Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

big band · New York

Founded in New York in 1965 by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis, the orchestra has played every Monday at the Village Vanguard since February 1966. Renamed the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in 1978 and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra in 1990, it won the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for Live in Munich.

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Styles

• Modern big bands
• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Central Park North (1969)
• A Child Is Born (1970)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Dec 12, 2023: Hank Jones, la classe au bout des doigts, deuxième partie (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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