Album · 1968
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra
- Released
- 1968
- Label
- Solid State Records
- Catalogue no.
- SS 18008
- Tracklist
- 12 tracks
- Length
- 40:50
- Country
- US
“Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra” is an album by Joe Williams & The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra, released in 1968 on Solid State Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 40:50. Jazz standards on the record include “Come Sunday”, “Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You”, “Hallelujah I Love Her So” and “It Don't Mean A Thing”. The line-up features “Sir” Roland Hanna (piano), Bill Berry (trumpet), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone), Cliff Heather (trombone) and Eddie Daniels (saxophone).
Who played on Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra
- “Sir” Roland Hanna piano all tracks
- Bill Berry trumpet all tracks
- Bob Brookmeyer trombone all tracks
- Cliff Heather trombone all tracks
- Eddie Daniels saxophone all tracks
- Garnett Brown trombone all tracks
- Jerome Richardson saxophone all tracks
- Jerry Dodgion saxophone all tracks
- Jimmy Nottingham trumpet all tracks
- Joe Farrell saxophone all tracks
- Joe Williams vocals all tracks
- Mel Lewis drums (drum set) all tracks
- Pepper Adams saxophone all tracks
- Richard Davis bass all tracks
- Richard Williams trumpet all tracks
- Sam Herman guitar all tracks
- Snooky Young trumpet all tracks
- Thad Jones flugelhorn all tracks
- Tom McIntosh trombone all tracks
Tracklist
- A1 Get Out of My Life Woman — Allen Toussaint 3:22
- A2 Woman's Got Soul 2:23
- A3 Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning 4:31
- A4 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You standard — Don Redman 2:53
- A5 How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) — Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland 2:32
- A6 Keep Your Hand on Your Heart 3:37
- B1 Evil Man Blues 3:26
- B2 Come Sunday standard — Duke Ellington 3:16
- B3 Smack Dab in the Middle — Charles Calhoun 3:30
- B4 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) standard — Duke Ellington 3:05
- B5 Hallelujah, I Love Her So standard — Ray Charles 3:02
- B6 Night Time Is the Right Time — Herman Lubinsky 5:14
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Frequently asked questions
Who played on Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra?
The line-up of Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra includes “Sir” Roland Hanna (piano), Bill Berry (trumpet), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone), Cliff Heather (trombone), Eddie Daniels (saxophone), Garnett Brown (trombone), Jerome Richardson (saxophone) and Jerry Dodgion (saxophone).
Which label released Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra?
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra was released in 1968 on Solid State Records (SS 18008).
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