972 tour of the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. The band won a 1978 Grammy Award for the album Live in Munich and in 2009 a Grammy Award for the album Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard. The collaboration ended in 1978 with Jones suddenly moving to Copenhagen, Denmark, after which the band became the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. Since the death of Lewis in 1990 it has been known as the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. They have maintained a Monday-night residency at the Village Vanguard for four decades.[1]
History
The orchestra started out as a group of all-star studio musicians getting together for midnight practice sessions at any place within walking distance from Jim and Andy's, a bar frequented by New York musicians. They eventually debuted at the Village Vanguard in New York in 1966, and were quickly noticed by jazz insiders for their originality and virtuoso skills.[citation needed]
The band had its own unique style, and tradition along the lines of big band swing, bebop and hard bop. The sound was powerful, fast, intellectual and fun to listen to.[citation needed] Their pieces required a high degree of skill to play.[citation needed] Thad Jones, a trumpeter who toured (and wrote) for the Count Basie Orchestra during the 1950s, led the group, was its main arranger, and was occasionally featured, most often on flugelhorn. Mel Lewis, co-leader, produced a drum style with the band that was unique for big bands.[1] The extent in which he was able to incorporate the loose, open approach of small group playing was a major innovation.[1] His cymbal work added a texture and richness that is one of the hallmarks of the band. Every big band drummer after Lewis has been influenced by him to some degree.[1]
The orchestra was arguably the most influential big band since the swing era.[1] It was also an unusual band; creating new styles, succeeding in an era where big bands were out of favor, and remaining integrated during racially tense periods.[1] The band initially was made of all-stars, but over time endeavored to showcase new talent (e.g. Jon Faddis). Jones's arrangements proved to be highly influential upon modern composers such as Maria Schneider, Bob Brookmeyer (who is also an alumnus), Jim McNeely, Bill Kirchner, Richard DeRosa, Bob Mintzer, Jerry Dodgion, and many others.[1] His songs built upon the innovations previously pioneered by jazz composers such as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. Since the mid-1980s, the band has been renamed the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, continuing its tradition as the Village Vanguard's house band.[1]
Discography
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Opening Night (recorded 1966, released 2000) Alan Grant Presents
Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (1966) Solid State Records
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra (1966) Solid State
Live at the Village Vanguard (1967) Solid State
The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown (1968) Solid State
Monday Night (1968) Solid State
Central Park North (1969) Solid State
Basle, 1969 (recorded 1969, released 1996) TCB Music
Consummation (1970) Solid State/Blue Note
Live in Tokyo (1974) Denon Jazz
Potpourri (1974) Philadelphia International
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica (1974) Pausa
Suite for Pops (1975) Horizon/A&M
New Life: Dedicated to Max Gordon (1975) A&M
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra With Rhoda Scott aka Rhoda Scott in New York with... (1976)
Live in Munich (1976) Horizon/A&M
It Only Happens Every Time (1977) EMI Records – with Monica Zetterlund
Body and Soul aka Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in Europe (1978) West Wind Jazz – Live in Berlin
A Touch of Class (1978) West Wind Jazz – Live in Warsaw
Video performances
Jazz Casual – Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra... (recorded 1968) – a 1968 Television appearance
Compilations
The Blue Note Reissue Series: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis (recorded 1966 - 1970) Blue Note
The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra (recorded 1966 - 1970) Mosaic Records / Blue Note
In Europe (2007) ITM
The Complete (Live in) Poland Concerts 1976 & 1978 (2009) Gambit
Jones and Lewis as guests with other orchestras
Greetings and Salutations (1975) Town Crier – Jones, Lewis and Jon Faddis with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group, Stockholm
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO (1977) RCA Records – Jones and Lewis with the UMO Jazz Orchestra, Helsinki
Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra
Naturally (1979) Telarc
Live in Montreux: Mel Lewis Plays Herbie Hancock (1980) MPS Records/ Pausa
Live at the Village Vanguard, ...Featuring the Music of Bob Brookmeyer (1980)
Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (1982) Finesse
20 Years at the Village Vanguard (1985) Atlantic
Definitive Thad Jones, Vol. 1 (1988) Music Masters Jazz
Definitive Thad Jones, Vol. 2 (1988) Music Masters Jazz
Soft Lights and Hot Music (1988) Music Masters Jazz
To You: A Tribute to Mel Lewis (1990) Music Masters Jazz
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Lickety Split, The Music of Jim McNeely (1997) New World Records
Thad Jones Legacy, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (1999) New World Records
Can I Persuade You (2002) Planet Arts
The Way, Music of Slide Hampton (2004) Planet Arts
Up From The Skies, Music of Jim McNeely (2006) Planet Arts
Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard (2008) Planet Arts - double CD
Forever Lasting Live in Tokyo (2011) Planet Arts – double CD
Alumni
Brass
Thad Jones
Eddie Bert
Luis Bonilla
Jim Bossy
Cecil Bridgewater
Bob Brookmeyer
Jon Faddis
Stephen Furtado
Cliff Heather
Jason Jackson
Quentin Jackson
Jack Jeffers
Virgil Jones
Jimmy Knepper
John Mosca
Ed Neumeister
Lynn Nicholson
Al Porcino
Douglas Purviance
Lew Soloff
Marvin Stamm
Julius Watkins
Scott Wendholt
Snooky Young
Woodwinds
Pepper Adams
Frank Basile
Ron Bridgewater
Steve Coleman
Eddie Daniels
Jerry Dodgion
Billy Drewes
Joe Farrell
Don Palmer
Frank Foster
Kenny Garrett
Billy Harper
Greg Herbert
Ralph LaLama
Joe Lovano
Lou Marini
Dick Oatts
Bob Mintzer
Rich Perry
Chris Potter
Jerome Richardson
Gary Smulyan
Eddie Xiques
Joe Henderson
Keyboards
Roland Hanna
Hank Jones
Jim McNeely
Walter Norris
Harold Danko
Kenny Werner
Michael Weiss
Bass
Bob Bowman
Richard Davis
Dennis Irwin
George Mraz
Rufus Reid
David Wong
Drums
Mel Lewis
Tim Horner
Dennis Mackrel
John Riley
Vocals
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Ruth Brown
Joe Williams
Awards and honors
Grammy award:[2]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: 2008 (for Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band: 1978 (Live in Munich)
Grammy award nominations:
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band: 1967 (Live at the Village Vanguard), 1969 (Central Park North), 1970 (Consummation), 1975 (Potpourri), 1976 (New Life)
Best Instrumental Arrangement: 1975 ("Living for the City" from Potpourri)
Down Beat magazine
Critics' Poll winner: Big Band:[3] 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Readers' Poll winner: Big Band:[4] 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Complete in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thad_Jones/Mel_Lewis_Orchestra
History
The orchestra started out as a group of all-star studio musicians getting together for midnight practice sessions at any place within walking distance from Jim and Andy's, a bar frequented by New York musicians. They eventually debuted at the Village Vanguard in New York in 1966, and were quickly noticed by jazz insiders for their originality and virtuoso skills.[citation needed]
The band had its own unique style, and tradition along the lines of big band swing, bebop and hard bop. The sound was powerful, fast, intellectual and fun to listen to.[citation needed] Their pieces required a high degree of skill to play.[citation needed] Thad Jones, a trumpeter who toured (and wrote) for the Count Basie Orchestra during the 1950s, led the group, was its main arranger, and was occasionally featured, most often on flugelhorn. Mel Lewis, co-leader, produced a drum style with the band that was unique for big bands.[1] The extent in which he was able to incorporate the loose, open approach of small group playing was a major innovation.[1] His cymbal work added a texture and richness that is one of the hallmarks of the band. Every big band drummer after Lewis has been influenced by him to some degree.[1]
The orchestra was arguably the most influential big band since the swing era.[1] It was also an unusual band; creating new styles, succeeding in an era where big bands were out of favor, and remaining integrated during racially tense periods.[1] The band initially was made of all-stars, but over time endeavored to showcase new talent (e.g. Jon Faddis). Jones's arrangements proved to be highly influential upon modern composers such as Maria Schneider, Bob Brookmeyer (who is also an alumnus), Jim McNeely, Bill Kirchner, Richard DeRosa, Bob Mintzer, Jerry Dodgion, and many others.[1] His songs built upon the innovations previously pioneered by jazz composers such as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. Since the mid-1980s, the band has been renamed the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, continuing its tradition as the Village Vanguard's house band.[1]
Discography
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Opening Night (recorded 1966, released 2000) Alan Grant Presents
Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (1966) Solid State Records
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra (1966) Solid State
Live at the Village Vanguard (1967) Solid State
The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown (1968) Solid State
Monday Night (1968) Solid State
Central Park North (1969) Solid State
Basle, 1969 (recorded 1969, released 1996) TCB Music
Consummation (1970) Solid State/Blue Note
Live in Tokyo (1974) Denon Jazz
Potpourri (1974) Philadelphia International
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica (1974) Pausa
Suite for Pops (1975) Horizon/A&M
New Life: Dedicated to Max Gordon (1975) A&M
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra With Rhoda Scott aka Rhoda Scott in New York with... (1976)
Live in Munich (1976) Horizon/A&M
It Only Happens Every Time (1977) EMI Records – with Monica Zetterlund
Body and Soul aka Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in Europe (1978) West Wind Jazz – Live in Berlin
A Touch of Class (1978) West Wind Jazz – Live in Warsaw
Video performances
Jazz Casual – Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra... (recorded 1968) – a 1968 Television appearance
Compilations
The Blue Note Reissue Series: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis (recorded 1966 - 1970) Blue Note
The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra (recorded 1966 - 1970) Mosaic Records / Blue Note
In Europe (2007) ITM
The Complete (Live in) Poland Concerts 1976 & 1978 (2009) Gambit
Jones and Lewis as guests with other orchestras
Greetings and Salutations (1975) Town Crier – Jones, Lewis and Jon Faddis with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group, Stockholm
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO (1977) RCA Records – Jones and Lewis with the UMO Jazz Orchestra, Helsinki
Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra
Naturally (1979) Telarc
Live in Montreux: Mel Lewis Plays Herbie Hancock (1980) MPS Records/ Pausa
Live at the Village Vanguard, ...Featuring the Music of Bob Brookmeyer (1980)
Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (1982) Finesse
20 Years at the Village Vanguard (1985) Atlantic
Definitive Thad Jones, Vol. 1 (1988) Music Masters Jazz
Definitive Thad Jones, Vol. 2 (1988) Music Masters Jazz
Soft Lights and Hot Music (1988) Music Masters Jazz
To You: A Tribute to Mel Lewis (1990) Music Masters Jazz
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Lickety Split, The Music of Jim McNeely (1997) New World Records
Thad Jones Legacy, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (1999) New World Records
Can I Persuade You (2002) Planet Arts
The Way, Music of Slide Hampton (2004) Planet Arts
Up From The Skies, Music of Jim McNeely (2006) Planet Arts
Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard (2008) Planet Arts - double CD
Forever Lasting Live in Tokyo (2011) Planet Arts – double CD
Alumni
Brass
Thad Jones
Eddie Bert
Luis Bonilla
Jim Bossy
Cecil Bridgewater
Bob Brookmeyer
Jon Faddis
Stephen Furtado
Cliff Heather
Jason Jackson
Quentin Jackson
Jack Jeffers
Virgil Jones
Jimmy Knepper
John Mosca
Ed Neumeister
Lynn Nicholson
Al Porcino
Douglas Purviance
Lew Soloff
Marvin Stamm
Julius Watkins
Scott Wendholt
Snooky Young
Woodwinds
Pepper Adams
Frank Basile
Ron Bridgewater
Steve Coleman
Eddie Daniels
Jerry Dodgion
Billy Drewes
Joe Farrell
Don Palmer
Frank Foster
Kenny Garrett
Billy Harper
Greg Herbert
Ralph LaLama
Joe Lovano
Lou Marini
Dick Oatts
Bob Mintzer
Rich Perry
Chris Potter
Jerome Richardson
Gary Smulyan
Eddie Xiques
Joe Henderson
Keyboards
Roland Hanna
Hank Jones
Jim McNeely
Walter Norris
Harold Danko
Kenny Werner
Michael Weiss
Bass
Bob Bowman
Richard Davis
Dennis Irwin
George Mraz
Rufus Reid
David Wong
Drums
Mel Lewis
Tim Horner
Dennis Mackrel
John Riley
Vocals
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Ruth Brown
Joe Williams
Awards and honors
Grammy award:[2]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance: 2008 (for Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra)
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band: 1978 (Live in Munich)
Grammy award nominations:
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band: 1967 (Live at the Village Vanguard), 1969 (Central Park North), 1970 (Consummation), 1975 (Potpourri), 1976 (New Life)
Best Instrumental Arrangement: 1975 ("Living for the City" from Potpourri)
Down Beat magazine
Critics' Poll winner: Big Band:[3] 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Readers' Poll winner: Big Band:[4] 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Complete in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thad_Jones/Mel_Lewis_Orchestra
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