Mel Lewis
Although he was generally reluctant to solo, Mel Lewis was considered one of the definitive big band drummers, a musician who was best at driving an orchestra, but could also play quite well with smaller units. He started playing professionally when he was 15 and worked with the big bands of Boyd Raeburn (1948), Alvino Rey, Ray Anthony, and Tex Beneke. Lewis gained a great deal of recognition in the jazz world for his work with Stan Kenton (1954-1957), making the large ensemble swing hard. In 1957, he settled in Los Angeles, became a studio drummer, and worked with the big bands of Terry Gibbs and Gerald Wilson. Lewis went to New York to play with Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band in 1960, and he toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie (1961) and the Soviet Union with Benny Goodman (1962). In 1965, Lewis formed an orchestra in New York with Thad Jones which grew to be one of the top big bands in jazz. When Jones surprised everyone by suddenly fleeing to Europe in 1979, Lewis became the orchestra's sole leader, playing regularly each Monday night at the Village Vanguard until his death. Lewis recorded as a leader in the 1950s for San Francisco Jazz Records, Mode (reissued on V.S.O.P.), and Andex and, after Thad Jones left their orchestra, Lewis recorded with his big band for Atlantic, Telarc, and Music Masters.
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Discografia
21 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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Live At The Village Vanguard
Mel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry
Jazz - Pubblicato da Gryphon Records il 1 gen 1991
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live At The Village Vanguard (Live)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Blue Note Records il 1 giu 1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live On Tour Switzerland (Live)
Jazz - Pubblicato da LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records il 1 gen 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Consummation (Remixed & Remastered 1994)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Blue Note Records il 1 gen 1970
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Central Park North
Jazz - Pubblicato da Blue Note Records il 1 gen 1969
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra Play the Compositions of Herbie Hancock Live in Montreux
Jazz - Pubblicato da MPS il 1 gen 2016
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & UMO
Pop - Pubblicato da WM Finland il 14 giu 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Jimmy Witherspoon at the Renaissance
Jimmy Witherspoon, Jerry Mulligan, Ben Webster
Jazz - Pubblicato da HIFI Records il 6 lug 1960
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mel Lewis Septet (Got 'Cha) & Sextet
Jazz - Pubblicato da Fresh Sound Records il 26 apr 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jimmy Witherspoon at the Renaissance (Live)
Jimmy Witherspoon, Jerry Mulligan, Ben Webster
Jazz - Pubblicato da HIFI Records il 6 lug 1960
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra
Jazz - Pubblicato da LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records il 17 giu 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra (Original)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Gryphon il 6 gen 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Lost Art
Bebop - Pubblicato da Jazz Heritage Society il 8 apr 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 7 - The Big Bands
Jazz - Pubblicato da LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records il 7 gen 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Frankenstein vs. The Creature from Blood Cove (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Colonne sonore - Pubblicato da Lakeshore Records il 5 ago 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sandcastles
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da 4682419 Records DK il 23 mar 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
House of the Rising Sun (There is a House)
Rock - Pubblicato da 4682419 Records DK il 31 dic 1925
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Outside Looking In
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da 4682419 Records DK il 21 lug 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jazz Delivery
Hacke Bjorksten, Mel Lewis, Ulf Johansson Werre
Jazz - Pubblicato da Beaver Records il 1 gen 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Xmas Jingle
Canzoni di Natale - Pubblicato da 4682419 Records DK il 7 dic 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo