Presenting Joe Williams And Thad Jones • Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra
Joe Williams, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra
- Label
- United Artists Records
- Catalog number
- SULP 1178
- Format
- LP · Album · Stereo
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 1967
- 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.
- A1Get Out Of My Life Woman
- A2Woman's Got Soul
- A3Nobody Knows The Way I Feel 'Dis Morning
- A4Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
- A5How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- A6Keep Your Hand On Your Heart
- B1Evil Man Blues
- B2Come Sunday
- B3Smack Dab In The Middle
- B4It Don't Mean A Thing
- B5Hallelujah I Love Her So
- B6Night Time Is The Right Time (To Be With The One You Love)
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Where it came from
Released in 1967 on United Artists Records, this collaboration brought together the powerhouse vocalist Joe Williams and the formidable Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. Emerging during a peak period for the big band, the album reflects the sophisticated, hard-swinging aesthetic that defined the ensemble's residency at the Village Vanguard in New York City. The project sought to blend Williams’ blues-infused vocal delivery with the complex, brass-heavy arrangements that Jones was famous for crafting.
The production stands as a definitive document of mid-sixties jazz, capturing a moment where the traditional big band format was being revitalized by contemporary harmonic sensibilities. Thad Jones’ charts provided a challenging yet accessible framework that allowed Williams to lean into his jazz roots while maintaining the polish of a professional frontman. It remains highly regarded among collectors for its tight arrangements and the chemistry between the orchestral section and the veteran vocalist.
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