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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Live At The Village Vanguard
Mel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry
Jazz - Lançado por Gryphon Records em 01/01/1991
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Live At The Village Vanguard (Live)
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/06/1967
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Live On Tour Switzerland (Live)
Jazz - Lançado por LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records em 01/01/2006
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Consummation (Remixed & Remastered 1994)
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/1970
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Central Park North
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/1969
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Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra Play the Compositions of Herbie Hancock Live in Montreux
Jazz - Lançado por MPS em 01/01/2016
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Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & UMO
Pop - Lançado por WM Finland em 14/06/2013
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Potpourri
Soul - Lançado por Epic - Legacy em 25/10/1974
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Mel Lewis Septet (Got 'Cha) & Sextet
Jazz - Lançado por Fresh Sound Records em 26/04/2016
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Jimmy Witherspoon at the Renaissance (Live)
Jimmy Witherspoon, Jerry Mulligan, Ben Webster
Jazz - Lançado por HIFI Records em 06/07/1960
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Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra
Jazz - Lançado por LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records em 17/06/2008
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Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra (Original)
Jazz - Lançado por Gryphon em 06/01/2006
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The Lost Art
Bebop - Lançado por Jazz Heritage Society em 08/04/2022
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All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 7 - The Big Bands
Jazz - Lançado por LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records em 07/01/2015
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Frankenstein vs. The Creature from Blood Cove (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Lakeshore Records em 05/08/2016
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Sandcastles
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por 4682419 Records DK em 23/03/2023
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House of the Rising Sun (There is a House)
Rock - Lançado por 4682419 Records DK em 31/12/1925
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Outside Looking In
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por 4682419 Records DK em 21/07/2023
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Jazz Delivery
Hacke Bjorksten, Mel Lewis, Ulf Johansson Werre
Jazz - Lançado por Beaver Records em 01/01/1988
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Xmas Jingle
Christmas Music - Lançado por 4682419 Records DK em 07/12/2022
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