Presenting Joe Williams and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra [Blue Vinyl]

by Thad Jones, Joe Williams, Mel Lewis Orchestra

Overview

This CD reissues one of Joe Williams' finest recordings. Accompanied by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, the singer is heard at the peak of his powers. The big band primarily functions as an ensemble (Snooky Young gets off some good blasts on "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"), but the inventive Thad Jones arrangements ensure that his illustrious sidemen have plenty to play. Many of the selections (half of which have been in the singer's repertoire ever since) are given definitive treatment on this set (particularly a humorous "Evil Man Blues," "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," and "Smack Dab in the Middle"), and Williams scats at his best on "It Don't Mean a Thing." Get this one. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/20/2019
Label:	L.M.L.R.
UPC:	3700477830984
Rank:	47176

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Williams   Primary Artist,Vocals
Thad Jones   Primary Artist,Conductor,Flugelhorn
Mel Lewis Orchestra   Primary Artist
Roland Hanna   Piano
Snooky Young   Trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer   Trombone
Bill Berry   Trumpet
Joe Farrell   Sax (Tenor)
Eddie Daniels   Sax (Tenor)
Jimmy Nottingham   Trumpet
Pepper Adams   Sax (Baritone)
Jerome Richardson   Sax (Alto)
Sam Herman   Guitar
Cliff Heather   Trombone,Trombone (Bass)
Tom McIntosh   Trombone
Richard Gene Williams   Trumpet
Garnett Brown   Trombone
Richard Davis   Bass
Mel Lewis   Drums

Technical Credits

Pearl Delaney   Composer
Sonny Lester   Producer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Thad Jones   Performer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Leonard Feather   Composer
Roosevelt Sykes   Composer
Phil Ramone   Engineer
Michael Cuscuna   Reissue Producer
Mel Lewis Orchestra   Performer
Brian Holland   Composer
Tom Delaney   Composer
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
Don Redman   Composer
Patrick Roques   Design,Reissue Design
Lew Herman   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Composer
Manny Albam   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Morty Trautman   Production Assistant
Chuck Calhoun   Composer
Charles Calhoun   Composer