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Marr Sound Archives Miller Nichols Library

University of Missouri, Kansas City

The Mel Lewis Collection

SIZE:

DATE RANGE: 1939-1989

ACQUISITION:

ACCESS: This is a non-circulation collection. Listening stations are available in the archives.

COPYRIGHT: Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the

Special Collections Librarian or other authorized agent.

ACCEPTED BY: Chuck Haddix

PROCESSED BY: Andrew Hansbrough/Cody Kauhl

SUPERVISING ARCHIVIST: Kelley Martin

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

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Mel Lewis (May 10, 1929-February 2, 1990) was born Melvin Sokoloff in Buffalo, New York, to

Russian immigrant parents. His father was a drummer in the Buffalo area who inspired his son to follow

in his footsteps from an early age. Still in his mid teens, Lewis played with nationally known jazz

musicians Harold Austin and Lenny Lewis. Early credits also include stints with Bernie Burns (1946),

Boyd Raeburn (1948), Alvino Rey (1948-9), Ray Anthony (1949-50, 1953-54), and Tex Beneke (1950-

53). In 1954 he joined Stan Kenton's band, playing alongside such musicians as Jimmy Giuffre, Maynard

Ferguson, Laurindo Almeida, Vido Musso, and vocalist June Christy. During his three-year tenure with Kenton, Lewis also worked and recorded with the Frank Rosolino quintet and the Hampton Hawes Trio.

In 1957, Lewis settled in Los Angeles where he led a quintet with another ex-Kenton sideman,

saxophonist Bill Holman. He worked with the big bands of Gerald Wilson and Terry Gibbs, recording with

the latter between 1959-62. The early 1960s saw Lewis in New York with the Gerry Mulligan Concert

Jazz Band, in Europe with Dizzy Gillespie, and in Russia with Benny Goodman. Lewis moved to New York

in 1963 and formed a big band with trumpeter Thad Jones two years later. The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis

Orchestra performed and recorded extensively, garnering rave reviews and awards. Their performance on the album Live in Munich earned them a Grammy Award in 1979.

After twelve productive years, Jones left for Europe and Lewis assumed sole leadership of the

band. With the departure of Jones, Kansas City-born trombonist/pianist/arranger Bob Brookmeyer

assisted in the musical direction of the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. Lewis established a residency at the

prestigious Village Vanguard that spanned over two decades, where he performed up until one month

prior to his death in 1990. The orchestra continued to tour and record albums, as well as to perform every Monday night at the Village Vanguard under the moniker, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.

Lewis, best known for his small group approach to big band drumming, was one of the first

drummers to vary the ride cymbal beat, giving the music a loose and swinging feel. His commanding

presence never dominated the spotlight and always stressed the interplay between the band members.


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University of Missouri, Kansas City "How much you stick in depends on how much you can hear," Lewis explained during a 1989 radio

broadcast on the history of jazz drumming, "and if you're really hearing, you'll put in only what's

necessary." This multi-part broadcast for New York's 89.9 FM WKCR may be listened to in the Marr Sound Archives upon request.

Mel Lewis was the recipient of numerous awards, including fourteen Grammy nominations from

the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Lewis authored It's Time for the Big Band

Drummer (Kendor Music Co, 1978), a drumming method book, and taught workshops on jazz drumming

at William Patterson State College in New Jersey.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION:


The Mel Lewis Collection was donated to the University of Missouri-Kansas City by Doris Sokoloff in 1996.

The collection, housed in the Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Department of Special Collections, consists of

material related to Lewis' life and career from the 1940s to the 1990s. Included are biographical

information, correspondence, business records, programs, datebooks, publications, clippings, awards,

music scores, and miscellaneous ephemera and memorabilia. Also included are several hundred

photographs and sound recordings. Sound recordings are housed in the Marr Sound Archives, the audio

division of Special Collections. Much of the audio material can be found in the UMKC Library Catalog using the subject search: Mel Lewis Collection.

COLLECTION DETAIL:

Date Item or Box#1 Item Number

Box #1: 12"; Barcode #040-112546013

Blank Test Pressing ML.NRD12.1

Bill Holman – “Jive for Five” LP; Rex Productions;

Side A: Out of This World, Mah Lindy Lou, Liza (21:14)

Side B: The Beat Generation, 502 Blues Theme, Jive For Five (21:52);

Acetate/Test Pressing.

ML.NRD12.2

“From Vienna With Jazz” – Friederich Gulda

XSM 77930; Stereo; Acetate disc. ML.NRD12.3

“From Vienna With Jazz” – Friederich Gulda

XSM 77931; Stereo; Acetate disc. ML.NRD12.4

Acetate Disc – No information provided; 33 1/3 RPM. ML.NRD12.5

Acetate Disc – No information provided; 33 1/3 RPM.

Note: “No Good.” ML.NRD12.6

Acetate Disc – No information provided; 33 1/3 RPM. ML.NRD12.7

Terry Gibbs Big Band

Tracklisting: Opus One, Moten’s Swing, I’m Getting Sentimental Over You,

Let’s Dance, Stardust, Cottontail.

Acetate disc; 33 1/3 RPM.

ML.NRD12.8

Terry Gibbs Big Band

Tracklisting: Begin the Beguine, Jumpin’ at the Woodside, Prelude to a Kiss,

Don’t Be That Way, Midnite Sun, Flyin’ Home; Acetate disc; 33 1/3 RPM.

ML.NRD12.9

3/18/64 Bob Freedman – AMF Music; Acetate Disc; 33 1/3 RPM. ML.NRD12.10

Acetate Disc – No information provided ML.NRD12.11


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915-12 / 87 / Part 1; 915-12 / 10 / Part 2; 78 RPM.

Acetate Disc – No information provided; Sides 1 and 2 ML.NRD12.12

Acetate Disc – No information provided; Sides 3 and 4 ML.NRD12.13

1976 A&M Records Test Pressing

Matrix No. SP 731/732

This could be a test pressing of “Mel Lewis and Friends” LP on A&M SP 716

ML.NRD12.14

5/2/86 MTX No. STA 865975 A / STA 865976 A

Mel Lewis – Specialty Records Test Pressing

Rec. No. 81655

ML.NRD12.15

5/2/86 MTX No. STA 865975 A / STA 865976 A

Mel Lewis – Specialty Records Test Pressing

Rec. No. 81655

ML.NRD12.16

Box #2: 10",8",7" Vinyl; 10" Open Reel; Barcode #040-112546022

“One For Mel” Featuring Mel / Benny Lewes “Theme Song.” Acetate disc. ML.NRD10.17

Unlabeled acetate disc – 2 Sided. Acetate disc. ML.NRD10.18

One-Sided, unlabeled acetate disc. 45 RPM.

Sleeve has one word note: “Jones.” ML.NRD10.19

Mel Lewis – “Ooh If You Knew” and “Now That I Need You.” Acetate disc. ML.NRD10.20

Mel Lewis – “Why Fall in Love” and Similar? Acetate disc. ML.NRD10.21

Mel Lewis – “Stella By Starlight” and “Hucklebuck?” Acetate disc. ML.NRD10.22

Lee Roy – “Midnight Festival” and “Creep.” Acetate disc. ML.NRD10.23

8/2/55 “Gone With The Wind” – Stan Kenton

Master No. 20836-3 / Time: 7:21 ML.NRD8.24

Side 3 / Side 4 / Big Street? ML.NRD7.25

Bright Eyes ML.NRD7.26

Evil Eyes ML.NRD7.27

6/27/75 Picked up on Friday by Esko Linnavalli in Helsinki;

“Greetings and Salutations” (Thad Jones);

Sveriges Radios Jazzgrupp; Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Jon Faddis; Insp.

Radiohoset, Stockholm 27/6 1975; 13’35 Stereo.

ML.OR10.28

Mel Lewis – Jazz Drums; Show I, Tape I, Side B. ML.OR10.29

Mel Lewis – Jazz Drums; Show I, Tape I, Side A. ML.OR10.30

Mel Lewis – Jazz Drums; Show I, Tape I, Side A. ML.OR10.31

Mel Lewis – Jazz Drums; Show I, Tape II, Side B. ML.OR10.32

Box #3: 10" Open Reel; Barcode #040-112546031

Mel Lewis – Jazz Drums; Show II, Tape I, Side B. ML.OR10.33

Mel Lewis – Jazz Drums; Show II, Tape II, Side A. ML.OR10.34

Mel Lewis – Jazz Drums; Show II, Tape I, Side A. ML.OR10.35

2/21/82 Mel Lewis; Tape 1 ML.OR10.36




Box #4: 7" Open Reel; Barcode #040-112546040

Maynard Ferguson with Mel Lewis; Friday, I & II.

Side I: Blue Birdland, Don’t Take Your Love, Simple Life, Funny Valentine,

Stillwater Stomp, Geller’s Cellar, Ladybug.

ML.0R7.40



Side II: More West, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Little Girl Kimbi, Early Hours,

Ain’t Life Grand, Rosebud.

Maynard Ferguson with Mel Lewis; Friday, III & IV.

Side I: Great Guns, Wailing Boat, Maynard the Fox, Dancing Nitely, Free

Lee, Velvet, Everybody Moan.

Side II: Stillwater Stomp, Herb’s Dream, Bittersweet, Goodbye Mr. Chips,

Simple Life.

ML.0R7.2

41

Maynard Ferguson with Mel Lewis; Saturday, III.

Side I: Stand Up and Preach, Velvet, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Dancing Nitely,

Ain’t Life Grand.

Side II: Don’t Take Your Love, Maynard the Fox.

ML.0R7.3

42

Maynard Ferguson with Mel Lewis; Saturday, V.

Side I: Bittersweet, Stillwater Stomp, Wailing Boat.

Side II: Ladybug, Button Nose, Stillwater Stomp, Wailing Boat.

ML.0R7.4

43

10/60 Mulligan Band; Reel #1.

Santa Monica Concert.

ML.0R7.5

44

4/62 Terry Gibbs Big Band

Client: Mercury Records

Studio: Remote at Summit Club

Side I: (Stereo EQ Master Copy)

Tracklist: Tico Tico (3:03), Big Bad Bob (3:43), The Big Cat (4:24), Soft

Eyes (5:10), Billie’s Bounce (3:52).

ML.0R7.6

45

1/18/76 Haverford Concert (2nd Half, Copy 2).

Side I: Suite for 17-Piece Jazz Orchestra.

Counter Markings: 0000 (Beginning of tape) - 1st Movement; 0149 – 2nd

Movement (Ballad); 0300 3rd Movement (Bossa).

Side II: (continued). 4th Movement and Finale.

ML.0R7.7

46

1/27/75 Thad & Mel at Mission Bay High in San Diego. Part I.

This Recording was made in stereo using a UHER 4400 Recorder with two

condenser Sennheiser Microphones. This Copy was made from the UHER

4400 onto a Revox A-77 Tape Deck.

ML.0R7.47

Thad & Mel at Mission Bay High. Part II.

At tail end of Side 1 and on Side 2 – Thad & Mel with Pick-up Band at the

1971 Monterey Jazz Festival. The MJF part was recorded outdoors using 1

mic in mono. Recorded here on 2 track mono.

ML.0R7.48

List of players on this recording:

Trumpet- Phil Gilbert, Vinnie Tanno, Sam Noto, Lee Katzman

Tuba - Jay McAllister

Trombone - Don Kelly, Bob Fitzpatrick, Carl Fontana, Kent Larson

Saxophone – Harry Klein, Lennie Niehaus, Bill Perkins, Don ?

Horns – Fred Fox, Irving Rosenthal

Guitar – Ralph Blaze; Bass, Curtis Counce

Drums – Mel Lewis.

No other information provided. Is it the Stan Kenton Orchestra?

ML.0R7.49

Mel with Dizzy;

Tracklisting: ?, I Can’t Get Started With You, Ool Ya Koo, Manzel (Kenny

Haggard Voc.), Manteca, More Than You Know, Oop Pa Pa Pa, Ray’s Idea, ?

ML.0R7.50


University of Missouri, Kansas City Howie Mann & His Band (not Mel). ML.0R7.51

Box 5: Cassettes; Barcode #040-112546059

Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra – Mt. Gretna 1 of 2

Side A: One Finger Snap, A Simple Wish, Make Me Smile, How Long Has

This Been

Side B: Fingers, Tiptoe, 3 in 1 McNeely’s Piece.

ML.CAS.52

Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra – Mt. Gretna 2 of 2

Side A: A Heavy Brookmeyer Piece, My Centennial,

Side B: McNeely’s Piece (Cont.)

ML.CAS.53

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra – Concert Hall Recording.

“All of Me” (That’s All). ML.CAS.54

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra at Vanguard.

My Funny Valentine, Samba Con Getchu.

Kenny Garrett.

ML.CAS.55


Side A: ?(Brookmeyer), Samba Con Getchu, 61st & Rich’id, Body and Soul

Side B: All of Me.

Recorded Shortly Before Israel Trip.

ML.CAS.56


3 in 1 (Tom Harrell), Cherry Juice. ML.CAS.57

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra.

Samba Con Getchu. ML.CAS.58


Side A: Tiptoe (ending), First Love Song, Eye of the Hurricane (cut), Willow

Weep, Make Me Smile, All My Yesterdays, 3 in 1 (cut).

Side B: 3 in 1 (Cont.).

Phil Markowitz on Piano.

Note: “Who left the tape recorder on?”

ML.CAS.59

Mel Lewis and The Jazz Orchestra at Vanguard.

Side A: Nasty Dance (cont.), Set III: 61st and Rich’id, Body and Soul,

Walkin’ About, Second Race.

Side B: Second Race (cont.)

ML.CAS.60


Side A: Body & Soul, Walkin’ About

Side B: (w/ Jabbo Smith) ?, Rhythm in Spain, Took My Daughter To The

Zoo, Cherry Juice (cuts off).

ML.CAS.61


Side A: ? (gets cut off), 61st and Rich’id, Body and Soul, Circular Motion.

Side B: ? (not the MLJA).

ML.CAS.62


Side A: Little Pixie.

Side B: Cherry Juice, Body and Soul.

ML.CAS.63

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra w/ Bob Brookmeyer – Vanguard.

Side A: 3 in 1, Willow Weep For Me, El Co (suite).

Side B: Little Rascal on a Rock, Little Pixie (inc).

ML.CAS.64

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra w/ Bob Brookmeyer, K. Garrett, Joe

Lovano, Jim McNeely. ML.CAS.65



Side A: Unidentified track (End of I), 3 in 1, First Love Song, ABC Blues

(cut off).

Side B: Ding Dong Ding, A Simple Wish, American Express, How Long Has

This Been Going On, Fingers.


Rhoda Map, Just You and Me, Little Rascal on a Rock.

December / Year unknown.

ML.CAS.66


One Finger Snap (inc).

This tape is mostly blank.

ML.CAS.67

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra – Vanguard.

Side A: Set I – Unidentified track, Little Rascal on a Rock, Fingers.

Side B: Set II – Shades, How Long Has This Been Going On, Tip Toe,

Nevermore, Samba Con Getchu.

Note: Recorded Sometime after “Make Me Smile.”

ML.CAS.68

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra – Concert Performance.

Side A: Soft Lights Sweet Music, 61st and Rich’id, It Could Happen To You.

Willow Weep For Me, Vocal – Love Walked In.

Side B: Vocal – I Love You, Evil Gals, Introductions, Cherry Juice.

ML.CAS.69


Side A: Cherry Juice, Hurricane Johnny.

Side B: blank

ML.CAS.70


Side A: Big Dipper, Don’t Ever Leave Me, Shades, Nevermore, 3 in 1 (cut

off).

Side B: American Express, My Funny Valentine, All That’s Freedom, Can I

Persuade You?, Nasty Dance.

ML.CAS.71

Mel Lewis Big Band at Vanguard (2 of 2).

Walkin’ About, good announcements by Mel. ML.CAS.72


Side A: The Nasty Dance.

Side B: Walkin’ About, Body & Soul, 3 in 1.

ML.CAS.73


Side A: Shades, First Love Song, Naturally, All of Me (good intro).

Side B: Blank.

ML.CAS.74


Side A: The Interloper, Crack Down.

Side B: First Love Song, Little Pumpkin (3/4) inc.

ML.CAS.75


(B Side only) Body and Soul, Second Race w/ Joe and Tony Lovano. ML.CAS.76

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra - Visby Storband.

Side A: Hello Goodbye, First Love Song, Ding Dong Ding, Wave.

Side B: Dolphin Dance, Skylark, Samba Con Getchu.

Recorded in Europe.

ML.CAS.77

Side A: Mel Lewis w/ Wynton Marsalis

Hesitation, Think Of One, What Is This Thing, Later.

Side B: Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra.

ML.CAS.78



Just Friends, Nevermore, The Nasty Dance, All of Me, My Centennial (Cuts

off).


Side A: American Express, Don’t Ever Leave Me, Dolphin Dance.

Side B: Dolphin Dance (cont.) Body & Soul (Lovano), 3 in 1.

ML.CAS.79

Mel Lewis – Vanguard – Stan Kenton Arrangement.

Featuring Elvin Jones on 2 tunes and George Coleman. ML.CAS.80

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra – French Radio Broadcast (Left Channel

Only).

Side A: Unidentified, Good Bait, Woody n’ You, High on You (Holman).

Side B: Some Other Spring, Autumn Leaves, Love For Sale, ? (nice tune).

ML.CAS.81

Mel Lewis – Vanguard – Interloper ML.CAS.82


Side A: Love Walked In, Ding Dong Ding, First Love Song, Cockroaches.

Side B: Tip Toe, Eye of the Hurricane.

ML.CAS.83

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra – Vanguard.

Side A: Hello and Goodbye, Willow Weep For Me, ABC Blues, Skylark.

Side B: Eye of the Hurricane, Walkin’ About, Sao Paulo, Dolphin Dance.

ML.CAS.84


Side A: Unidentified, A Simple Wish, Make Me Smile, How Long Has This

Been Going On.

Side B: Eye of the Hurricane, Body and Soul, ABC Blues.

Note: Recorded shortly after “Make Me Smile” was released.

ML.CAS.85

Side A: Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. Recorded in Holland. Features Renee

Manning, Dinah Shore, T.H. Jones.

Side B: H. Jones (Suite), The Tattooed Bride – Ellington/Copy (J.W.), Aime

Barelli Band (France 1955 J.W.), J. Helian & K. Clarke (J.W.), L. Armstrong

Band – 2T 1938, J. Lunceford 1940 (2 Takes).

ML.CAS.86

Mel Lewis – Cello Concert

Side A: Make Me Smile, Stanislavsky(?), Cello Concerto.

Side B: Dizzy in Europe w/ Mel Lewis, Lalo Schifrin, Leo Wright, Bob

Cunningham.

ML.CAS.87

1945/47 Side A: Big Sid w/ Duke – 8/45

Side B: Ellington Broadcast plus C. Shaves Trio, Hank Jones 1947. ML.CAS.88

Tibilisi Georgia – Mayday in Russia. ML.CAS.89

7/2/78 Count Basie –Saratoga 78 ML.CAS.90

The Michael DiSibio Quartet w/ Tardo Hammer, Pat O’Leary, Drori

Mondlak. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder.

Tracklisting: Just Friends, Small Hotel, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, I’ve

Grown Accustomed to her Face, Autumn Leaves.

ML.CAS.91

7/2/78 Stan Kenton - Saratoga 78 ML.CAS.92

7/2/78 Buddy Rich - Saratoga 78 ML.CAS.93

7/2/78 Harry James - Saratoga 78 ML.CAS.94

11/7/40? Duke Elllington at Fargo #1 ML.CAS.95

11/7/40? Duke Ellington at Fargo #2 ML.CAS.96

1985 Tofa’ah – “Phenomenon”

Side A: “10 Commandments” (Ann Silverman), “Or Yisrael”/Light of Israel ML.CAS.97



(Yona Saslow), “Ashrei”/Happy (Grace Zilka), Will To Live (Grace Zilka).

Side B: A.C.J. (Ann Silverman), Exodus.

Lineup: Tehila Courtney (Vocals), Ann Silverman (Guitar), Grace Zilka

(Sax/Flute), Yona Saslow (Percussion).

Nite Owls – “Live Playmate Lounge”

Side A: Mountain Greenery, I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry, Haven’t We

Met?, We’ll Be Together Again, Doodlin’, Thou Swell, Everybody’s

Boppin’, Breaktune, Times They Lie.

Side B: I’ll Remember April, Too Close For Comfort, This Is All I ask,

Lucky Southern, Four, I’m Glad There Is You, Second Time Around,

Twisted.

Lineup: Bobby & Denise Bryant (Vocals), George Masterhazy (Electric Piano

& Keyboard Bass), Jay Cummings (Drums).

ML.CAS.98

Jean Loup Longnon et son grand Orchestra

Side A: The Band Is Coming, Jazz A Paris, Body and Soul

Side B: Doin Longnon Thing, Vous Allez Jouer Bop, Torride

Note: For Mr. Mel Lewis with the expression of my deep admiration for his

marvelous music.

ML.CAS.99

2/20/40 Side A: Basie Band Live Southland Ballroom – Boston 2/20/40, Basie Band

“1944” w/ Pres.

Side B: Basie Band feat. Lester Young Vintage 1937-38-39.

Note: Some of the best of Lester Young with Basie.

ML.CAS.100

1979 Rufus Reid, Eddie Gladden, George Cables, Dexter Gordon, New Years 1979

– Vanguard. ML.CAS.101

12/4/80 McNeely Trio - Recording in the “Seekuh” Restaurant Konstanz. – Tape 1 of

2.

Lineup: Jim McNeely (p), John Lockwood (b), Mel Lewis (Dr).

ML.CAS.102

12/4/80 Jim McNeely Trio - Recording on the “Seekuh” Restaurant Konstanz. – Tape

2 of 2

Lineup: Jim McNeely (p), John Lockwood (b), Mel Lewis (Dr)

ML.CAS.103

2/87 Jim McNeely WDR

Tracklisting: Jigssaw, Off the Cuff, I’m Old Fashioned, WDR1. ML.CAS.104

6/1/87 McNeelly Trio at Koln Stadtgarten 6/1/87

Side A: From The Heart, No “T” in Johnson, Answer Without a Question,

Eternal Stranger

Side B: Eternal Stranger (cont), Brooklyn Bob.

Lineup: Mike Richmond (Bass), Mel Lewis (Drums).

ML.CAS.105

1985 Carmen McCrae in Berlin 1985 – WDR Big Band.

Live ICC Featuring Mel Lewis on drums. ML.CAS.106

12/7/60

10/1/60

Gerry Mulligan – Tape 1 of 3

Vanguard 12/7/60; Santa Monica 10/1/60. ML.CAS.107

12/8/60

10/1/60


Vanguard 12/8/60; 10/1/60 ML.CAS.108


12/8/60

10/1/60


Vanguard 12/8/60; 12/9/60; 12/10/60 ML.CAS.109

12/8/60 Gerry Mulligan Band ML.CAS.110



Vanguard 12/8/60.

Mulligan Band Live; Albert Mangelsdorf Trio w/ Bob Brookmeyer ML.CAS.111

1960 Side A: Gulda - 2 pianos, 1967; J.J.Johnson - Eurojazz Suite.

Side B: Mulligan Concert Jazz Band 1960. ML.CAS.112

12/84 Ted & Dick Nash – Donte’s 1 of 3

w/Lou Levy (Piano), Jim Hughart (Bass), Mel Lewis (Drums). ML.CAS.113





Ted & Dick Nash Family and Friends.

Ted Nash (Reeds), Dick Nash (Trombone), Barbara Nash (Vocals on

“Sleepin’ Bee), Mel Lewis (Drums, Bill Mays (Piano), Rufus Reid (Bass).

Recorded at ERAS, NYC 11/85. Live 2-track.

Engineer: Cynthia Daniels.

ML.CAS.116

Richie Perri Quartet w/ Mel Lewis, Burn Collins, Mike Abene . ML.CAS.117

The Olivier Peters Sextet.

Side A: Rings, Yesterday’s Gardenias, Moments of Joy, All of You.

Side B: The Open Door, Twilight of My Dreams, Blues for Thad.

Lineup: Olivier Peters (Tenor/Soprano Sax, Alto Flute, & Flugelhorn), Ack

Van Rooyen (Flugelhorn), Bob Brookmeyer (Valve trombone), Jim McNeely

(Piano), Dennis Irwin (Bass), Mel Lewis (Drums).

All Arrangements by O. Peters

ML.CAS.118

The Olivier Peters Sextet.

Side A: Rings, Yesterday’s Gardenias, Moments of Joy, All of You.

Side B: The Open Door, Twilight of My Dreams, Blues for Thad.

Lineup: Olivier Peters (Tenor/Soprano Sax, Alto Flute, & Flugelhorn), Ack

Van Rooyen (Flugelhorn), Bob Brookmeyer (Valve trombone), Jim McNeely

(Piano), Dennis Irwin (Bass), Mel Lewis (Drums).

All Arrangements by O. Peters

ML.CAS.119

3/30/87 Al Porcino Big Band w/ Al Cohn in Karlesruhe, Germany.

Side A: Tiny’s Blues, I Cover the Waterfront, No Thanks, Body and Soul,

Dancing in the Dark, How Long Has This Been Going On, Too Marvelous,

Back Bay Shuffle, In Oblivion, Lover Come Back, Music To Dance To, Heart

Belongs To Daddy.

Side B: Stella By Starlight, The Goof and I, Autumn in N.Y. Green Dolphin

Mambo, All the Things You Are, Get Me To The Church, Mr. President, The

Fuzz, Flugelbird, Swing Street, Jumpin With Symphony Sid.

ML.CAS.120

Al Porcino Big Band with Al Cohn & Mel Lewis

Tracklist: In Oblivion, Waterfront, No Thanks, Music to Dance To, Autumn

in N.Y., Tea For Lou, Lover Come Back, All the Things You Are, The Goof

and I, Flugelbird, Wonderful You.

ML.CAS.121

2/14/84 Loren Schoenberg Big Band @ Puck Building. 2/14/84

Side A: Jubilee (George Williams), Makin’ Whoopee, There’ll Never Be

Another You, You Are.

Side B: Stompin’ at the Savoy, Chelsea Bridge, Merry-Go-Round, Tickle

Toe, I Got It Bad, The Mooche.

ML.CAS.122


University of Missouri, Kansas City 9/11/88 Loren Schoenberg Big Band Plays Ellington Live at the Cat Club 9/11/88 ML.CAS.72

123

6/23/89 Loren Schoenberg Big Band - Gracie Mansion Party 6/23/89

Featuring: Mel Lewis, Barbara Lea, Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Dr. Billy

Taylor.

ML.CAS.124

Loren Schoenberg Big Band

Side A: Tick Tack, Lies

Side B: Dreams, Cats

ML.CAS.125

Loren Schoenberg and His Jazz Orchestra: Solid Ground

Commercially released cassette featuring Mel Lewis. ML.CAS.126

82,76 Side A: Mel – Bob – Skymasters in Holland January 1982.

Side B: Mel – Goodman Holland 1982; Mel – Hampton – Krupa etc 1974 in

Toronto

ML.CAS.127

5/30/83 Side A: Mel Lewis & Skymasters in Laren Holland 5/30/83

Side B: Star Highs; Mel Lewis, Hank Jones, George Mraz, Warne Marsh. ML.CAS.128

7/5/84 Mel Lewis – Skymasters – Radio 7/5/84 ML.CAS.129

Skymasters with Mel Lewis ML.CAS.130

Martial Solal and the Kenton Sidemen, Paris 1956

Lineup features Mel Lewis on drums.

Side A: The Way You Look Tonight, They Say That Falling in Love is

Wonderful, Blues Martial, I Remember You

Side B: Why Not?, Steeplechase, Jive at Five.

ML.CAS.131

S.S.Norway Big Band 1983 Featuring Clark Terry and Zoot Sims.

Side A: You Gotta Try, Another Lazy Day, Moten Swing, Lonely Street,

Sweet Georgia Brown, Stardust, Latin Tune.

Side B: Reachin’ Out, Desafinado, Satin Doll, A Child Is Born/Scott’s Place,

It Only Happens Every Time, Nobody’s Perfect, Jamie.

ML.CAS.132

Jazz In (Radio/live performance) features Mel Lewis.

Side A: Horst Dankowski

Side B: Toots Thieleman

ML.CAS.133

Ulf & Co. Final Mixes 12/21/87

Features Mel Lewis on Drums

Side A: Cherokee, It Had To Be You, Sweet Loraine, Indian Summer, Sweet

Sue, I Didn’t Know What Time, Sweet Georgia Brown, After You’ve Gone.

Side B: What is This Thing Called Love, Avalon, Lover, When Your Lover

Has Gone, I Can’t Believe.

ML.CAS.134

Bob Stewart – VWC Production

Lineup: Bob Stewart (vocals), Hank Jones (Piano), Mel Lewis (Drums),

Michael Moore (Bass), Frank Wess (Tenor Flute), Jack Perricone (string arr.)

ML.CAS.135

Bob Stewart with Hank Jones (piano), Mel Lewis (drums), Michael Moore

(Bass).

Side A: Close Your Eyes, Someone in Love, Skylark, You Can’t That Away,

Alone Together, Secret Love, Never Let Me Go, Speak Low, If You Could

See Me Now, In a Sentimental Mood, Don’t Take Your Love From Me.

ML.CAS.136

1984,

1986

Mel Lewis with Heider (sp?) Orchestra.

Bunghausen 9/86, WDR 9/84

Note: “For Mel!”

ML.CAS.137


University of Missouri, Kansas City 6/12/87 Tenor Reunion – Bill Holman / WDR Big Band

Lineup features Mel Lewis on drums.

Side A: Pilgrim’s Pride, Good Bait, Wouldn’t You, High On You, Moon of

Manakora.

Side B: The Real You, Some Other Spring, Autumn Leaves, Sweet Spot,

Love For Sale.

ML.CAS.138

Bill Holman - Phil Woods, Mel Lewis – WDR Big Band

Side A: Five Rings, Stern Measuers, Phil

Side B: (Phil (big deal, small group).

Note: Hope to see y ou soon xxx Henning.

ML.CAS.88

139

Jiggs – Tribute to Thad / WDR Big Band

Side A: Opening Talk (german), Mean What You Say, Three & One, Lush

Life, Suite for Pops.

Side B: Bora’s Tune

ML.CAS.140

5/82 Holman, lewis, Whigham – WDR 5/82

Side A: I’ll Be Around, Emily, What Might Have Been, Bess, The Third

Stone (Suite) Part I & II

Side B: The Third Stone Part III.

ML.CAS.141

Side A: Chaka Khan.

Side B: Ben Webster on Danish Radio. ML.CAS.142

1987 A Swinging Jazz Vocal Album – “My Devotion”

Shoffee Coffee Corp.

Dick Katz – Arrangements & Album Supervision

Bob Windsor (v), Mel Lewis (dr).

Side A: Alone Tonight, Foolin’ Myself, All of Me, You Are Too Beautiful,

Sentimental Over You.

Side B: Besame Mucho, My Old Flame, ‘Tis Autumn, My Devotion

ML.CAS.143

Dixie Rehearsal ML.CAS.144

7/28/84 Molde – 7/28/84

Petter Kateraas, Mel Lewis on Drums.

Side A: Olaf Ryes Plass, It’s Alright With Me, I’m Never Happy Anymore,

Take a chance on Spring, Soultrane.

Side B: Chan’s Sorta Mingus Blues, Prima Vera, Lasse, Never Been in Love,

That’s The Way It Goes, Good Bait, Ladybird, A Song You’ll Never Sing.

ML.CAS.145

10/17/70 Jonny Mann Interviews Mel Lewis – WFAS – 1 of 2 ML.CAS.146

10/17/70 Jonny Mann Interviews Mel Lewis – WFAS – 2 of 2 ML.CAS.147

1978 Essence of Jazz w/ Guest Mel Lewis Pgm #1

Producer Will Moyle ML.CAS.148

1978? Essence of Jazz w/ Guest Mel Lewis Pgm #2

Producer Will Moyle ML.CAS.149

Sidran on Record #8802 / Mel Lewis

Ben Sidran interviews Mel. ML.CAS.150

2/12/87 Mel Lewis interview on WLIM Long Island 2/12/87 ML.CAS.151

WKCR Tribute to Mel Lewis ML.CAS.152

Live Recording at Gulliver’s featuring Pepper Adams, George Mraz, Bennie

Zeninsky?, Mel Lewis, John Tang? ML.CAS.153

3/3/88 American Jazz Orchestra tape 1 ML.CAS.154


University of Missouri, Kansas City 3/3/88 American Jazz Orchestra tape 2 ML.CAS.155

2/14/89 American Jazz Orchestra tribute to Count Basie ML.CAS.156

2/14/89 American Jazz Orchestra tribute to Count Basie ML.CAS.157

2/5/90 WBGO Tribute to Mel Lewis 2/5/90 ML.CAS.158

5/4/89 Side A: WDR Big Band w/ Jim Hall and Mel Lewis. Music School 5.4.89,

Cologne. “On The Way To The Sky”

Side B: 3 studio pieces - Brookmeyer

ML.CAS.159

Brookmeyer compositions; Mel on drums

Note: some ‘out’ music.

Mickey Mouse is listed as being on side a.

ML.CAS.160

1988

Brookmeyer w/ WDR Big Band. Features Jim McNeely, Mel Lewis, WDR.

Tracklisting: Cartoon, Missing Monk, Ceremony, Video Games, Goodbyes,

Day Games.

ML.CAS.161

Brookmeyer & Mel Compositions

Side A: Dreams, Catz, Tick Tock (beginning)

Side B: Tick Tock (end).

ML.CAS.162

5/29/87 Bob Brookmeyer and WDR Big Band at Stadtgarten 5/29/87 No. 1&2 ML.CAS.163

5/29/87 Bob Brookmeyer and WDR Big Band at Stadtgarten 5/29/87 No. 3 ML.CAS.164

82/89 Side A: Mel w/ Septet Cornet – April 28, 1989

Summit Ridge Drive, Special Delivery Stomp, Alice in Dixieland, I Want to

be in Dixie.

Side B: Mel & Bob w/ Lehn Orchestra – 1982

Willow Weep For Me, Samba Con Getchu, Willow Tree, Hello and Goodbye.

ML.CAS.165


5/24/84 Bob Brookmeyer in Sweden 5/24/84. ML.CAS.166

Mel Lewis & Bob Brookmeyer w/ Swedish Radio Orchestra. ML.CAS.167

Mel Lewis & Bob Brookmeyer w/ Swedish Radio Orchestra. ML.CAS.168

Brookmeyer, Hall, Lewis, Reid – Glassboro. ML.CAS.169

11/16/79 Bob Brookmeyer Quartet at Gulliver’s 11/16/79; Part I. ML.CAS.170

11/16/79 Bob Brookmeyer Quartet at Gulliver’s 11/16/79; Part II. ML.CAS.171

12/12/79 Mel Lewis, Brookmeyer, and Umo; Helsinki, Finland; 12/12/79. ML.CAS.172

11/16/68 Buck Clayton Band 11/16/68 w/ Mel Lewis on Drums. ML.CAS.173

1/57 Maynard Ferguson in Hollywood; 1/57; Friday I. ML.CAS.174

1/57 Maynard Ferguson in Hollywood; 1/57; Friday III, IV. ML.CAS.175

1/57 Maynard Ferguson in Hollywood; 1/57; Saturday II. ML.CAS.176

1/57 Maynard Ferguson in Hollywood; 1/57; Saturday III, Sunday I. ML.CAS.177

1/57 Maynard Ferguson in Hollywood; 1/57; Sunday II, Saturday V. ML.CAS.178

1/57 Maynard Ferguson in Hollywood; 1/57; Sunday III, IV ML.CAS.179

6/12/82 GHBBB 6/12/82; 1 and 2. ML.CAS.180

6/12/82 GHBBB 6/12/82; 3 and 4. ML.CAS.181

Side A: Frank Foster Orchestra; Japan 1945

Side B: Gerald Wilson Orchestra; L.A. 1963 ML.CAS.182

Bob Brookmeyer, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Jimmy Rowles, George Mraz ML.CAS.183

3/59 Terry Gibbs Big Band Club Seville, March 1959 ML.CAS.184

11/59 Terry Gibbs Big Band Live at the Sundown, Nov 1959

Side A: The Song is You (Softly As in a Morning); Sunrise; No Heat; The Fat ML.CAS.185



Man; It Could Happen to You; The Claw; Dancing in the Dark; I Remember

You; Moon Glow; Bright Eyes

Side B: Wonderful You; It Might As Well Be Swing; Cotton Tail; Just Plain

Meyer; Blue Lou; Subtle Sermon; Airegin; Prelude to a Kiss; After You’ve

Gone; Don’t Be That Way

11/59 The Terry Gibbs Dream Band; November 1959 – Location Unk.; January 24.

1988; To: Mel Lewis; From: Tony Agostinelli; This is a recording of the

Terry Gibbs Dream Band in 1959. I don’t know the location. It may have

been in November of 1959 at the Sundown! It duplicates the tunes on the two

Contemporary releases with some additions.

ML.CAS.186

Terry Gibbs ML.CAS.187

6/62 Benny Goodman Russia 62 #1; BG in Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR; June 1962 ML.CAS.188

6/62 Benny Goodman 62 #2; BG-Russia 6/62 Tbilisi

Side A: BG Tbilisi 6/62

Side B: Big Sid with BG Summer 1941 w/ Cooter, McGarity, Musso, Mel

Powell

ML.CAS.189

11/20/61 Dizzy Gillespie/ Copenhagen 20/11/1961 ML.CAS.190

6/8/85 Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Foster; Lalo Schifrin – Ray Brown, Mel Lewis;

Sultan’s Pool, Jerusalem June 8, 1985

Side A: 1. Blues 2. Fiesta? 3. Toccata

Side B: 1. School Days 2. Mayors Awards 3. Blues for J. S. Bach 4. I Can’t

Get Started 5. Swing Low Sweet Cadillac; *Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

ML.CAS.191

5/12/73 Jazz Giants 5/12/73; Dizzy Gillespie, Sammy Still, Jon Fadih, Roland Hanna,

Harry Rilen, Mel Lewis, Gullin – 5/26, Pepper Adams, George May, Bernie

Zeminsky, Mel Lewis

ML.CAS.192

[Broken]

9/17/86 Joe Haider/Mel Lewis/17.9.86; rec. in Ludwigsburg SDR; The Way; Con

Alma; Keep Hot; It only Happens; Rhythmic Changes; Lucky Road; Blues

for Paul

ML.CAS.193

N.Y. Phil. Live; Zubin Mehta; L. Price; I. Perlman; Shubert 6th Sym.; Piano

Concerto St. Saens; Petruska – Stravinksy ML.CAS.194

Rob Schneiderman 5tet; 1) the C.J. Stomp; 2) Here Today; 3) 5 Clownz;

1981 Rob Schneiderman; Rob Schneiderman – piano; Brian Lynch – tpt.;

Tripp Sprague – Sax; Jim Plank – drms; Tom Azarello – bass

ML.CAS.195

The Jazz Trip – Bill Holman; Part 1 ML.CAS.196

12/5/81 The Jazz Trip – The Arrangement of Bill Holman; Part 2 12/5/81 ML.CAS.197

Bill Holman Orchs.; 1957-58-59

Side A: Fabulous Bill Holman – Coral ’57; In a Jazz Orbit – Andey ’58

Side B: Jazz Orbit – continued.; Great Big Band – Capitol – ‘59

ML.CAS.198

Bill Holman + WDR; The Five Rings

Side 1: Stern Measures / Phil

Side 2: 5 Rings / Phil

ML.CAS.199

Bill Holman & Mel Lewis – Cologne 83; WDR ML.CAS.200

Bill Holman Band (Demo);

Side A: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; So It Goes; A Separate Waling (2 tks.);

Time Will Tell

ML.CAS.201

French Broadcast – Mel Lewis, Nick Brignolia, Pepper Adams, George Mraz,

Hank Jones; Nick Who’s Blues ML.CAS.202


University of Missouri, Kansas City Hank Jones, George Mraz, Mel Lewis, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Eddie “Lock

Jaw” Davis, Holland 1982; ML.CAS.203

Mel Lewis; Kenton Tracks; Steve Berrios ML.CAS.204

Kenton ML.CAS.205

3/11/56 Stan Kenton – March 11, 1956; England Albert Hall (Live); Carbon Dioxide

– BASF 120;

Side A: 1. Artistry in Rhythm; 2. Stomping at Savoy; 3. Collaboration; 4.

Love for Sale; 5. Saving House; 6. Yesterdays; 7. Out of Nowhere; 8. Royal

Blue; 9. Solitaire; 10 - 23ºN. 82ºW

Side B: 1. Concerto to End All; 2. Intermission Riff; 3. Polka Dots &

Moonbeams; 4. Carl; 5. Peanut Vendor; 6. Stella by Starlight; 7. Cherokee; 8.

Youngblood

ML.CAS.206

Kenton – 1956; Macumba Sessions

Side A: The Opener; Sophisticated Lady; Walking Shoes; Kingfish; Love for

Sure; Autumn Nocturne; Big Chase; Swinghouse; Rendezvous at Sun;

Intermission Riff; Winter in Madrid

Side B: Concentrate on You; Stomping a Savoy; Theme & Variations; What’s

New; My Old Flame; Opus Incharter; Lover Man; Cherokee; El Congo

Valiente; La Sueare Delos Tantos

ML.CAS.207

Kenton – 1956; Mucumba Sessions Pt. 2

Side A: Walking Shoes; Sophisticated Lady; Artistry in Rhythm; A” Train; I

Remember You; Young Blood; My Funny Valentine

Side B: 23ºN. 82ºW; All the Things; Finlay; Theme & Variations;

Concentrations; Yesterdays; Out of Nowhere; Royal Blue; El Congo Valiente

ML.CAS.208

Burkhard Ruckert Trio; Esther Lamneck – Ta’ragato, Clarinet; Béla Szakcsi –

Piano; Burkhard Ruckert – Percussion;

Side A: 1. Gyrei; 2. Ode to Trane; 3. Béla’s Stand

Side B: 1. Activated (Bebopll); 2. Burkhard Ruckert Trio a) Rairo (Ruckert)

b) Viba Vibes (Ruckert) c) In Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck); B Ruckert

(Vibes) J. Coleman (Bass) J. Dudli (Drums)

ML.CAS.209

Kenton – Macumba – ‘56 ML.CAS.210

Stan Kenton

Side A: 1955 Contemporary Concepts

Side B: 1956 Cuban Fire

ML.CAS.211

Side A: Stan Kenton -55-56; 1. Stompin’ at the Savoy; 2. Devil & the Deep;

3. Yesterdays; 4. I Concentrate on You; 5. I Hear Music; 6. I’ve Got You

Under My Skin; 7. Why Do I Love You; 8. Evening; 9. Out of Nowhere; 10.

Imagination; 11. Hav-A-Havana; The Big Chase

Side B: Jack McDuff & Benny Golson; 1. Blues; 2. Original; 3. Put on a

Happy Face; 4. Prelude; 5. Mean to Me; 6. Waltz; 7. Easy Listening; 8. Oh

Look at Me Now; 9. Original

ML.CAS.212

11/11/55 Kenton, Nov. 11, 1955; Penn State Univ. ML.CAS.213

Side A: Jimmy Knepper; 1. Dream Dancing; 2. Goodbye; 3. All Through the

Night; 4. In the Interim; 5. Of Things Past; 6. This Times the Dream on Me;

J.L. – Tones, Shapes & Colors; JK – Trom.; MC Drums; Ralph Moore – T.J.;

George Mraz – Bass; Dick Katz – piano

Side B: 1. Chess Mates; 2. Compensation; 3. La Loisinre; 4. Ballad for Trane;

ML.CAS.214



5. In the Jazz Community; Joe – Tenor; Kenny Werner – Piano; Dennis Iawin

– Bass; Mel Lewis - Drums

3/14/55

2/6/57

Side A: Erroll Garner Solo Piano Rec. 3-14-1955; Who; Talk of the Town; Is

You or Is You Aint My Baby; Yesterdays; St James Infirmary; When a

Gypsy Makes a Violin Cry; Salud Segovia; A Smooth One

Side B: Erroll Garner Solo Piano Rec. 2-6-1957; Stumbling; Don’t Get

Around Much Anymore; One Night of Love; If I Had You; Don’t Take Your

Love from Me; Soliloqui; I Surrender Dear

ML.CAS.215

4/2/87 Pete Malinverni Trio; c 1987; 1. For Heaven’s Sake; 2. I Fall in Love Too

Easily; 3. Ugly Beauty; 4. Don’t Be Shy*; 5. Nardis; 6. Star Crossed Lovers;

7. Hester Prynne*; 8. Who Cares; * c by P. Malinverni; Rec. digitally 4/2/87

Van Gelder Studios, Rudy Van Gelder, engineer; Pete Malinverni-piano;

Dennis Irwin-Bass; Mel Lewis-Drums

ML.CAS.216

Mel Lewis Small Groups

Side 1: Mel Lewis Septet; SFJ – 1956; Gotcha; John Marabuto - P; Dean

Keilly - B; Ed Leddy - Tr; Pepper Adams – Bs; Jerry Coker – Ts; Richie

Kamuca – Ts; Mel Lewis – Dr

Side 2: Mel Lewis Sextet; Mode – 1957; Marty Paich – P; Buddy Clark – B;

Jack Sheldon – Tr; Charlie Mariano – As & T; ? – Bs & T; Mel Lewis – Dr

ML.CAS.217

5/7/73 Jones-Lewis-Vanguard; 5/7/73 ML.CAS.218

[Broken]

5/12/73 Jones-Lewis Concert Queen College 5/12/73 ML.CAS.219

Side A: Jones-Lewis - Laren, Holland ’73

Side B: Live TV & Radio Show ML.CAS.220

4/74 Jones Lewis – San Francisco; 4/74 ML.CAS.221

Jones Lewis – San Francisco; Scat Vocal ML.CAS.222


11/22/75 Side A: Jones-Lewis; San Francisco 11/22/75

Side B: Thad Jones-Mel Lewis; Great American Music Hall; 11/22/75; Set 1 ML.CAS.223

11/23/75 Jones-Lewis-GAMH; San Francisco - 11/23/75;

Side 1: 1. Central Park N.; 2. Thank You; 3. GLSL & Richid; 4. Child is

Born; 5. Tow Away Zone (incomplete)

Side 2: 1. Greetings & Salutations; 2. Only for Now; 3. Rascal (incomplete -

tape is bad)

ML.CAS.224

1/23/76 Jones-Lewis; Domicile – Munich; 1/23/76 ML.CAS.225

1/23/76 Jones-Lewis; Domicile – Munich; 1/23/76 ML.CAS.226

8/23/76 Side 1: Domicile 1st Opening Nite; Aug. 23-1976;

Side 2: Domicile 2nd Set ML.CAS.227

Thad & Mel – Munich ’76; Black Music; Demo II;

Side A: A Child is Born; ABC Blues

Side B: ABC (cont.); Giant Steps (inc.); 8 Bar Blues (Lecture)

ML.CAS.228

11/76 Jones-Lewis - Agora Cleveland; 11/76

Side A: 1) Little Rascal on a Rock; 2) Bachafeelin’

Side B: 1) Cecilia is Love; 2) Little Pixie; 3) Take a Ladder

ML.CAS.229

Side 1: Thad Jones & Mel Lewis band “Domicil” München 1976; Once ML.CAS.230



Around; ? (French Title); Kids are Pretty People; Love and Harmony; Cherry

Juice

Side 2: Thad Jones & Mel Lewis band “Domicil” & Berlin 1978; Cherry

Suite cont.; My Centennial; The Groove Merchant; Love Theme/Groove

Merchant; “; The Second Rule; Ah That’s Freedom

Side A: Polen 78/76 “One More Time”; Thad Jones & Mel Lewis; Orchestra

Side B: Jazz at the Woody Opera ML.CAS.231

Thad/Mel Montreux ML.CAS.232

MZ/Thad J-Mel L Orch. LP;

1. He was too Good to Me (Rodgers-Hart) 5’00

2. The Groove Merchant (Jerome R-Claude S) 4’02

3. It Only Happens Every Time (TJ-CS) 5’07

4. Love to One Is One to Love (TJ-CS) 4’12

5. The Second Time Around (VanHeusen-Cahn) 5’36

6. Silhouette (L Gullin-Claude S) 4’30

7. Long Daddy Green (Blossom Dearie-Dave Frishberg) 3’35

8. Happy Again (Lars Gullin-Claude Stephenson) 4’15

Total time 36’17

ML.CAS.233

3/14/77 Thad & Mel; Vanguard – 3/14/77

Side 1: Organ Grinder; Solitude; Take a Ladder; Blues-Joe Williams; George

Shearing-Come Sunday; Blues in F (cuts out); Once Around; Kids are Pretty

People

Side 2: Tip Toe; Bachafeelin’; Big Dipper; Little Rascal on a Rock; Thank

You; Cherry Juice

ML.CAS.234

4/12/77 Thad Jones & Mel Lewis – Chicago 4/12 & 4/13/77 ML.CAS.235

4/13/77 Thad Jones & Mel Lewis – Chicago 4/13 & 4/14/77 ML.CAS.236

7/13/77 Nice; 7/13/77; Jones – Lewis ML.CAS.237

8/14/77 770814 (Aug 14) Jönköping, Sweden; Thad – Mel at Braliesalem ML.CAS.238

Waldshut 77 Montreuz & Stuttgart

Side A: Walking About; Cherry Juice; NY Centennial; Seuba Con Getcha

Side B: Ambiance; Blues in Min. Montreux; ?-; Tow Away Zone (Stuttgart

69)

ML.CAS.239

Side A: Jones – Lewis; Consummation 1971

Side B: Jones – Lewis & Manuel De Sica 1973 ML.CAS.240

7/2/78 Thad Jones – Mel Lewis; Saratoga July 2, 1978 ML.CAS.241

5/8/78 Thad Jones – Mel Lewis; Chicago 5/8/78 ML.CAS.242

4/23/78 Thad Jones – Mel Lewis; Vancouver 4/23/78 ML.CAS.243

Thad Jones & Mel Lewis & Rhoda Scott ML.CAS.244

Thad Jones & Mel Lewis (no date) 77-78

Side A: The Groove Merchant; A Child is Born; Little Rascal on a Rock;

Anything but Love; Everything Must Change; Route 66

Side B: Don’t Get Sassy

ML.CAS.245

Thad Jones – Mel Lewis; Band Vamp ML.CAS.246

Thad Jones – Mel Lewis; Album P/R ML.CAS.247


University of Missouri, Kansas City Side A: Thad & Mel; Rufus & Harold; Miami

Side B: Mel Quintet – Rufus Reid; Jim McNeely – Dick Oatts – John Mosca;

Three Sisters – 1979

ML.CAS.248

Thad Jones – Mel Lewis; Quartet

Side 1: Falling in Love with Love; Here’s That Rainy Day; Love for Sale;

Things Ain’t What They Used to Be

Side 2: But Not For Me; This Can’t be Love; Autumn Leaves; What is This

Thing Called Love

ML.CAS.249

Thad Jones – Mel Lewis; Quartet; 2 of 2

Side 1: Blue Bossa; Body and Soul; Yours is My Heart Alone; Doxy ML.CAS.250

Thad Jones – Mel Lewis Quartet; Airliner Lounge, Vol. 1

Side One: 1. But Not For Me; 2. This Can’t Be Love; Thad Jones – Mel

Lewis Quartet

Side Two: 1. Autumn Leaves; 2. What is This Thing Called Love?; Harold

Danko, p.; Rufus Reid, b.; Dolby

ML.CAS.251


Side One: 1. Falling in Love with Love; 2. Here’s that Rainy Day; Thad Jones

– Mel Lewis Quartet

Side Two: 1. Love for Sale; 2. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be; Dolby

ML.CAS.252


Side One: 1. Blue Bossa; 2. Body and Soul; Thad Jones – Mel Lewis Quartet

Side Two: 1. Yours is My Heart Alone; 2. Doxy; Dolby

ML.CAS.253

3/19/78 Mel Lewis & “The Stockholm Big Band” Mosebacken 19-3-1978.

Side A: Little Pixie; Don’t Get Sassy

Side B: It Only Happens Every Time; A Child is Born; Big Dipper

ML.CAS.254

Naturally; Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra; Original Album ML.CAS.255

Side 1: Mel Lewis – Vanguard; Aug. Mon. 1979

Side 2: Gene Krupa Live (Bebop Band) Claude Thornhill 1946 ML.CAS.256

1/79 Mel Lewis Jazz Orch.; Milwaukee; Jan 79 ML.CAS.257

2/79 Mel Lewis Orchestra; Champaign, Ill Feb 1979 w. Buddy DeFranco ML.CAS.258

Mel Lewis Orch.; Chicago – Jazz Showcase ML.CAS.259

10/11/79 Side A: George Anders Music

Side B: Mel Lewis Orch. Durham 10/11/79 ML.CAS.260

Mel Lewis; Small Groups

Side A: Mellifluous – Small Group; Gatemouth

Side B: Mel Lewis Oriental Line; B. Sandra

ML.CAS.261

2/16/80 M. Lewis & B. Brookmeyer; Vanguard 2/16/80; Gryphon Album Sets 1 & 2 ML.CAS.262

2/16/80 M. Lewis & B. Brookmeyer; Vanguard 2/16/80; Gryphon Sets 2 & 3 ML.CAS.263

2/14/80 Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orch. Vanguard 2/14/80 w/ Brookmeyer ML.CAS.264

2/16/80 Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orch. Vanguard w/ Brookmeyer; 2/16/80; NYC ML.CAS.265

2/16/80 Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra; Vanguard w/ Brookmeyer; 2/16/80; NYC ML.CAS.266

2/16/80 Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra; Vanguard w/ Brookmeyer; 2/16/80; NYC ML.CAS.267

2/4/80 Mel Lewis Orch. Vanguard 2/4/80; Dick Oatts – Alto 1; Steve Coleman –

Alto II; Richie Perry – Tenor 4; Bob Mintzer – Tenor 3; Gark Pribek – Bari; ML.CAS.268



John Mosca – Trom I; Lee Robertson – Trom II; Doug Purviance – Trom III;

Earl McIntyre – Trom IV; Stephanie Fauber – Fr. Horn; Earl Gardner – Trpt.

1; Ron Tooley – Trpt. 2; Larry Moses – Trpt. 3; John Marshall – Trpt. 4;

Walkin About – TJ; 1st Cove Song – BB; Hello & Goodbye – BB; Body &

Soul – JP; 3 & 1 – TJ; 61st & Rich-it – TJ; Skylark – B; Antique – BM; Giant

Steps – FF; Jim MCneely – P; John Lockwood – B; Mel Lewis – D

7/9/80 Mel Lewis – Vanguard – 7/9/80 ML.CAS.269

8/18/80 Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 8-18-80; III set VV; #25; MON

Side A: 1.) Dolphin Dance; 2.) Speak Like a Child; 3.) Little Rascal on a

Rock

Side B: 2.) Little Rascal on a Rock; 2.) Body and Soul; 3.) One Finger Snap

ML.CAS.270

9/1/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 9-1-80; Set #1; #15

Side A: 1.) Quietude; 2.) Second Race; 3.) Dolphin Dance; 4.) Dr. Honoris

Cavsa

Side B: 1.) First Love Song; 2.) Eye of the Hurricane; 3. ) ABC Blues

ML.CAS.271

9/1/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 9-1-80; Set #III; #45

Side A: 1.) Ding Dong Ding; 2.) Sad Song; 3.) Sao Paulo; 4.) Hello and

Goodbye; 5.) Little Rascal on a Rock

Side B: 1.) Speak Like a Child; 2.) One Finger Snap

ML.CAS.272

9/7/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 9-7-80; Set II/III; #39

Side A: 1.) Hello and Goodbye; 2.) Tip Toe; 3.) Once Around; 4.) Sad Song;

5.) Eye of the Hurricane

Side B: 1.) Eye of the Hurricane; 2.) Dr. Honoris Cavsa; 3.) Dolphin Dance;

4.) Body and Soul; 5.) Second Race

ML.CAS.273

9/15/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 9-15-80; Set I/II; #9

Side A: 1.) Dolphin Dance; 2.) Three in One; 3.) Can I Persuade You?; 4.)

Antegua

Side B: 1.) All My Yesterday’s; 2.) Second Race; 3.) One Finger Snap; 4.)

First Love Song; 5.) Cockroaches

ML.CAS.274

10/13/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 10-13-80; #42

Side A: 1.) Groove Merchant

Side B: 1.) Dolphin Dance; 2.) One Finger Snap; 3.) First Love Song; 4.)

Cockroaches; 5.) Sao Paulo

ML.CAS.275


Side A: 1.) Hello and Goodbye; 2.) Sad Song; 3.) Tip Toe; 4.) Don’t Ever

Leave Me; 5.) Eye of the Hurricane

Side B: 1.) Dr. Honoris Cavsa; 2.) Ah, That’s Freedom; 3.) Body & Soul; 4.)

Wiggle Waggle

ML.CAS.276

10/20/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 10-20-80; VV Set 1 & II; #27

Side A: 1.) One Finger Snap; 2.) Que Pasa Bossa; 3.) Dolphin Dance; 4.) First

Love Song; 5.) Cherry Juice

Side B: 1.) Cherry Juice; 2.) Hello and Goodbye; 3.) Can I Persuade You?; 4.)

Tip Toe; 5.) Willow Tree; 6.)Wiggle Waggle

ML.CAS.277


Side A: 1.) Wiggle Waggle; 2.) Willow Tree; 3.) Eye of the Hurricane ML.CAS.278

10/?/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 10-?-80; #34; 1 +# set

Side A: 1.) Love Walked In; 2.) Ding Dong Ding; 3.) Speak Like a Child; 4.) ML.CAS.279



Once Around

Side B: 1.) All My Yesterdays; 2.) Fingers; 3.) Rhoda Map; 4.) Can I

Persuade You?; 5.) Cockroaches


10/?/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 10-?-80; VV #1?; #7

Side A: 1.) Willow Tree; 2.) Eye of the Hurricane

Side B: 1.) 61st and Rich’it; 2.) First Love Song; 3.) Wiggle Waggle; 4.) One

Finger Snap

ML.CAS.280

10/?/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 10-?-80; #12

Side A: Kids are Pretty People; 2.) Samba con Gethca; 3.) Tip Toe; 4.) All

My Yesterdays

Side B: 1.) Wiggle Waggle

ML.CAS.281

11/3/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 11-3-80; I/II Set; #32

Side A: 1.) Quietude; 2.) One Finger Snap; 3.) First Love Song; 4.) Tip Toe

Side B: 1.) Speak Like a Child; 2.) Once Around; 3.) Little Rascal on a Rock

ML.CAS.282


Side A: 1.) Willow Weep for Me; 2.) Cockroaches; 3.) Skylark; 4.) Samba

Con Getcha

Side B: 1.) Samba Con Getcha; 2.) Rhoda Map; 3.) Thank You; 4.) Don’t Get

Sassy

ML.CAS.283

11/17/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 11-17-80; Set I; #3

Side A: 1.) Dolphin Dance; 2.) One Finger Snap; 3.) Willow Tree; 4.)

Antegua; 5.) Can I Persuade You?

Side B: 1.) Eye of the Hurricane

ML.CAS.284

11/17/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 11-17-80; Set II; #14

Side A: 1.) Rhoda Map; 2.) Dr. Honoris Causa; 3.) German Hit Parade; 4.)

Sad Song; 5.) Groove Merchant

Side B: 1.) Groove Merchant; 2.) Tip Toe; 3.) Sao Paulo; 4.) Body and Soul;

5.) Cherry Juice

ML.CAS.285

11/?/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 11-?-80; 1st terrible, tech difficulty;

II set

Side A: 1.) Love Walked In; 2.) One Finger Snap; 3.) Speak Like a Child; 4.)

Groove Merchant

Side B: 1. ) First Love Song; 2.) Second Race; 3.) Little Rascal on a Rock; 4.)

Can I Persuade You?; 5.) Dolphin Dance

ML.CAS.286

12/12/80 “Jazz Alive” 12-12-80; #26 ML.CAS.287

12/12/80 Side A: Jazz Alive – 12/12/80 Mel Lewis Orchestra; 1.) Antegua; 2.) Skylark;

3.) ABC Blues

Side B: Jazzathon – 12/14/80 Mel Lewis Combo – Small Groups; 1.) You

Stepped Out of a Dream; 2.) In Your Own Sweet Way; 3.) What is this Thing

Called Love?

ML.CAS.288

12/?/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 12-?-80; #13

Side A: I + # set; 1.) Hello and Goodbye; 2.) Thank You; 3.) Rhonda Map; 4.)

Body and Soul; 5.) One Finger Snap

Side B: II + III set; 1.) Dolphin Dance; 2.) Willow Weep for Me; 3.) San

Paulo; 4.) Second Race

ML.CAS.289


University of Missouri, Kansas City 12/80 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard – Xmas time 80; #5

Side A: Mel VV I set VV; last Dec Mon ’80; 1.) Dolphin Dance; 2.) Ding

Dong Ding; 3.) First Love Song; 4.) The Second Race; 5.) Thank You

Side B: Mel I + II set; Mon after Christmas ’80: 1.) One Finger Snap; 2.)

Theme; 3.) Speak Like a Child; 4.) American Express; 5.) Willow Weep for

Me; 6.) Eye of the Hurricane

ML.CAS.290

Mel Lewis Orch. With Zoot Sims; New Part Jazz 1981; #46

Side A: 1. Cherry Juice; 2. Dolphin Dance; 3. A Simple Wish; 4. American

Xpress; 5. Lowdown; 6. Willow Weep

Side B: 1. Willow (cont.); 2. Eye of the Hurricane

ML.CAS.291

Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra; Berklee Concert ‘81 ML.CAS.292

Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra; Berklee Concert ’81; 2nd Set ML.CAS.293

2/9/81 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; #24; Set I/II

Side A: 1.) Quietude; 2.) Antigua; 3.) Can I Persuade You?; 4.) American

Express; 5.) It Happens Everytime; 6.) Second Race

Side B: 1.) Second Race; 2.) Hello and Goodbye; 3.) First Love Song; 4.) One

Finger Snap; 5.) Wiggle Waggle

ML.CAS.294

2/81 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard Anniversary and Guest Vocal I/II

set; #20’

Side A: 1.) Love Walked In; 2.) Ding Dong Ding; 3.) First Love Song; 4.)

American Express; 5.) Willow Weep for Me

Side B: 1.) Cherry Juice; 2.) Little Rascal on a Rock; 3.) Talk of the Town; 4.)

One Finger Snap

ML.CAS.295

3/2/81 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 3-2-81; #2; II/III set

Side A: 1.) Just Friends; 2.) Willow Tree; 3.) Eye of the Hurricane

Side B: 1.) Dr. Honoris Causea; 2.) Thank You; 3.) Little Rascal on a Rock

ML.CAS.296

3/9/81 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 3-9-81; #11; II/III Set

Side A: 1.) American Express; 2.) Thank You; 3.) Rhoda Map; 4.) All My

Yesterdays; 5.) Second Race

Side B: 1.) Walkin’ About; 2.) Body & Soul; 3.) Eye of the Hurricane; 4.)

Theme

ML.CAS.297

4/14/81 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 4-14-81; #17 II/III Set

Side A: 1.) Little Rascal on a Rock; 2.) Sao Paulo; 3.) American Express; 4.)

First Love Song; 5.) Eye of the Hurricane

Side B: 1.) Three in One; 2.) Body & Soul; 3.) Dolphin Dance; 4.) One Finger

Snap

ML.CAS.298

5/4/81 Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra with Miles Davis 5-4-81 ML.CAS.299

7/23/81 Mel Lewis Jazz Orch.; Baltimore – 7/23/81

Side A: 1. Low Down; 2. One Finger Snap; 3.; 4.; 5. Samba Con Getcha

Side B: 1. Samba continued; drum solo; complete; 2. Dolphin Dance; 3.

Wiggle Waggle; 4. Groove Merchant

ML.CAS.300

7/23/81 Mel Lewis Jazz Orch.; Baltimore – 7/23/81; #37; Hurricane ML.CAS.301

9/24/81 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 9-24-81

Side A: 1.) Tip Toe; 2.) One Finger Snap; 3.) Big Dipper; 4.) Yours and

Mine; 5.) Ding Dong Ding

Side B: 1.) Ah, That’s Freedom; 2.) A Simple Wish; 3.) American Express;

ML.CAS.302



4.) First Love Song; 5.) Second Race


Side A: 1.) Little Rascal on a Rock; 2.) My Funny Valentine; 3.) Eye of the

Hurricane

ML.CAS.303

10/16/81 Battle of the Bands; Symphony Space 10/16/81; Mel Lewis Jazz Orch.; Frank

Foster Loud Minority; Cherry Juice – Finale (Both Bands) ML.CAS.304

11/28/81 Mel Lewis 11/28/81; Side Three

Side A: A Simple Wish; Introductions; Eye of the Hurricane ML.CAS.305

1/5/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard Album Practice Tape 1/5/82

Side A: 1. Nasty Dance (?); 2. Make Me Smile; 3. Nevermore; 4. Goodbye

World

Side B: 1. Funny Valentine; 2. Piano Concerto

ML.CAS.306

1/10/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 1/10/82

Side A: 1. Nasty Dance (good take, extra endings); 2. Nevermore (extra

starts)

Side B: 1. Funny Valentine (many starts & stops); 2. Valentine Bridge; int.

Goodbye World (incomplete) pt. 1

ML.CAS.307

1/11/82 Mel Lewis – Bob Brookmeyer; Vanguard 1/11/82

Side A: 1st set; 1. Lowdown; 2. Willow Weep; 3. 2nd Race

Side B: 1. Pieces of Goodbye World; 2. Funny Valentine; 3. Nasty Dance

(inc. pieces (good)); Nevermore – ending

ML.CAS.308

Mel Lewis – Pausa – 1 Trade; “Make Me Smile”

Side A: Pausa – Montreaux; Eye of the Hurricane; Make Me Smile;

Nevermore; Nasty Dance

Side B: McNeely’s Piece; Funny Valentine; Goodbye World

ML.CAS.309

1/25/82 Mel Lewis Jazz Orch.; V.V. Monday, 1/25/82

Side A: 1. Quietude; 2. One Finger Snap; 3. Speak Like a Child; 4. Groove

Merchant; 5. Yours & Mine Inc.

Side B: 3 & 1; 2. Tip Toe; 3. Dolphin Dance

ML.CAS.310

1/25/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Set II 1-25-82; American Express; Nevermore;

Blues/ Eye of the Hurricane ML.CAS.311

1/28/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 1-28-82; II Set

Side A: Big Dipper; One Finger Snap; Speak Like a Child; Tip Toe (inc)

Side B: Tip Toe (compl.); First Love Song; Don’t Git Sassy; Make Me Smile;

Willow Weep For Me

ML.CAS.312

2/2/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 2-2-82; I/III Set;

Side A: Tip Toe – (inc); First Love Song; Don’t Git Sassy; ?; How Long Has

This Been

Side B: Resisting Arrest; Dolphin Dance; Body & Soul; American Express

ML.CAS.313

2/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 2-82; 1 set

Side A: First Love Song; Tip Toe; Skylark

Side B: The Second Race; Tom Harrell/Kenny Garrett

ML.CAS.314


Side A: Little Rascal on a Rock; ?; The Groove Merchant ML.CAS.315

3/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 3-82

Side A: Skylark; Eye of the Hurricane

Side B: Dolphin Dance; American Express; First Love Song; Second Race

ML.CAS.316


University of Missouri, Kansas City 4/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; Recorded around Easter 4-82; R+I

X to Ge X

Side A: ABC Blues (Ending); Skylark; Nasty Dance (Lovano)

ML.CAS.317

5/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; May-82; Mon I/II set

Side A: Shades; Naturally; Body & Soul; Little Pixie (inc)

Side B: Little Pixie (end)

ML.CAS.318


Side A: First Love Song (inc); Tip Toe; Samba Con Getcha

Side B: American Express; Can I Persuade You; Little Rascal on a Rock

ML.CAS.319


Side A: ?; Shades; Body & Soul; Cherry Suite (inc)

Side B: Cherry Suite (compl.)

ML.CAS.320

6/13/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 6-13-82; I/II set

Side A: Shades; Speak Like a Child; Lowdown; A Simple Wish; The Nasty

Dance (inc.)

ML.CAS.321

6/82 6-82; Mel Lewis Orchestra; Vanguard; I/II Set

Side A: Lowdown; One Finger Snap; Skylark; Dolphin Dance

Side B: The Talk Guy; Tip Toe; Nevermore; The Nasty Dance (inc)

ML.CAS.322

6/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 6-82

Side A: Nasty Dance (cont.); Shades (inc); A Simple Wish; Rhoda Map; My

Centennial

ML.CAS.323

8/24/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard Set III; 8/24/82

Side A: Little Rascal (inc); Naturally; Solitude (inc)

Side B: Solitude (concl.); The Little Pixie

ML.CAS.324

10/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; Oct. 82

Side A: ?; Fingers

Side B: Shades; Skylark; Us; A Child is Born; Cherry Suite (inc)

ML.CAS.325

10/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; 10/82; Columbus

Side A: Cherry Juice (conl.); American Express; All My Yesterdays; Rhoda

Map; Eye of the Hurricane (inc)

Side B: Eye of the Hurricane (inc)

ML.CAS.326

Mel Lewis: Jazz at Gretena – 1982; Tape 1 of 2

Side 1 ?: Make Me Smile; How Long Has This Been; Fingers

Side 2: Tiptoe; Three in One; McNeely’s Piece (inc)

ML.CAS.327

Mel Lewis: Jazz at Gretena – 1982; Tape 2 of 2

Side 1: McNeely’s Piece (cont); My Centennial ML.CAS.328

10/82 Side A: Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orch.; 10/82; Zoom (Shaky Tape); Cherry

Juice

Side B: Arthur Blythe Group Live at Vanguard; 10/82

ML.CAS.329

11/1/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; 11-1-82; 1st Set

Side A: Just Friends; One Finger Snap; Willow Weep for Me; Zoom (Premier

Performance)

Side B: Zoom (cont); Second Race

ML.CAS.330

11/15/82 Side A: Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; Week of 11/15/82; XYZ

Blues; Body & Soul; Circular Motion

Side B: Bob Brookmeyer Concerto for Guitar & Orchestra; Jim Hall

ML.CAS.331

11/15/82 Side A: Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; III set; Corcovado; Little ML.CAS.332



Pixie II | Debussy Nocturnes

Side B: Ravel – Mother Goose Suite; Stravinsky – Firebird

11/19/82 Side A: Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; 1. Just Friends; 2. Antigua;

3. 3 & 1.

Side B: History Tape 66-78

ML.CAS.333

12/6/82 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard 12/6/82; Special Guest: Woody

Shaw

Side A: Antigua (inc.); Don’t Get Sassy; Shades; Willow Weep for Me; Just

Friends

Side B: Just Friends (cont.) ; Body & Soul; My Centennial; Rhoda Map;

Funny Valentine

ML.CAS.334

“In a Silent Way” Zawinul/ Schaphorst ML.CAS.335

1/15/83 Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orch.; Scottsdale Center for the Arts; 1-15-83

Side A: One Finger Snap; First Love Song (B. Brook); Tip Toe; Nasty Dance

Side B: Nasty Dance (cont.); Tick Tock; A Simple Wish; Ah, That’s

Freedom, My Centennial

ML.CAS.336


1/83 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; Set I & II; 1/83 ML.CAS.337

3/83 Mel Lewis Orch.; Jerusalem, Israel; March 1983

Side A: 1. 3 & 1; 2. She de’Mati; 3. Cherry Juice; 4. Funny Valentine

Side B: 1. All of Me; 2. Low Down; 3. I Get a Kick (Lynne Roberts); 4.

Wanna Be happy; 5. Don’t Get Around Much; 6. He Touched Me; 7. Route

66; 8. Dolphin Dance

ML.CAS.338

9/28/83 Mel Lewis; Visby Storband; 28/9 1983; Tekn: Henry Larsson; Radio Gotland;

2 ML.CAS.339

9/28/83 Mel Lewis; Visby Storband; 28/9 1983; Tekn: Henry Larsson; Radio Gotland;

7 ML.CAS.340

1/16/84 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Vanguard; 1-16-84

Side A: 61st and Rich It *; Two in One; Cherry Juice (cut off)

Side B: St. Louis Blues

ML.CAS.341

3/5/84 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Village Vanguard; 3-5-84; 3rd set; Happy

Passover and Easter. “Antique Music” Love, Anita ML.CAS.342

Lewis in Spain ‘84

Side A: All of Me; Phone Bone; A Simple Wish; Interloper; One Finger Snap

Side B: Dolphin Dance; Ding Dong Ding; Little Rascal on a Rock; Butter; In

the Mood; Musical Intr.

ML.CAS.343

3/20/85 Side A: Mel Lewis 3-20-85; Blue Note #2&3; All of Me #1&4

Side B: Mel Lewis 3-21-85; Dearly Beloved #3, Alone Together #5; How

Long #3; How Long (insert band); All of Me #6 (insert to sax solo)

ML.CAS.344

3/22/85 Mel Lewis 3-22-85

Side A: Blue Note; Shades #4 insert; Interloper insert

Side B: Butter; Phonebone 4/6/8 insert

ML.CAS.345

3/31/86 PMC/Mel Lewis Orchestra; 1.) “Take the “A” Train”; 3/31/86; W.O# 43932 ML.CAS.346

12/86 Side A: Buddy Rich on Parkinson Show; Last T.V. Dec. 1986

Side B: B. Rich / Mel Lewis Band in Holland 1987 “Avro Swinging Night”

[Jean Warland]

ML.CAS.347


University of Missouri, Kansas City 6/28/87 Mel Lewis Orchestra June 28/87 Montreal (beginning-cont)

Side A: 3 & 1; Phonebone; All of Me; First Love Song

Side B: Little Pixie; Lowdown; Butter; That’s My Baby Now (Renee

Manning); I Love You?

ML.CAS.348

6/28/87 Mel Lewis Orchestra June 28/87 Montreal (end) ML.CAS.349

1/88 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; Village Vanguard; 1/88; Harold Danko – P

Side A: All of Me; Lester Left Town; Waltz for Mia; Thank You

Side B: Off the Cuff (oops); Off the Cuff (Take 2); 3 in 1

ML.CAS.350

2/11/88 Mel Lewis 2-11-88 1 of 2

Side A: Off the Cuff; Our Love Is Here to Stay; Folks Who Live On the Hill;

Waltz for Mia; Little Pixie

Side B: Little Pixie – ending; It Could Happen to You – How Long; Soft

Lights and Sweet Music; The Touch of Your Lips

ML.CAS.351

2/11/88 Mel Lewis 2-11-88 2 of 2

Side A: Cherry Juice; Compensation; Am I Blue

Side B: Lester Left Town; Little Man; Walkin’ About

ML.CAS.352

2/12/88 Mel Lewis 2-12-88 1 of 2

Side A: Low Down; Am I Blue; Compensation; Little Man

Side B: Off the Cuff; Soft Lights; Folks; It Could Happen to You; Touch of

Your Lips

ML.CAS.353

2/12/88 Mel Lewis 2-12-88 2 of 2

Side A: 3 in 1; Our Love is Here to Stay; Waltz for Mia; All My Yesterdays;

Rhoda Map

ML.CAS.354

2/14/88 Side A: Mel Lewis Sun Set 1 M7 2-14-88 1 of 2; Quietude; Waltz for Mia;

Soft Lights & Sweet Music; The Folks Who Live On the Hill; Lester Left

Town

Side B: Mel Lewis Sun Set 2 M8 2-24-88 1 of 2; It Could Happen to You;

Am I Blue; Compensation; Little Man You’ve Had a Busy Day; Off the Cuff

ML.CAS.355

2/14/88 Side A: Mel Lewis Sun Set 3 M9 2-14-88 2 of 2; Our Love Is Here To Stay;

How Long Has This Been Going On; The Touch of Your Lips; Don’t Get

Sassy; Groove Merchant

Side B: Mel Lewis Sun Set 1 M10 2-15-88; It Could Happen; Touch of Your

Lips; Compensation; Folks Who Live…; Lester Left Town

ML.CAS.356

3/31/88 Mel Lewis 3/31/88

Side A: Soft Lights; Little Man; How Long; Touch of Your Lips; It Could

Happen to You; Compensation

Side B: Lester Left Town; Our Love; Off the Cuff; Folks Who Live; Waltz

for Mia

ML.CAS.357

11/26/88 “Profile: Mel Lewis” – Oscar Treadware WFUC-FM; Cincinnati 11/26/88;

Midnight-2:00a.m. Part I ML.CAS.358

11/26/88 “Profile: Mel Lewis” – Oscar Treadware WFUC-FM; Cincinnati 11/26/88;

Part II & III ML.CAS.359

3/89 Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra at the Schmitsunian; BBC.TV. Cann.4.

Mars 89.; Rest of Tape: Woody Herman Band 1945/47 ML.CAS.360

Rehearsal (Small Group) for “The Lost Art” ’89; Kenny Werner – piano;

Dick Oatts, John Mosca; Dennis Erwin, Jim Powell; Gary Smulyan, Mel. ML.CAS.361


University of Missouri, Kansas City Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; ’89

Side A: Interloper; Lester Left Town; Only for Now (good intro); Dearly

Beloved; That’s My Baby; Big Knee Gal, Evil Gal;

Side B: Fingers

ML.CAS.362

Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orch.; ‘89

Side A: Tip Toe; Second Race; Little Rascal on a Rock; Anything but Love;

Born to be Blue; Hug You; Off the Cuff

ML.CAS.363

4/11/89

4/12/89

Mel Lewis; Lost Art Session 1 of 3 April 11, 12, 1989

Side A: {Harmonizanundrum Takes 1-4, and head out}; Donut Lips/Voyager

(same tune) Takes 1-2

Side B: {Donut Lips/Voyager Take 3 good take}; Allansuneally (many takes)

one for Max; Trio for B.B.

ML.CAS.364

4/11/89

4/12/89


Side A: Trio for B.B. (take 2); Bulgaria (3 takes); Dicks Untitled (6 takes)

Side B: Old Ranger (5 takes); Bulgaria (1-A); One for Max (1-A)

ML.CAS.365

4/11/89

4/12/89


Side A: Ballad Medley: Till There Was You, In My Solitude, My Ideal, The

Lost Ark; Free Value (3 takes); Drum intros/outros (3 takes)

ML.CAS.366

Rehearsal/Mel’s Band ML.CAS.367

Rehearsal/Mel’s Band ML.CAS.368

Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra with Joe Williams; late 80s ML.CAS.369

Miscellaneous

Side A: Oscar Peterson / with Respect to Nat

Side B: Woody Herman / Road Father ML.CAS.370

John Adams (Bass) Demo; 1. Pinnacle Blues (complete); 2. Move on Some

(partial); 3. Just Friends (“); 4. In a Whirl (“); 5. The Shadow of Your Smile

(“); 6. Yoda’s Groove (“)

ML.CAS.371

Robert Bonfiglio-harmonica; 1. CBS Record – Vivaldi – Fred Hand, guitar; 2.

German commericals 1&2 – Arnold Black; 3. Bach Sonata – Ed Brewer,

harpsichord; 4. Country harmonica duet; 5. Estee Lauder commercial; 6.

Blues solo; 7. CBS Movie 1&2 – John Morris; 8. Bach-Mozart in live recital;

9. ABC Kentucky Derby – Eric Weisberg, banjo; 10. General Hospital; 11.

Ryan’s Hope; 12. Bach; 13. Country 1,2&3; 14. CBS record.

ML.CAS.372

Carl Fyhrie; Drums; stereo; dolby; [Demo] ML.CAS.373

Thiago de Mello and Amazon; Demo #2 ML.CAS.374

Albert Piamenta [personal information] [demo] ML.CAS.375

Burkhard Ruckert Trio; 1. Kairo (Ruckert); 2. Vibes Vibes (Ruckert); 3. In

Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck); Bruckhard Ruckert - Vibes; Ira Coleman –

Bass; Jonis Dudli – Drums

ML.CAS.376

Ted Nash Quartet [personal information] [demo]

Side 1: 1. Almost Like the First; 2. Waltz for Mia; 3. 5 ½ weeks; 4. Light

Nights; 5. 57th Street Blues

Side 2: Out of This World; 2. Ballad – untitled; 3. Raincheck; 4. City Hall;

Ted Nash – sax; Bruce Barth – piano; Bill Moring – bass; Time Horner –

drums

ML.CAS.377


University of Missouri, Kansas City Rich Maslach – drums [personal information] [demo]

Side A: Samba por Isabelle – Ballooning Over Paris; Origami Man ML.CAS.378

Manny Mendelson; 1. Lullabye of Broadway; 2. Atchison Topeka and the

Sante Fe; 3. Oleo; 4. Theme for Maxine (Woody Shaw); 5. Birdland

(Zawinaul); 6. What it is to be Frank (M. Mendelson)

ML.CAS.379

Ed Neumeister Quartet; 1.) “Ambra” by E. Neumeister; 2.) “Ballad Untitled”

by E. Neumeister; 3.) “Herbie Nichols” by K. Werner; 4.) “Row to Tow

Blues” by E. Neumeister; Ken Werner – piano; Dennis Irwin – bass; Mike

Clark – drums; recorded 11/25/85 by Michael MacDonald; 2 track Digital at

Classic sound N.Y.

ML.CAS.380

Chet Baker – Broken Wing; Philip Markowitz ML.CAS.381

Franck Amsallem Big Band; 1? How Deep is the Ocean; 2) Effeminate

Meanderings; 3) Last Call; 4) Got a Kick Out of You ML.CAS.382

Gary Brunotte; “Slightly Blued”; “Bridge Mix”; “Running Faster” (middle

tune in Suite); “Sincerely Yours”

ML.CAS.383

Rudy Petschauer – drums

Side A: I’m Old Fashioned; Eye of the Hurricane+; All the Things You Are;

Old Folks; Bolivia+; Drum Solo; Nuage; Wave*; Have You Met Miss Jones

Side B: Alysia+; Prima Vera+; My Ideal+; Ray’s Idea; Nefertiti+; Fall+;

Mean to Me; Renee Rosnes – piano; Wyatt Ruther – bass; Oliver Gannon –

guitar; Herb Ellis - *guitar; Russell Botten – *bass; Paul Ruhland - +bass

ML.CAS.384

[Run-through recording tape?]

Side A: [Close Enough for Love; recording of ride cymbal]

Side B: [instr. tracks; cuts into - Basin Street Blues; Into Each Life Some

Rain Must Fall; instr. tracks w/ clarinet solo]

ML.CAS.385

Rodolfo Alchoudrron; 1-Hot Hit; 2-WES; 3-Esas dos cosas; 4-Parabola; 5-

Argentina ’75; 6-To Be So Far Away; 7-Viromaho ML.CAS.386

Side A: Jazz Standards Suite; 1) There Will Never Be Another You; 2) A

Child Is Born; 3) Gentle Rain; 4) Billie’s Bounce; Bobby Routch, hornist;

Harold Danko, pianist; from a performance in New York/Nov. ‘88

Side B: 1) Beginda’s Blue Bounce with Birgitte Frieboe, mezzo; 2) All the

Things You Are; 3) Concerto for Horn and Big Band, “A Theme of

Friendship” part of a live broadcast over Danish Radio from the jazzclub

Monmartre, on Nov. 19, ‘87/Danish Radio Big Band, led by Butch Lacy, who

composed selections #1 and #3/ Bobby Routch, hornist

ML.CAS.387

William Komaiko / “Trio” (1982); 1. Stella by Starlight; 2. Solea; 3. Alice in

Wonderland; 4. Love for Sale; 5. Bag’s Groove (Trio Blues); Solo Concerts

(1979) 6. I Loves You Porgy; Fisherman/Strawberry/Devil Crab; Here Comes

de Honeyman. 7. Fantasy on Night in Tunisia

ML.CAS.388

Reuben Hoch [demo][personal information] ML.CAS.389

Move; Night in Tunisia; Billie’s Bounce; Honeysuckle Rose; Out of Nowhere

[no artist information] ML.CAS.390

Exit suite; eight track; napalis iteraction; Dick Vennik (ts) composer/arranger;

Rob van der Broek (op), Harry Emmery (b), Eric Ineke (drs) + brass; rec

Holland 1981; Dick Vennik; Vinkenslag 20. De Hoef (U). Holland

ML.CAS.391

Bob Stone Big Band (Various) ML.CAS.392



Side A: Central Park north; Up, Up, and Away; Don’t Git Sassy; A Child is

Born; Yesterdays; The Swinger

Side B: Magic Flea; When Your Lover Has Gone; Bluesette; The Song Is

You; Radio Ad; Satin Doll; Jamie; Feelin Free; Freckle Face; April In Paris;

Woodchoppers Ball

David Tippett – Lead Trumpet.; U of Iowa Big Band

Side A: Selections from Notre Dame Jazz Fest “81”; “I Thought You’d Never

Ask” Bret Zuacek – comp; “Fat Elmo’s Prize Banana” Bob Thompson –

composer; “Take the “A” Train, Don Sebesky – arr.; 1980 Notre Dame

“Someone Listen” Bob Thompson – composer; For My Lady 4/6/81, Don

Lawrance – arr.

Side B: Notre Dame ‘80’; “Johnson County Express” Ed Sarath – composer;

selections of ‘79’ record “Song for Lina” (a.), Ed Sarath – composer; “Sun

Kissed” Ed Sarath – composer; May 14, 1979 concert “Child of Light”

(Premiere) composer – Ed Sarath (a) John Shifflett Bass Solo

ML.CAS.393


Introducing Roger Neumann’s Rather Large Band

Side A: Flintstones Theme; All the Things You Are; Cherokee; Emily

Side B: They Called Him “Blue”

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Presentation master tape for “The Four Who Rocked in Rhythm” Ellington

drummers © Bruce Kennan; Personal copy for Mel Lewis; Not for

distribution

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Dean Pratt Big Band Live

Side A: Down for Double; “A” Train; Wire Brush Stomp; Bye, Bye,

Blackbird; Perdido; Bag-o-Bones; Tones for Joans Blues; Half Moon St.;

Stealin Apples

Side B: Oleo; Lady of the Lavender Mist; Lester Leaps In; King Porter

Stomp; What Am I Here For?; Minor League; Chicago

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Paul Desmond; Waves; Windy; My Funny Valentine, Take 5; H. Laws from

Cryin’ ML.CAS.397

Woody Herman; Jazz Alive; Smithsonian 1980 ML.CAS.398

Enrico Granafei Quartet; Days of Wine & Roses; In a Sentimental Mood;

L’Ultima Cialda (E. Granafei); Fred Hersch: piano; David Fink: bass; Jim

Mason: drums; Enrico Granafei: harmonica

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Side A: Elliot Lawrence Orch. with Tiny Kahn on drums; 1) Wake-up Music,

King Records (4/8/52); 2) Broadcast (5/3/52) from Lakeside Park, Dayton

Ohio

Side B: Elliot Lawrence Studio Orch. playing the arrangements of Tiny Kahn;

“Fantasy” Album; Studio Album – band playing all Tiny Kahn arrangements;

TNT; Blue Room; Who Fired That Shot?; My Heart Stood Still; Jeepers

Creepers; Tiny’s Bow Music

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#9 CCTV Danish Trombone Player ML.CAS.401

9/3/78 Louis Bellson KBCA; w/Jim Gosa 9/3/78 ML.CAS.402

11/23/80 Carl Allin’s Sophmore Recital; November 23rd, 1980

Side 1: Classical – Jazz; Volks’ Draggin – Snare; Love’s Joy – Mallet;

Spanish Dance – Timpani; Cherokee – Ray Noble; All Blues – Miles Davis;

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Sandu – Clifford Brown; Crystal Silence – Chick Corea

Side 2: Crystal Silence; St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins; Red Clay – Freddie

Hubbard

Andres Boiarsky (Argentinien Jazz); 1) Nueva Generación (A. Boiarsky); 2)

Solo, Otra Vez (A. Boiarsky); 3) Beautiful Love (V. Young); Recorded in

Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 1984. Boiarsky, saxes; Carlos Franzetti,

piano; Alfredo Remus, bass; “Junior” Cesari, dr.

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Ellington Birthday Radio Celeb; ’87 WKCR ML.CAS.405

Side A: Django Reinhardt; Coleman Hawkins & his All Stars; Dicky Wells &

Orch.; Baby Doll by Bessie Smith; Django

Side B: Bessie Smith from “The World’s Greatest”; Monk from Monk

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Side 1: Pres (Various) 1 Ain’t Got Nobody - Kan 7” (4/26/39) (Pres Clarinet

& Tenor); 2. Love Me or Leave Me – Kan “7” (4/26/39); 3. Live and Love

Tonight – Kan “7” (4/26/39) with Basie on Organ; 4. Basie Band “Live” at

the Chatterbox Hotel Jan/Feb. 1937 – Claude Williams on guitar; the band

before Freddie Greene joined; a. St. Louis Blues – Pres; b. Tattersfield Stomp

– Pres; c. I’ll Always be in Love with You – Pres; d. Swingin’ at the Daisy

Chain – Pres (Dig The Temple Blocks); 5. Basie “Live” Hotel Edison NY

May 1944; a-Jumpin’ at the Woodside; b-Diggin’ For Dex (end this side)

Side 2: Basie Live at the Hotel Edison NY (cont’d); 1. Ain’t It the Truth; 2.

Call Me Darling – vocal Thelma Carpenter; 3. Avalon; 4. My What a Fly!; 5.

Dance of the Gremlins; 6. Blue Room Jump; 7. They’ll Be Some Changes

Made (dig the bo-bo the band makes on the modulation before out chorus); 8.

Jazz Me Blues – Dig Pres – Great; 9. Tush; end

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Matt Wagner; Drum Demo; June 1982 ML.CAS.408

Ear Candy; 1. You Got the Love I Need; 2. The Melody (Ah So Sweet);

Contact: Earl McIntyre [personal information] ML.CAS.409

Olivier Peters & Joan Johnson [demo] [personal information] ML.CAS.410

Bob Brookmeyer & Stockholm Jazz Orch.

Side A: 1. Cats; solo Brookmeyer; ULF Andersson, ts; 2. Lies; solo

Brookmeyer; 3. Tick-Tock; solo Håkan Brostrōmas; Berti L Strandberg,

trmb; ULF Andersson, ts; Lars Lindgren, trpt.

Side B: 1. Dreams; solo Anders Widmarhrpi; 2. Missing Monk; A. Widmark,

pi; Fredrik Norén, trpt; Gustao Bergalli, trpt; 3. Ceremony; all composed and

arranged by Bob Brookmeyer

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Essence of Jazz – Bob Brookmeyer Guest Program #2; Will Moyle –

Producer; Time – 59:00 +; Artist Actuality Promo Announcement ML.CAS.412

2/83 ‘One Man Show’ Brookmeyer & 24 Track Tape Machine; Cologne – 2/83 ML.CAS.413

11/88 ‘One Man Show II’ Brookmeyer – New York – 11/88;

Side A: Synthesizers, Piano, Trb. & 24 Track Tape; Swedish Radio

Stockholm – 11/88

Side B: (‘Chaconne’ by Henning Berg); ‘Pieces’; Swedish Radio Symphony

Orch.; Gustaf Sjökuist conducting

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11/84 Side A: Brookmeyer ‘Found Objects’ for 18 players & tape; New England

Conservatory Jazz Ens. – David Mann, Sop. Sax; Pat Hollenbock, cond. &

Jordan Harry Boston; 2-19-88

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Side B: Brookmeyer ‘Red Balloons’ for 2 solo trbs – 9 players – Dave Taylor

& Jim Pugh; soloist; - comp. cond. – NYC; 11/84

Don Menza och [and] Visby Storband [Big Band]; Mac Arthur Park soloist: E

Englund; Burnin Blues for Bird; soloist: Don Menza; Ballad of the Matador;

Intrigue; Groove Blues; Song of Cymbaline; Spanish Boots; My One and

Only Love; When Johnny Comes Marching Home

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10/83 Ernie Englund – Visby Storband [Big Band]; Grammis Oktober 1983;

Gotländsk Sommarnatt; And the Angel Sing; Visa I folkton; Basin Street

Blues; Mc Arthur; Kunqliqa Södermanlands…; Tenderly; Novelty Trumpets;

By the time I get to Phoenix; Vid Roine Strand; Body and Soul; Margie

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4/13/80 FeCr 60 “Seekuh” [Restaurant] Konstanz, Germany 13.4.80 [Jazz Trio: Jim

McNeely, piano; John Lockwood, bass; Mel Lewis, drums; playing Burgundy

and the Virgin Snow by Jim McNeely and other tunes]

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Concerto for Double Orchestra; composed and conducted by Bob

Brookmeyer; recorded Cologne 1984 ML.CAS.419

2 w/ Burrage [performance with Kirk Lightsey (piano) and Ronnie Burrage

(drums) and a bassist and saxophonist (could not identify names)] ML.CAS.420

Brookmeyer [recording session?] ML.CAS.421

Smadar Reuben Yaari [demo] [personal info.] from Tel Aviv ML.CAS.422

Frank Reinshagen [demo]; Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love (Mingus);

Intrepid Fox (Hubbard); Arrangements by Frank Reinshagen [personal

information]

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John Fedchock; Maria Schneider [demo] [personal information]

Side A: Limehouse Blues; Epistrophy; Lately; Bird Count; Wyrgly

Side B: Battle Royal; Green Piece; Dig; My Man’s Gone Now; Gumba Blue;

Flintstoned

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A.C. Big Bands w/ Jay Cummings

Side A: Things are Gonna Get Better; Low Down; Green Dolphin St.; In a

Mellow Tone; You Gotta Try; TALK

Side B: Time Check; Speak Low; Things Ain’t What They Used to Be; I’ll

Remember You; Just Friends

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Vince Mendoza [demo from 1984-85]; Bossa Antigua; Alban’s Last Visit;

Scherzo for Hi-Hat and Jazz Ensemble ML.CAS.426

10/16/81 Battle of Bands Symphony Space; Frank Foster Loud Minority [not the studio

recording] ML.CAS.427

Prom King – Zin Zak – Esperanza ML.CAS.428

P 7/10/82 [solo piano]; 1. Your Love is Growing Cold; 2. No Easy Way Out;

3. Happy Faces; 4. Livin on a Wish ML.CAS.429

Side A: Harold Danko [piano] / Bill Kirchner [tenor saxophone]; [blues duet]

Side B: Harold Danko [piano]/ Bill Kirchner [soprano saxophone]; Lee

Konitz Nonet

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7/2/78 Maynard Ferguson; [live] Saratoga; July 2, 1978 ML.CAS.431

Richie Perri – Alto [saxophone]; John Solo – Piano; Concepts & Imitations

Part I of II – Written by Richie Perri & John Solo; Side I Aprox. 12 Min. [the

rest is blank]

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The Swing Syndicate: [contact number, Long Island area code] [Milkman’s ML.CAS.433



Matinee; Watch What Happens; I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do;

Oh! Look at Me Now; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Get Me to the Church

on Time]

Elvin Shepherd and his Band; Music to Suit Any Occasion, Buffalo, N.Y.

Side A: Elvin Shepherd Quartet

Side B: Elvin Shepherd Trio

ML.CAS.434

Quaker [City] Jazz Festival; Dexter Gordon [saxophone]; [with Victor Lewis

(drums), Rufus Reid (bass), George Cables (piano), Woody Shaw (trumpet)] ML.CAS.435

Jabbo Smith; 1. Rhythm in Spain “1938”; 2. Zoo Song – Lars Edegran –

piano; 3. Zoo Song – Jim Rubents – piano; 4. Zoo Song – France 1982; 5.

Just Play the Blues for Me; West End ‘1981’; 6. Just Play the Blues for Me,

piano Ralph Sutton – Holland 1982

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UMO; New Music Orchestra, Helsinki [promotional cassette] ML.CAS.437

4/28/82 New Spirit Recorded 4-28-82; Melvin Rhyne – piano; Skip Crumby-Bey –

Bass; Carl Allen – Drums ML.CAS.438

Dave Baker Suite ML.CAS.439

Max Roach - Apollo [Theater] Billy Harper, Cecil Bridgewater ML.CAS.440

Side A: [Close Enough for Love; Instrumental Track; Double Bass Solo

Work, possibly John Clayton]

Side B: [Instrumental Jazz]

ML.CAS.441

Side 1: For Demonstration; La Bamba [taped over featuring Shadow Wilson,

artifacts of original still present]

Side 2: For Recording [blank]

ML.CAS.442

Rachel Gould [demo] [personal information]

Side A: 1) With Dieter Reith Band for SWF-TV a) Hey John b) What Are

You Doing the Rest of Your Life; 2) with Skymaster’s Big Band for AVRO

Radio, Holland a) The Dancer b) Oh Look at Me Now; 3) from the LP “The

Dancer” a) The Taker b) I’ll Never Grow c) You Make Me Nervous d)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Side B: continued selections from “The Dancer” e) The Dancer f) This Very

Vamp g) Not Just a Word

Dear Mr. Lewis, I’m a singer and have been living in Europe since 1975. I’ve

been singing jazz there for about 4 years, mostly with small groups, but

occasionally as a soloist with big bands. Enclosed is a cassette with a few live

big band numbers and some selections from my last LP (released in Europe in

July ’82) “The Dancer” with Dennis Luxion on piano, Rudi Schroeder on

bass, Clarence Becton on drums and Wilson de Oliveira on saxes and flute.;

There are two reasons that I’m writing to you. First of all, I’ve heard your

band in concert (in Frankfurt, Germany) several times and have much respect

for your music. If there were any possibility to work with the band

(particularly live), I would be terrificly [sic] interested (and grateful for the

experience).; Secondly, all of my work up until now has been in Europe, and

since I’m planning to return to the States in November to live, I’m also now

looking for a booking agent to help me plan some work for the fall and

winter. The few musicians I do know in the States are all working steady

now (on the west coast doing studio work, in Woody Herman’s band, or in

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Atlantic City) and they have all recommended I get in touch with you. Would

you have any suggestions (or advice) for me?; Right now I’m in New Jersey

visiting my parents and will be staying until April 29th. If you have time, I

could come up to New York to meet with you. Are you still playing at the

Vanguard every Monday? Please let me know if you have any ideas. Many,

many thanks in advance. Yours truly, Rachel Gould

Rachel Gould – Info: Rachel Gould has come a long way on the European

jazz vocal scene since her arrival in Germany in the spring of 1975. She has

sung several times with the Erwin Lehn Big Band for Sueddeutsche

Rundfunk; she appeared on one of Bill Ramsey’s “Geheimtip” television

Dieter Reith; she guested with her own trio on Peter Horton’s “Café In Takt”

for Norddeutscher Rundfunk-TV; she sang for French Radio in Paris; she has

been guest soloist several times for AVRO Radio in Holland with the

Skymasters Big Band’s live “Swingtime” program; she toured Poland 3 times

appearing at the “Jazz On The Oder Festival,” recording for Polish radio and

participating in the “9th Meeting of Jazz Vocalists” in Lublin where she was

awarded a prize for her excellent vocalizing. She has had engagements in

clubs, concerts and festivals throughout Europe and recorded her first jazz LP

“All Blues” with trumpeter Chet Baker. Rachel has contributed vocalizing,

composing and lyrics to other artists’ recordings and her newest LP “The

Dancer” was released in May ’82 on the Trion Jazz Label.; Rachel’s musical

background began at the age of nine when she first studied cello. During her

high school days she sang on the coffee-house circuit in the Philadelphia area

with now-artist Perry Barton and did some back-up singing for Columbia

Records in New York. Her voice studies at Boston University School of Fine

and Applied Arts led to her singing in the Boston area with instructors from

the Berkeley School of Music as her backup musicians.; Since coming to

Germany she visited Darmstadt’s Jazz Wekstatt and Joe Viera’s jazz clinics at

Burghausen. Her assignments have taken her to Switzerland, France, Holland,

Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Poland and throughout Germany, working with

musicians such as trumpeters Charlie Green, Ack van Rooyan and Johannes

Faber, saxists Wilson de Oliveira and Ferdinand Poval, trombonist Lou

Blackburn, pianists Paul Grabowsky, Larry Porter and Jorg Reiter, guitarists

Juraj Galan and Werner Goos, bassists Gerd Myer-Mendez, Henk Haverhoek,

Gary Todd and Thomas Stabinow and drummers Allen Blairman and Frans

van Grinsven. Since August 1981 Rachel has been working steadily with

Dennis Luxion on piano, Rudi Schroeder on bass and Clarence Becton on

drums.; Rachel’s style and repertoire embrace a wide range of jazz singing,

from swing to Latin to bebop to ballads to blues to rock-jazz, including many

of her own compositions as well as jazz instrumental numbers with original

texts.; Some quotes from the media about Rachel Gould: The tall, attractive,

personable stylist adds a sensual warmth to a wide swinging range and seems

eager to please both audiences and musicians alike. (Joe Weisel, Stars and

Stripes jazz columnist); This is indisputably a jazz singer. The voice is rare,

smooth, colored, swinging, caressing. A delight (F.J., Le Monde de la

Musique)


University of Missouri, Kansas City Bob Stone [drums, vibes, copyist] Big Band “Hookin It”;

Mel, Thanks so much for your help! Please write you signatures 4 times

clearly on a white sheet of paper as we will use it on the jacket. Hope you can

get this way soon as Betty and I would love to see you. Have a good trip and I

hope you like what you hear. Thanks again, Bob; P.S. Pete Christlieb says

hello. Rohda [sic] Map is on Side B (extra?) instead of Moten Swing?;

Walkin’ About, alto – Bob Frankich, tenor – Kent Minor, piano – Tom Hope;

Just Friends arr. John Kornegay, tenor – Jim Massoth, piano – Tom Hope;

Little Girl from Prauge, comp. & arr. Kurt Burg, T-bone – Russ Phillips;

(Vocal) Pure Imagination, arr. John Konegay, vocal – Bill Acosta; Hookin’ It,

arr. Bill Hall, comp. Pete Christlieb, alto – Frankich, tenor – Minor, piano –

Hope; Moten Swing, alto – Frankich, trpt. – Jeff Mickus; (Vocal) But I Loved

You, arr. Kornegay, vocal – Bill Acosta, trpt & flugel – Tony Pons; (Vocal)

Beautiful Friendship, arr. Kornegay, vocal – Bill Acosta; Back Bone, tbn. I –

Russ Phillips, tbn. II – Jack Schmidt, piano – Tom Hope; Alto 1 Bob

Frankich 2 Bob Rzeszutko, Tenor 1 Jim Massoth 2 Kent Minor, Bari Kurt

Burg, Trpt. 1 Grant Kramer 2 Jeff Mickus 3 Joe Gross 4 Tony Pons (Bill Hall

replaces “Moten Swing”), tbn. 1 Russ Phillips 2 Jack Schmidt 3 John Brooks,

Bass [tbn.] 4 Jerod Rodin, piano – Tom Hope, bass – Andy Bastounes, guitar

– Fred Rundquist, Drums & Leader – Bob Stone.

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Side 1: Bird [Charlie Parker] with Woody; Early Bird with Jay McShann;

1940 – Bird about 20 years old

Side 2: Interview with Bird; Krupa/B Rich Live Vista Broadcast; Davey

Tough with Woody “Live”

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Tiny Kahn Bop Band with Red Kelly (acoustic double bass -Chubby Jackson)

Ray Turner; Royal Roost at Hi School; Columbia Records; Bands for Bonds

[If ever published, it is no longer available]; All I have of it, for my man, Red;

from Be-Bop Spoken Here; Don Manning Jazz Show [address]

ML.CAS.446

[Unidentified live recording] ML.CAS.447

Side A: Dick Fadale [and the] Sedates [copy of studio master tape?]

Side B: Anne Fadale Trio ML.CAS.448

Box 12: Cassettes and Video Tape; Barcode #040-112546120

1/11/89 Mel Lewis on Jazz Drumming; Show I, Tape I; WKCR-FM ML.CAS.449

1/11/89 Mel Lewis on Jazz Drumming; Show I, Tape I; WKCR-FM;

Dubbed Listening Copy [Use this Tape] ML.CAS.449L

1/11/89 Mel Lewis on Jazz Drumming; Show I, Tape II; WKCR-FM ML.CAS.450

1/11/89 Mel Lewis on Jazz Drumming; Show I, Tape II; WKCR-FM;


1/18/89 Mel Lewis on Jazz Drumming; Show II, Tape I; WKCR-FM ML.CAS.451

1/18/89 Mel Lewis on Jazz Drumming; Show II, Tape I; WKCR-FM;


1/18/89 Mel Lewis on Jazz Drumming; Show II, Tape II; WKCR-FM ML.CAS.452

1/18/89 Mel Lewis on Jazz Drumming; Show II, Tape II; WKCR-FM


5/17/89 Mel Lewis Radio Interview on History of Jazz Drums; Show 3, Tape 1; ML.CAS.453



WKCR-FM

5/17/89 Mel Lewis Radio Interview on History of Jazz Drums; Show 3, Tape 1;

WKCR-FM

Dubbed Listening Copy [Use this Tape]

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WKCR-FM ML.CAS.454


WKCR-FM


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WKCR-FM ML.CAS.455


WKCR-FM


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WKCR-FM ML.CAS.456


WKCR-FM


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6/20/89 Jazz Drums w/ Mel Lewis; Show 6, Tape 1; WKCR-FM; Art Blakey ML.CAS.457

6/20/89 Jazz Drums w/ Mel Lewis; Show 6, Tape 1; WKCR-FM; Art Blakey











5/31/89 Mel Lewis History of Jazz Drums #7; Buddy Rich; 5-31-89 ML.CAS.461

5/31/89 Mel Lewis History of Jazz Drums #8; Kenny Clarke; Max Roach; 5-31-89;

John Riley ML.CAS.462

7/25/89 Mel Lewis History of Jazz Drums #15; Louis Bellson; 7-25-89; John Riley ML.CAS.463

7/25/89 Mel Lewis History of Jazz Drums #16; Elvin Jones; 7-25-89; John Riley ML.CAS.464

8/81 The Making of a Song; Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra;

ABC/Arts 8/81; 30 Min; ¾" Pneumatic Video Tape

[DVD copy included, ask for DVD included inside tape case]

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