Release Date: 01 February 2012
Label: Pure Pleasure Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060149621486
Genres: Jazz  
Release Date: 01 February 2012
Label: Pure Pleasure Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060149621486
Genres: Jazz  
Description
180g audiophile vinyl reissue housed in a gatefold sleeve, remastering by Ron McMaster at Capitol Studios.
"Of the many albums recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, this was the greatest. This set introduced Jones' best-known composition, "A Child Is Born," and also has a colourful rendition of his sly "Tiptoe," and finds the big band ripping the roof off during the lengthy and very exciting "Fingers."
The all-star cast (which includes flugelhornist Jones, drummer Lewis, trumpeter Marvin Stamm, trombonist Jimmy Knepper, tenor great Billy Harper, the reeds of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion and Eddie Daniels, keyboardist Roland Hanna, and bassist Richard Davis, among others) is well served by Thad Jones' inventive and swinging arrangements. A classic." - Scott Yanow, AllMusic
Tracklisting
Nina Simone
Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron
The Descendants Of Mike & Phoebe
Lonnie Liston Smith
Nat King Cole
David Murray
John Stubblefield
The Piano Choir
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis