Live at the Village Vanguard (The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra album)

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.^[2] All tracks are also included on Mosaic's limited edition boxed set, The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra.

Track listing

1. "The Little Pixie" – 10:34
2. "A- That's Freedom" (H. Jones) – 7:01
3. "Bachafillen" (Brown) – 7:08
4. "Don't Git Sassy" – 7:22
5. "Willow Tree" (Razaf, Waller) – 5:04
6. "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

• Allmusic
• Solid State SS-18016
• Blue Note 60438