Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Band 1968, Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual TV series VIDEO

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Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Band

Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual TV series

Idem Home Video, 2002 (30 mins; b&w)
video £7.50

Air Date: April 22, 1968
Live music performances and interviews

The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis orchestra was one of the main big bands of the late Sixties, a most unpromising time for larger jazz ensembles. Thad Jones (brother of pianist Hank and drummer Elvin, and much experienced with the Count Basie band) joined forces with drummer Mel Lewis (who achieved fame with the Stan Kenton orchestra in the mid-1950s).

This Jazz Casual showcases the Jones-Lewis organisation in prime hard-swinging form.

Thad Jones - trumpet & conductor
Snooky Young, Randy Brecker, Danny Moore - trumpet
Garnett Brown, Benny Powell, Jimmy Knepper, Bob Brookmeyer - trombone
Seldon Powell, Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson, Pepper Adams - sax
Roland Hanna - piano
Richard Davis - bass
Mel Lewis - drums

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