Brookside, you took advantage of me, zig zag, jazz goes siwash, Charlie's cavern, grey flannel
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Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Charlie Mariano (alto sax) (tenor sax), Bill Holman (tenor sax) (bs), Marty Paich (piano), Buddy Clark (bass), Mel Lewis (drum)
Ain't nothin' nu, de samba, sho' nuff did, windflower, a child is born, moose the mooche, rhythm
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Freddie Hubbard, Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet), Gregory Herbert (alto sax), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Hank Jones (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Mel Lewis (drum)
Cherry juice, two as one, my centennial, 61st and Rich'id, easy living, que pasa bossa
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Earl Garner, Ron Tooley, Larry Moses, John Marshall (trumpet), John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Lollie Bienenfeld, Jim Daniels (tb), Dick Oatts, Steve Coleman, Bob Rockwell, Richie Perry, Gary Brown (sax), Jim McNeely (piano), Bob Bowman (bass), Mel Lewis (drum)
Earl Gardner, Simo Saliminen, John Marshall (trumpet), Earl McIntyre, John Mosca, Douglas Purviance (tb), Stephanie Fauber (frh), Dick Oatts, Richard Perry, Gary Pribeck, Joe Lovano (reeds), Jim McNeely (piano), John Lockwood (bass), Mel Lewis (drum)
CD Album
MPS 68273
SOFT LIGHTS AND HOT MUSIC (11-02-1988) by mel lewis
Songs
Soft lights and sweet music, our love is here to stay, compensation, little man, Lester left town, how long has this been going on?, it could happen to you, touch of your lips, off the cuff
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Glenn Drewes, Earl Gardner (trumpet) (flh), Earl McIntyre, John Mosca, Ed Neumeister, Douglas Purviance (tb), Joe Lovano, Ted Nash (cl) (fl) (sax), Ralph Lalama (cl) (fl) (tenor sax), Gary Smulyan (bs) (bcl), Kenny Werner (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Mel Lewis (drum)
CD Album
MUSICMASTERS 5012
THE DEFINITVE THAD JONES, VOL. 1 (11-02-1988) by mel lewis
Songs
Low down, quietude, three in one, walkin' about, little pixie
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Glenn Drewes, Earl Gardner (trumpet) (flh), Earl McIntyre, John Mosca, Ed Neumeister, Douglas Purviance (tb), Joe Lovano, Ted Nash (cl) (fl) (sax), Ralph Lalama (cl) (fl) (tenor sax), Gary Smulyan (bs), Kenny Werner (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Mel Lewis (drum) +others
CD Album
MUSICMASTERS 5024
THE DEFINITVE THAD JONES, VOL. 2 (15-02-1988) by mel lewis
Songs
Second race, tiptoe, don't get sassy, rhoda map, cherry juice
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Glenn Drewes, Earl Gardner (trumpet) (flh), Earl McIntyre, John Mosca, Ed Neumeister, Douglas Purviance (tb), Joe Lovano, Ted Nash (cl) (fl) (sax), Ralph Lalama (cl) (fl) (tenor sax), Gary Smulyan (bs), Kenny Werner (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Mel Lewis (drum) +others
Blues-o-matic, Liza, my one and only love, all God's chillun got rhythm, exactly like you, riding high, you do something to me, after all, long count, i want you all the time, *ding ding, *slicer
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lew tabackin (fl) (tenor sax), john colianni (piano), lynn seaton (bass), mel lewis (drum)
CD Album
CONCORD 4367
JAZZ FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2 (10-10-1987) by dizzy gillespie
Songs
Blues for Max, lover come back to me, Dizz's blues
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dizzy gillespie (trumpet), ray nance (vln), pepper adams (bs), chick corea (piano), richard davis (bass), mel lewis (drum)
It ain't necessarily so, embraceable you (quasimodo), i got rhythm (chasin' the bird), i can't be bothered now, summertime, isn't it a pity, i loves you Porgy, someone to watch over me
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helen merrill (vcl), pepper adams (bs), dick katz (piano), joe puma (guitar), rufus reid or ron mcclure (bass), mel lewis (drum)
Don't get Sassy, slow but sure, body and soul, reza, people, greensleeves, finale
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thad jones, s. young, al porcino, d. moore, m. stamm (trumpet), b. powell, j.knepper, b. burgess, j. priester (tb), j. richardson, j. dodgion, e. daniels, j. henderson, p. adams (reeds), r. hanna (piano), r. davis (bass), mel lewis (drum)
Fool on the hill, little green apples, hey Jude, light my fire, always something there, home town, stoned soul picnic, when i look into your eyes, those were the days, song for Bonnie
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burt collins (flh), jimmy cleveland (tb), jim buffington, dick berg (flh), jerry dodgion (fl) (alto sax), jerome richardson (fl) (tenor sax), stanley turrentine (tenor sax), hank jones (piano), barry galbraith (guitar), bob cranshaw (bass), mel lewis (drum) +strings
The worm, take the "A" train, blue juice, heavy weight, keep loose, lock it up, girl take, think
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blue mitchell (trumpet), danny turner (alto sax), fats theus (tenor sax), bob ashton (bs), jimmy mcgriff (org), thornell schwartz (guitar), bob bushnell (elb), mel lewis or grady tate (drum)
Yes sir that's my baby, trouble in mind, Sonny boy, bye bye blackbird, i'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, black coffee, be anything, you won't let me go, fine brown frame
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ruth brown (vcl), tad jones (flh), snooky young, jimmy nottingham, richard williams (trumpet), garnett brown, jimmy cleveland, jimmy knepper (tb), jerry dodgion, jerome richardson, seldom powell, (sax), roland hanna (piano), richard davis (bass), mel lewis (drum)
Yes sir that's my baby, trouble in mind, i'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, black coffee, fine brown frame, you won't let me go, be anything, bye bye blackbird, Sonny boy
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jimmy nottingham, richard williams, thad jones (trumpet), garnett brown, jimmy knepper, j. cleveland (tb), jerry dodgion, jerome richardson, eddie daniels, seldon powell (reeds), roland hanna (piano), richard davis (bass), mel lewis (drum), ruth brown (vcl), others
Windy, hip vibrations, sweet honey bee, waltz for Diane, blues march, georgey girl, Django, canto de Oasanha, moanin'
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ernie royal, marvin stamm (trumpet) (flh), j. j. johnson, alan raph (tb), jerome richardson (fl) (tenor sax) (bs), patti bown (piano), cal tjader (vib), richard davis or ron carter (bass), mel lewis (drum), bobby rosengarden (percusion), ray barretto (cga), benny golson (arr)
CD Album
VERVE 8730
JAZZ FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON 1 (10-10-1967) by dizzy gillespie
Songs
Sweet Georgia Brown, on the trail, tour de force
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dizzy gillespie (trumpet), garnett brown (tb), pepper adams (bs), chick corea (piano), richard davis (bass), mel lewis (drum)
The feather, the serpent, blues latinese, the golden swordthe breeze and i, micorazon, man of la Mancha, la mentira
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conte candoli, jimmy owens, gerald wilson, freddie hill (trumpet), john ewing (tb), teddy edwards, harold land (tenor sax), anthony orthega, jimmy woods (reeds), roy ayers or victor feldman (vib), jack wilson (piano), buddy woodson (bass), mel lewis (drum), ...
Sports car, gloomy sunday, i get along without you, hold back, flight on the bluebird, please send me soeone to love, it was a very good year, yesterday's kisses, to sir with love, there's a mountain
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jimmy owens (trumpet), herbie mann (fl), gene bertoncini (guitar), richard davis (bass), mel lewis or bruno carr (drum), carlos valdez (cga), phil kraus (percusion) +strings
Once upon a time, Mickey's theme, , the succuba, Mickey polka, morning ecstasy, as long as i live, is there any word?, Mickey's flight, a girl named Jenny, touching in love
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clark terry; ray alonge, jimmy buffington (trumpet), eddie bert (tb), harvey phillips (tu), stan getz (tenor sax), roger kellaway (piano), barry galbraith (guitar), richard davis (bass), mel lewis (drum) +others, strings, eddie sauter (arr)
Downtown, can't get over the bossa nova, this love of mine, hanky panky, noche azul, dremsville, latin shadows, who can i turn to?, perhaps perhaps perhaps, soul sauce, feeling good
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gary mcfarland (vib), shirley scott (org), jimmy raney (guitar), bob cranshaw or richard davis (bass), mel lewis (drum), willie rodriguez (percusion) +strings
Prelude, oh! look at me now, a kettle of fish, carry me home, candlelight, put on a happy face, mean to me, easy living, dig cousin Will
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jack mcduff (org), red holloway (tenor sax), george benson (guitar), richard davis (bass), mel lewis, joe dukes (drum), willie rodriguez (percusion) + big band, benny golson (arr)
I feel pretty, the wind, to Taiho, goodbye, the shout, portrait of an artist, deep in a dream, pretty little Nieda, the song is you
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charlie mariano (alto sax), bernie glow, jimmy sedler, jimmy nottingham, marvin stamm, (trumpet), bob brookmeyer, wayne andré (tb), dick berg (flh), don dutterfield (tu), art davis (bass), roger kellaway (piano), mel lewis (drum) + others, strings, don sebesky (arr)
Blue bash, Kenny's sound, blues for Dell, easy living, soft winds, travelin', fever
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jimmy smith (org), kenny burrell (guitar), vince gambella (elb) or george duvivier or milt hinton (bass), mel lewis or bill english (drum), art merotti (percusion)
Tubs, you came a long way from St Louis, g'won train, the ape woman, blues for C.A., any number can win, Georgia on my mind, Ruby, what'd i say, the sermon
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joe newman, charlie shavers (trumpet), kai winding, jimmy cleveland, melba liston (tb), phil woods, jerry dodgion (alto sax), budd johnson, seldon powell (tenor sax), marvin halladay (bs), jimmy smith (org), kenny burrell (guitar), art davis (bass), herb lovelle or mel lewis (drum)
Lori Ellen, raisins and almonds, tahitian lullaby, sherry blue, softly as in a morning sunrise, honeysuckle rose, surf song, makin' whoopee, god rest ye merry gentlemen, dy yanu
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don randi (piano), leroy vinnegar (bass), mel lewis (drum)
You came a long way from St. Louis, skyliner, night in Tunisia, stompin' at the Savoy, prelude to a kiss, swingin' on nothing, is you is or is you ain't my baby, it don't mean a thing, frenesi, good-bye, time was, until
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june christy (vcl), conte candoli, al porcino, ray triscari, lee katzman (trumpet), frank rosolino, vernfriley or dick nash (tb), joe maini, bud shank (alto sax), bob cooper, bill perkins (tenor sax), jack nimitz (bs), jimmy rowles (piano), joe mondragon (bass), mel lewis (drum)
The conqueros, the swords, the chains, chorale, the legend of Atlantis, the empire
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dizzy gillespie, al porcino, stu williamson, conte candoli (trumpet), frank rosolino, bob edmondson (tb), red callender (tu), phil woods, charlie kennedy (alto sax), james moody, bill perkins (tenor sax), lalo schifrin (piano), chris white (bass), mel lewis (drum) +others
Viva Tirado, moment of truth, patterns, Terri, Nancy Jo, milestones, Josephina, emerge, latino
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gerald wilson, carmell jones, fred hill (trumpet), bob edmondson, lou blackburn (tb), harold land, teddy edwards (tenor sax), bud shank, joe maini (alto sax),jack nimitz (bs), jack wilson (piano), joe pass (guitar), jimmy bond (bass), mel lewis (drum)
Mission to Moscow, the sochi boatmen, midnight in Moscow, let's dance, russian lullaby, red white and blue eyes
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jimmy maxwell, marky markowitz (trumpet), willie dennis (tb), phil woods (alto sax) (cl), jerry dodgion (alto sax) (fl), zoot sims (tenor sax), gene allen (bs), eddie costa (piano), bill crow (bass), mel lewis (drum), al cohn (arr)
Sleep, big bad Bob, do you wanna jump children, tico tico, nature boy, pretty blue eyes, jump the blues away, the big cat, soft eyes, Billie's bounce, i'll take romance
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al porcino, ray triscari, stu williamson conte candoli (trumpet), bob edmundson, frank rosolino (tb), charlie kennedy, joe maini, richie kamuca, bill perkins, jack nimitz (sax), terry gibbs (vib), pat moran (piano), buddy clark (bass), mel lewis (drum)
My silent love, i never had a chance, whisper not, the lady is a tramp, i won't dance, i could write a book, as long as i live, days of wine and roses, close your eyes, cloudy morning, where can i go without you, *i'm a fool to want you, *i'll get by, ..
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peggy lee (vcl), jack sheldon (trumpet), justin gordon or harry klee (fl) (tenor sax), lou levy or bob corwin (piano), herb ellis or john pisano (guitar), max bennett (bass), mel lewis (drum) + others, benny carter (arr)
Ain't that love, the best is yet to come, i believe in you, embrasse-moi, see see rider, teach me tonight, when the sun comes out, tell all the string, big bad Bill, i'll be around, loads of love, amazing
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peggy lee (vcl), conrad gonzo, ray tiscari, al porcino, shorty sherock (trumpet), tommy sheperd, milt bernhart, ken shroyer, george roberts (tb), justin roberts (reeds), lou levy (piano), al hendrickson (guitar), max bennett (bass), mel lewis (drum) +others
CD Album
CAPITOL 1772 - Réédition : BN 25249
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? (31-01-1962) by don randi
Songs
T.J. blues, waltzing Mathilda, i love Paris, that's all, take six, interlude, autumn leaves, gypsy in my soul
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don randi (piano), leroy vinnegar (bass), mel lewis (drum)
Why are you blue?, ho hum, days gone by oh my!, gloomy sunday, some of my best friends, detour ahead, where or when, caravan
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clark terry, doc severinsen, nick travis, joe newman (trumpet), bob brookmeyer, bill elton, bill byers (tb), phil woods, gene quill (alto sax), al cohn, phil bodner (tenor sax), gene allen (bs), eddie costa (vib), hank jones (piano), george duvivier (bass), mel lewis (drum)
One more mile, the ballad of all the sad young men, up state, you came a long way from St Louis, senor blues, boogie blues, a woman alone with the blues, i want to sing a song, night bird, do nothin' till you hear from me
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bernie glow, herb pomeroy, doc severinsen (trumpet), bob brookmeyer, willie dennis (tb), walt levinsky, phil woods, jerome richardson, zoot sims (sax), hank jones (piano), barry galbraith (guitar), george duvivier (bass), mel lewis (drum), anita o'day (vcl)
Blues for yna-yna, Jeri, moody blue, straight up and down, the wailer, you better believe it, Yvette
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carmell jones (trumpet), harold land, teddy edwards, walter benton (tenor sax), joe maini (alto sax), richard holmes (org), jimmy bond (bass), mel lewis (drum) + gerald wilson orchestra
CD Album
PACIFIC 34
PRESENTS A CONCERT IN JAZZ (10-07-1961) by gerry mulligan
Songs
All about Rosie, weep, chuggin', i know don't know how, summer's over, Israel
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don ferrara, doc severinsen, nick travis (tb), bob brookmeyer, willie dennis (tb), allen raph (b-tb), gene quill, (cl) (alto sax), bob donovan (alto sax) (fl), jimmy reider (tenor sax), gene allen (bs) (bcl), gerry mulligan (bs), bill crow (bass), mel lewis (drum)
Goodbye we'll together again, alone together, every time we say goodbye, for all we know, cocktails for two, you and i, it takes two to tango, side by side, baby it's cold outside, together, people will say we're in love, just you just me
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ray charles (piano) (vcl), betty carter (vcl), philip guibeau, john hunt (trumpet), frank rosolino (tb), bennie crawford (alto sax), david newman (tenor sax), leroy cooper (bs), bill pittman (guitar), edgar willis (bass), mel lewis (drum) (vib), bruno carr (percusion) +strings
New groove, the awakening, white lightnin', sultry serenade, well you needn't, liddledabliduya
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carmell jones (trumpet), bud shank (bs) (alto sax), dennis budimir (guitar), gary peacock (bass), mel lewis (drum)
CD Album
PACIFIC 21
HOLLIDAY WITH MULLIGAN (10-04-1961) by judy holliday
Songs
What's the rush, loving you, lazy, it must be christmas, the party is over, it's bad for me, supper time, pass that peace pipe, i've got a right to sing the blues, summer's over, blue prelude
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nick travis, don ferrara, al derisi (trumpet), bob brookmeyer, alan raph (tb), gunther schuller, earl chapin, fred klein (flh), w. levinsky, don ashworth, gene allen, gerry mulligan (reeds), b. leighton (piano), bill crow (bass), mel lewis (drum), judy holliday (vcl)
Nits and wits, peanut head, stupid but not crazy, two for one, gone with the blues, Mr. good blues
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clark terry (trumpet), britt woodman (tb), jimmy hamilton (cl) (tenor sax), tommy flanagan (piano), wendell marshall (bass), mel lewis (drum)
CD Album
SWING 2022
EXCITING BIG BAND LIVE AT THE SUMMIT (21-01-1961) by terry gibbs
Songs
Limerick waltz, nose cone, summit blues, you don't know what love is, sweet Georgia Brown, too close for comfort, main stem, ja-da, T and S, day in day out
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al porcino, conte candoli, stu williamson, ray triscari (trumpet), bob enevoldsen, frank rosolino, vern friley (tb), joe maini (alto sax), bill perkins, richie kamuca (tenor sax), jack nimitz (bs), terry gibby (vib), pat morgan (piano), buddy clark (bass), mel lewis (drum)
Blueport, body and soul, black nightgown, come rain or come shine, lady Chatterley's mother, let my people be, utter chaos
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don ferrara, clark terry, nick travis (tb), bob brookmeyer, willie dennis, allen raph (tb), gene quill, bob donovan (alto sax), jimmy reider (tenor sax), gene allen (bcl), gerry mulligan (bs), bill crow (bass), mel lewis (drum)