Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Big Band Live at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio, Paris. Sept. 8, 1969. Radio France Musique broadcast.
-Lineup:
Richard Davis - Bass
Cliff Heather - Bass Trombone
Mel Lewis - Drums
Thad Jones - Flugelhorn, Conductor
Roland Hanna - Piano
Eddie Daniels, Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Joe Henderson, Pepper Adams - Reeds
Ashley Fannell, Eddie Bert, Jimmy Knepper - Trombone
Al Porcino, Danny Moore, Richard Williams, Snooky Young - Trumpet
-Setlist:
0:00 - Low Down
3:45 - Don't Ever Leave Me
8:35 - Mean What You Say
18:50 - Willow Tree
26:20 - Once Around
37:42 - Don't Get Sassy
48:25 - Willow Weep For Me
56:00 - Back Bone
1:10:12 - Groove Merchant
1:17:59 - Roland Hanna Piano Cadenza
1:23:03 - Tow Away Zone
1:34:28 - The Little Pixie
This concert, recorded by Radio France on September 8, 1969 features a virtual who’s who of prominent names in Jazz during the 1960s. It was just re-broadcast over a two-night period on December 16 and 17, and so the announcements, lineup and numbers are announced in French.
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Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 - August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists".
Melvin Sokoloff (May 10, 1929 - February 2, 1990), known professionally as Mel Lewis, was an American jazz drummer, session musician, professor, and author. He received fourteen Grammy Award nominations.
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