All My Yesterdays, by Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

All My Yesterdays

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2-CD set features previously unheard and unreleased live recordings from the Village Vanguard.

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Limited-edition of 3,000 180-gram, hand-numbered 3LP sets mastered by Bernie Grundman, cut at 33 1/3, and pressed by RTI.

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1.	Back Bone 13:22 video	buy track
2.	All My Yesterdays 04:22	buy track
3.	Big Dipper 05:51	buy track
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5.	The Little Pixie 14:25	buy track
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9.	Ah, Thats Freedom 10:08	buy track
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All My Yesterdays is the first official release of the opening night recordings of the mighty Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra at the legendary Village Vanguard in NYC on February 7, 1966 endorsed by the estates of Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and the Village Vanguard. This deluxe 2-CD set also includes recordings from March 21, 1966, many of which have never been released before (although some of the recordings were unofficially exploited via a limited bootleg in 2000), and comes with an expansive 92-page book providing rare, previously unpublished photos, historic essays, interviews and memoirs. Contributors include executive producer George Klabin who recorded the original tapes, producer Zev Feldman, associate producer Chris Smith (author of The View from the Back of the Band: The Life and Music of Mel Lewis), longtime Vanguard Jazz Orchestra arranger and pianist Jim McNeely, and trombonist/educator John Mosca. All of the living musicians who played on these recordings contributed to the notes, recounting their personal experiences of the Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Orchestra. Included are accounts from saxophonists Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels and Marv "Doc" Holladay, trumpeter Jimmy Owens, trombonists Garnett Brown and Tom Macintosh, along with bassist Richard Davis. The pages display rare photos by Chuck Stewart, Raymond Ross, Ray Avery and Jan Persson.

The legendary opening night performance on February 7, 1966 launched a tradition of successive Monday night appearances by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra that lasted twelve years and continues to this day through the dedication of the band's musical heir, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. This combined 50-year residency at the Village Vanguard will be celebrated by the release of this album, and will hopefully live on another 50 years!

credits

released February 19, 2016

Thad Jones- trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger, conductor
Hank Jones- piano
Sam Herman- guitar, percussion
Richard Davis- bass
Mel Lewis- drums

Saxophones, clarinets, flutes:
Jerome Richardson- alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Jerry Dodgion- alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Joe Farrell- tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Eddie Daniels- tenor saxophone, clarinet
Marv Halliday- baritone saxophone

Trumpets:
Jimmy Nottingham
Snooky Young
Jimmy Owens
Bill Berry

Trombones:
Bob Brookmeyer
Garnett Brown
Cliff Heather
Jack Rains

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Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra New York, New York

During the same year that Miles Davis and John Coltrane debuted at the Village Vanguard with their newly constituted small ensembles, in early 1966 Thad Jones and Mel Lewis made an important statement by creating a modern big band. During a time of social distress in the mid 1960s, the ensemble also made a social statement due to its diverse mix of races, ages and religions. ... more

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