The Complete Solid State Recordings of The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra - Box Set 5CDs

Tracklist: 

CD 1

01. ABC Blues (12:57)

02. Kids Are Pretty People (5:47)

03. Don't Ever Leave Me (4:35)

04. Once Around (5:27)

05. Three and One (5:48)

06. Balanced Scales = Justice (5:01)

07. Willow Weep for Me (5:37)

08. Mean What You Say (5:30)

09. Sophisticated Lady (2:55)

10. Willow Tree (3:55)

11. Hawaii (2:31)

CD 2

01. The Little Pixie (10:33)

02. A-That's Freedom (7:03)

03. The Second Race (9:39)

04. Willow Tree (5:05)

05. Quietude (4:49)

06. Bachafillen (7:09)

07. Lover Man (4:54)

08. Mornin' Reverend (4:05)

CD 3

01. Samba con Getchu (12:17)

02. Willow Tree (alternate take) (4:49)

03. Don't Git Sassy (7:22)

04. Say It Softly (6:48)

05. Mornin' Reverend (4:55)

06. Kids Are Pretty People (6:06)

07. The Second Race (7:21)

CD 4

01. St. Louis Blues (12:42)

02. The Waltz You Swang for Me (5:30)

03. Central Park North (9:17)

04. Jive Samba (8:54)

05. Quietude (4:06)

06. Big Dipper (5:54)

07. Tow Away Zone (4:31)

08. The Groove Merchant (5:12)

CD 5

01. Consummation (5:12)

02. Dedication (5:14)

03. Tiptoe (6:41)

04. It Only Happens Every Time (3:07)

05. Fingers (10:39)

06. Us (3:37)

07. A Child Is Born (4:09)

08. Ahunk Ahunk (7:58)

Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods (tracks: 1-9 to 1-11)

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Jerome Richardson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 5-8)

Baritone Saxophone – Joe Farrell (tracks: 5-5), Pepper Adams (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, 5-6 to 5-8)

Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Joe Temperley (tracks: 4-3 to 4-8)

Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Richie Kamuca (tracks: 5-1 to 5-4)

Bass – Richard Davis (2)

Bass Clarinet – Eddie Daniels (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Jerome Richardson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)

Bass Trombone – Cliff Heather

Clarinet – Jerome Richardson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 3-3), Jerry Dodgion (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 4-3 to 5-8), Joe Farrell (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 4-3 to 4-8), Pepper Adams (tracks: 1-9 to 4-2), Phil Woods (tracks: 1-9 to 1-11)

Cornet – Thad Jones (tracks: 2-1 to 3-3)

Drums – Mel Lewis

Flugelhorn – Thad Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 3-4 to 5-8)

Flute – Eddie Daniels (tracks: 5-1 to 5-8), Jerry Dodgion (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, 5-1 to 5-8), Joe Farrell (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3)

French Horn – Earl Chapin (tracks: 5-1, 5-2), Jimmy Buffington* (tracks: 5-1, 5-2), Julius Watkins (tracks: 5-1, 5-2), Dick Berg* (tracks: 5-1, 5-2)

Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: 4-3 to 4-8), David Spinozza (tracks: 5-6 to 5-8), Sam Brown (2) (tracks: 4-3, 4-4, 4-7, 4-8), Sam Herman (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3)

Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Roland Hanna (tracks: 1-9 to 5-8)

Shaker – Sam Herman (tracks: 1-9 to 3-3)

Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3, 4-3 to 4-8)

Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Eddie Daniels

Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Billy Harper (tracks: 5-1 to 5-8), Seldon Powell (tracks: 3-4 to 4-2)

Trombone – Benny Powell (tracks: 4-3 to 5-8), Bob Brookmeyer (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3), Eddie Bert (tracks: 4-3 to 5-8), Garnett Brown (tracks: 1-9 to 4-2), Jack Rains (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: 3-4 to 4-2), Jimmy Knepper (tracks: 3-4 to 5-8), Tom McIntosh (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3)

Trumpet – Al Porcino (tracks: 5-1 to 5-8), Bill Berry (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 3-3), Danny Moore (tracks: 3-4 to 5-8), Danny Stiles (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 4-8), Marvin Stamm (tracks: 1-9 to 3-3, 5-1 to 5-8), Richard Williams (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 2-1 to 4-8), Snooky Young (tracks: 1-9 to 5-8)

Tuba – Howard Johnson (3) (tracks: 5-1, 5-2)