It occurred to me around mid-afternoon that it would have been a good idea to use the band’s music as a supplement to the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis-Vanguard Orchestra Monday Recommendation (previous post). But, from the treasury of Thad & Mel performances on record and video, what to choose? The staff agreed unanimously; the band’s 1969 performance of Thad’s “Central Park North†at a 1969 concert in Denmark. As the featured soloists play, their names on the screen identify them. Everyone in the band is listed below the video.
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, 1969
Saxes/Woodwinds: Jerome Richardson (lead), Jerry Dodgion, Joe Henderson, Eddie Daniels, Pepper Adams. Trumpets: Snooky Young (principal lead), Al Porcino, Richard Williams, Â Danny Moore. Trombones: Eddie Bert (lead), Jimmy Knepper, Astley Fennell, Cliff Heather (bass). Rhythm: Roland Hanna (piano), Richard Davis (bass), Mel Lewis (co-leader and drums). Thad Jones (co-leader and flugelhorn).