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Thad And Mel In Germany

2008-02-08 09:06:00 by dramsey in Rifftides
 
...Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra flourished, one of the complaints by the guys in the band was that Jones didn't assign himself enough solos. They loved to hear him play. Who wouldn't? A video has just surfaced in which at a 1970s concert in Germany the band plays "Cherry Juice" and Thad takes the first solo, on flügelhorn. No wonder they...
 
Tags: thad, band, band plays, jones-lewis band, jones, thad sets, cherry juice, mel band, pianist harold danko
 
 
 
 
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Correspondence: Thad Jones And Mel Lewis

2008-02-11 09:04:00 by dramsey in Rifftides
 
...Thad Jones and Mel Lewis in Germany! Has there ever been a better big band drummer than Lewis? Most of my favorite big band records of the 60's have something in common - Mel in the drum chair: Terry Gibbs' Hollywood Dream Band and Gerald Wilson are two examples And I first became aware of Thad's solo work when he was part of the Thelonious...
 
Tags: lewis, lead player, resident lead player, mel lewis, thad, thad jones, mel, lead, jones-lewis expert
 
 
 
 
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Another Side of Thad Wilson

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2008-06-06 15:09:53 by Michael J. West in Black Plastic Bag
...Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra , which holds court every Monday night at Bohemian Caverns . But its not all that Wilson doeshe also maintains a chordless trio (featuring drummer Lenny Robinson and bassist Ameen Saleem ) that plays every Thursday at JoJo Restaurant and Bar , just a few blocks down U Street This weekend, though, Wilsons doing...
 
Tags: wilson, bohemian caverns, wilson doeshe, drummer lenny robinson, saturday night, nickel type, holds court, piano player, jojo restaurant
 
 
 
 
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Thad Wilson Ugetzu Big Band @ Bohemian Caverns Sat.

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2008-12-19 18:57:41 by Michael J. West in Black Plastic Bag
Thad Wilson s Ugetzu Big Band, the Monday-night fixture at Bohemian Caverns , is this weekend celebrating the release of their new CD Movin On . (Disclosure: I authored the liner notes, gratis, for the disc.) Tonight they appear at the weekly Jazz Night festivities at Westminster Presbyterian Church in SW. Its a low-key neighborhood gig, but its...
 
Tags: bohemian caverns, caverns, thad wilson, westminster presbyterian church, standard live repertoirewhich, cd, singer sharon clark, low-key neighborhood gig, cd movin
 
 
 
 
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Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard

2008-01-26 19:07:40 by Shyam Sundar in The LION 90.7fm
 
...Thad Jones/Mel Lewis legacy taking place from February 4 through 11, 2008 at the Village Vanguard in New York City. The project is being produced by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and Planet Arts in association with Sixteen As One Music Inc. The Village Vanguard. http://www.villagevanguard.com The week will include special guests, new...
 
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John Handy Talks With Night Lights: Part 2

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2008-01-31 05:41:47 by David in WFIU: Night Lights Jazz Blog
...Thad Jones were with Basie. And that night they wereit was a Monday night, an off-night for the regular bands. They were late coming in I was out looking for a gig, because my wife and I were brokeId never, ever been in that position before! So I dressed up, you know, put on my blazer jacket and horn-rimmed glasses, andI went down there...
 
Tags: charles mingus lester, charles mingus, mingus, night mingus, charles, chorusand charles, time, time charles, tune charles
 
 
 
 
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Sunday Wax Bits

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2008-02-10 07:41:24 by Marc Myers in JazzWax
...Thad and Mel. Master blogger Doug Ramsey had a terrific post this week at Rifftides on the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra. Go here to read it and see a clip of the roaring band in the mid-1970s playing Cherry Juice. (William Claxton took the photo of Doug, right Sonny Stitt. Doug Ramsey also posted a side-splitting video clip of Bill Cosby on...
 
Tags: teddy, vibraphonist teddy charles, jazz, jazz program, jazz legend, jazz lovers, teddy charles, clip, color video clip
 
 
 
 
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Atlanta Trumpet Festival #4, 2007

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2007-11-13 00:00:00 by Editor in IWasDoingAllRight - Jazz Blog, Jazz Trumpet, Ear Training, Atlanta Jazz
...Thad Jones' "Pop Goes The Weasel" solo. He and the other clinicians ended the tune with a bang, outdoing each other with high note after high note at the end. It was a great performance and the audience loved it. I really hope jazz continues to play a role in future Atlanta Trumpet Festivals. PARTICIPANT RECITALS The second and final day of...
 
Tags: trumpet, trumpet festival, atlanta trumpet ensemble, trumpet section, trumpet players, jazz trumpet, trumpet soloist, soloist, atlanta trumpet festival
 
 
 
 
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Mind / Body (1992)

2007-11-06 08:49:00 by Kevin Sartori in Psychotic Leisure Music
 
...Thad Donovan - Dogma (4:29 13. Corpses Last Contact Half-Served - The Whales and Dolphins (5:18 14. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers - The Star-Spangled Banner (2:52 15. Insult - Gee (2:17 16. Speakeasy - One of Woody's Women (4:29 17. Dresden - Detraction (4:32 18. Scott A. Lukas - Revolution in My Mind (10:00 19. Soma Holiday - Burning...
 
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GLP press update December 2007

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2007-12-20 21:39:00 by mike ashley in soul news
...Thad Jones and the Ellington Effect - ( album Centre Line - Centre Line - ( album Russell van den Berg - 17 West 32nd Street - ( album Superface - State Your Business - ( EP Brothers on the Slide - Try - ( Album Released 24th July GLP Jazz - Various Artists - ( Album Out Now Capri - Earth Songs - ( EP Capri - Boogie...