Live at the Village Vanguard (Jones / Lewis album)

Infobox Album | Name = Live at the Village Vanguard
Type = live album
Artist = Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra


Released =
Recorded = 1967 April, The Village Vanguard, New York City
Genre = Jazz
Length = 49:26
Label = Solid State
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxfoxqlgldfe link]
Last album = "Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis,..." (1966)
This album = "Live at the Village Vanguard" (1967)
Next album = "Jazz Casual,..." (1968)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = alternate cover
Type = live album


Lower caption =

"Live at the Village Vanguard" is a 1967 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Solid State Records label. The album was nominated for a 1967 Grammy award in the "Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group..." category. [LA Times awards database, [http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-landing,0,3713019.htmlstory link] . Accessed 2008 April 28.]

Track listing

# "The Little Pixie" – 10:34
# "A- That's Freedom" (H. Jones) – 7:01
# "Bachafillen" (Brown) – 7:08
# "Don't Git Sassy" – 7:22
# "Willow Tree" (Razaf, Waller) – 5:04
# "Samba Con Getchu" (Brookmeyer) – 12:17"(tracks 7, 8, 9 = bonus tracks on later CD reissues only)" :7. "Quietude" – 4:48:8. "The Second Race" – 9:37:9. "Lover Man" (Davis, Ramirez, Sherman) – 4:53

All songs by Thad Jones except as noted.

Personnel

* Thad Jones – flugelhorn
* Mel Lewis – drums
* Roland Hanna – piano
* Richard Davis – bass
* Sam Herman – guitar
* Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute
* Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
* Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute
* Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone, clarinet
* Richard Williams – trumpet
* Bill Berry – trumpet
* Snooky Young – trumpet
* Marvin Stamm – trumpet
* Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
* Bob Brookmeyer – trombone
* Garnett Brown – trombone
* Tom McIntosh – trombone
* Cliff Heather – trombone

References / External Links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxfoxqlgldfe All Music Guide]
* Solid State SS-18016
* Blue Note 60438