Mel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer & Clark Terry – Live At The Village Vanguard (Remastered) (1980/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Mel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer & Clark Terry – Live At The Village Vanguard (Remastered) (1980/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 49:27 minutes | 534 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Gryphon Records

A year after Thad Jones’ decision to end his musical partnership with drummer Mel Lewis, Lewis’ jazz orchestra was changing its sound. Valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer became the big band’s chief arranger for a time, and his charts show the influence of modern classical music while usually still swinging. This hard to find album features the orchestra playing live at their home base (the Village Vanguard), and such soloists as pianist Jim McNeely and Dick Oatts on alto and soprano; flugelhornist Clark Terry, and Brookmeyer himself are featured on the nearly 16-minute “El Co” and “The Fan Club.” Worthwhile if not essential music.

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