Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO

Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO is a big band jazz recording by UMO (Finnish acronym for "New Music Orchestra") with guest bandleaders / performers Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. It was recorded in Helsinki in 1977 and was nominated for a 1979 Grammy award in the "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" category.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Groove Merchant" – 5:05
2. "It Only Happens Every Time" – 5:48
3. "Tip-Toe" – 6:37
4. "The Great One" – 9:38
5. "Kids Are Pretty People" – 6:02
6. "Summary" – 5:54
7. "Little Pixie" – 7:55
8. "Only For Now" – 7:10

Personnel

• Thad Jones – flugelhorn
• Mel Lewis – drums
• Simo Salminen – trumpet
• Markku Johansson – trumpet
• Esko Heikkinen – trumpet
• Kaj Backlund – trumpet
• Juhani Aalto – trombone
• Mircea Stan – trombone
• Petri Juutilainen – trombone
• Tom Bildo – trombone
• Pekka Poyry – saxophone, flute
• Juhani Aaltonen – saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Eero Koivistoinen – saxophone
• Teemu Salminen – saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Pentti Lahti – saxophone, clarinet
• Esko Linnavalli – piano
• Otto Berger – guitar
• Pekka Sarmanto – bass
• Esko Rosnell – percussion

References / External links

• RCA PL 40096
• Allmusic link
• UMO web site