Results for "The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra"

Article: The Jazz Files

The History of Jazz Drums: An Archival Treasure Rediscovered

by Hank Hehmsoth
April 2, 2025

In the vast landscape of jazz history, few archives offer the depth and insight found in The History of Jazz Drums--an extraordinary 8-part radio series recorded in 1989. Featuring compelling conversations between Mel Lewis (1929-1990), a master drummer whose swing propelled The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra and Loren Schoenberg, senior scholar at the National Jazz Museum ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Zinfandel meets the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

by Kristen Lee Sergeant
June 30, 2021

Video

Texture: The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra meets AmByth Estates Zinfandel

Featuring the music of The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra
Duration: 5:35
June 24, 2021

In the second tasting and listening adventure of the month, we explore texture in our ears and our palates through two great examples. Read Kristen's analysis of AmByth Estates Zinfandel (2014) and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra here.

Album

Consummation

By The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Dedication; It Only Happens Every Time; Tiptoe; A Child Is Born; Us; Ahunk Ahunk; Fingers; Consummation (46:32).

Album

Rhoda Scott In New York

By Rhoda Scott

Label: Barclay
Released: 1976
Track listing: Mach 2;Tanikka; Rhoda Map; R And R; Charlotte's Waltz; Walkin About; Take A Ladder.