Jan 01,  · Greetings and Salutations is a big band jazz album recorded by the Swedish Radio Jazz Group with Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and Jon Faddis as guest bandleader / performers. The album was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band category.4/5(2).

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The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis-led big band began as a rehearsal group that eventually became a regular feature on Monday nights at the Village Vanguard, an evening the famous nightclub had previously been closed before their long run began. Much of the music recorded was featured on the five-CD box set put out by Mosaic (already out of print by the time of this release), but this live .

Jan 27,  · This is the first official release of recordings capturing the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in their opening night performance at the legendary Village Vanguard in NYC. The concert took place on Fabruary 7, , and launched a tradition of successive Monday night appearances by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra that lasted 12 years.

Thad Jones and Mel Lewis: All My Yesterdays: The Debut Recordings at the Village Vanguard album review by C. Michael Bailey, published on February 19, Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!

Live at the Village Vanguard is a big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Solid State Records label. The album was nominated for a Grammy award in the “Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – .

This first official release of these recordings capturing the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in their Opening Night performance at the legendary Village Vanguard in NYC on February 7, , a performance that launched a tradition of successive Monday night appearances by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra that lasted twelve years and which continues today through the .

Label: Solid State Records (2) - SS • Format: Vinyl LP, Album Gatefold • Country: US • Genre: Jazz • Style: Bop, Big Band Thad Jones & Mel Lewis - Live At The Village Vanguard (, Gatefold, Vinyl) | Discogs/5(10).

A great Jazz Orchestra with spirit and class laying down some exciting performance. We have here the presence of Thad Jones on coronet and his co-leader Mel Lewis on drums with a band of about 20 including trombones,sax,flute,clarinet,piano,bass and guitar playing some extraordinary music in total elegance/5(16).