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The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Jazz big band formed by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis
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- United States
- Discography
- 13 albums
Biography
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra is a jazz group in New York City. Record labels: Blue Note and RCA. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Live at the Village Vanguard” (1967) to “All My Yesterdays: The Debut 1966 Recordings at the Village Vanguard” (2016).
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra was a jazz big band formed by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis in New York in 1965. The band performed for twelve years in its original incarnation, including a 1972 tour of the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. The collaboration ended in 1978 with Jones suddenly moving to Copenhagen, Denmark, after which the band became the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. Since the death of Lewis in 1990 it has been known as the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. They have maintained a Monday-night residency at the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York for five decades. The band won Grammy Awards for the album Live in Munich in 1978 and for the album Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard in 2009.
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Discography
Studio and live albums
Also plays on
Albums where The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra is credited as a sideman
Frequently asked questions
What are The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra's best-known albums?
Albums in our database include Live at the Village Vanguard (1967), Monday Night (1969), Consummation (1970), Potpourri (1974) and Suite for Pops (1975).
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