Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO
1977 studio album by UMO featuring Thad Jones and Mel Lewis
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO | |
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Studio album by UMO, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis | |
Recorded | 1977 December, Helsinki |
Genre | Jazz |
Length | 54:09 |
Label | RCA |
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Allmusic | [1] |
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
- "Groove Merchant" – 5:05
- "It Only Happens Every Time" – 5:48
- "Tip-Toe" – 6:37
- "The Great One" – 9:38
- "Kids Are Pretty People" – 6:02
- "Summary" – 5:54
- "Little Pixie" – 7:55
- "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
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- Thad Jones
- Mel Lewis
- [All My Yesterdays / Opening Night]
- Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra
- Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra
- Live at the Village Vanguard
- Jazz Casual
- The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown
- Monday Night
- Central Park North
- Basle, 1969
- Consummation
- Live in Tokyo
- Potpourri
- Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Manuel De Sica
- Suite for Pops
- New Life
- Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra with Rhoda Scott/Rhoda Scott in New York...
- Live in Munich
- It Only Happens Every Time,...with Monica Zetterlund
- Body and Soul (Live in Berlin)
- A Touch of Class
- Village Vanguard Live Sessions 3
- The Blue Note Reissue Series: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
- The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Mosaic)
- In Europe
- The Complete Poland Concerts 1976 & 1978
guest bandleaders
- Greetings and Salutations (with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group)
- Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO (with the UMO Jazz Orchestra)
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