Presenting Joe Williams And Thad Jones • Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra
Joe Williams, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra
- Label
- Solid State Records (2)
- Catalog number
- YS-801-US
- Format
- LP · Album · Stereo
- Country
- Japan
- Released
- 1966
- Genre
- Jazz
What’s on it
Presenting Joe Williams And Thad Jones • Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra has 12 tracks, about 39:47 of music.
- A1It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
- A2Night Time Is The Right Time (To Be With The One You Love)
- A3Get Out Of My Life
- A4Woman's Got Soul
- A5Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning
- A6Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
- B1Evil Man Blues
- B2Come Sunday
- B3Smack Dab In The Middle
- B4Hallelujah I Love Her So
- B5How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- B6Keep Your Hand On Your Heart
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Where it came from
Released in 1966 on the Solid State label, this collaboration brought together the legendary jazz vocalist Joe Williams with the powerhouse big band led by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis. The project was designed to showcase the sophisticated, hard-swinging arrangements that defined the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra during their residency at the Village Vanguard in New York City, framing Williams' soulful, blues-inflected delivery within a modern big band context.
The album was conceived during a period of transition for jazz, aiming to keep the big band tradition vibrant by incorporating contemporary harmonic sensibilities and a tighter, more precise ensemble sound. The collaboration was well-received by critics and listeners alike, serving as a definitive portrait of the orchestra at the peak of its early creative partnership, and it remains a respected example of mid-sixties jazz production.
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