Thad Jones & Mel Lewis • Consummation

 

Review by Scott Yanow
Of the many albums recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, this was the greatest. Reissued on CD as part of a large Mosaic box set, this set introduced Jones' best-known composition, "A Child Is Born," and also has a colorful rendition of his sly "Tiptoe," and finds the big band ripping the roof off during the lengthy and very exciting "Fingers." The all-star cast (which includes flugelhornist Jones, drummer Lewis, trumpeter Marvin Stamm, trombonist Jimmy Knepper, tenor great Billy Harper, the reeds of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion and Eddie Daniels, keyboardist Roland Hanna, and bassist Richard Davis, among others) is well served by Thad Jones' inventive and swinging arrangements. A classic.
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Crítica de Scott Yanow
De los muchos álbumes grabados por la Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, éste fue el mejor. Reeditado en CD como parte de una gran caja de Mosaic, este disco presenta la composición más conocida de Jones, "A Child Is Born", y también tiene una colorida interpretación de su astuta "Tiptoe", y encuentra a la big band arrancando el techo durante la larga y muy emocionante "Fingers". El elenco de estrellas (que incluye al fliscornista Jones, al batería Lewis, al trompetista Marvin Stamm, al trombonista Jimmy Knepper, al gran tenor Billy Harper, a las cañas de Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion y Eddie Daniels, al teclista Roland Hanna, y al bajista Richard Davis, entre otros) está bien servido por los inventivos y oscilantes arreglos de Thad Jones. Todo un clásico.
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Tracks:
1 - Dedication - 5:11
2 - It Only Happens Every Time - 3:05
3 - Tiptoe - 6:39
4 - A Child Is Born - 4:06
5 - Us - 3:34
6 - Ahunk Ahunk - 7:55
7 - Fingers - 10:36
8 - Consummation - 5:08


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Jerry Dodgion
    Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Jerome Richardson
    Art Direction [Original Package] – Frank Gauna
    Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Joe Farrell (tracks: 2), Pepper Adams (tracks: 4 To 7), Richie Kamuca (tracks: 1, 3, 8)
    Bass, Electric Bass – Richard Davis (2)
    Design [Reissue] – Burton Yount
    Drums, Leader, Liner Notes [Original] – Mel Lewis
    Engineer – Don Hahn
    Flugelhorn, Leader, Composed By, Arranged By, Liner Notes [Original] – Thad Jones
    French Horn – Earl Chapin (tracks: 1, 8), Jimmy Buffington* (tracks: 1, 8), Julius Watkins (tracks: 1, 8), Dick Berg* (tracks: 1, 8)
    Guitar – David Spinozza (tracks: 5, 6)
    Illustration – Meiersdorff*
    Mixed By [Remixed By] – Malcolm Addey
    Piano, Electric Piano – Roland Hanna
    Producer [Original Sessions] – Sonny Lester
    Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Eddie Daniels
    Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Billy Harper
    Trombone – Benny Powell, Cliff Heather, Eddie Bert, Jimmy Knepper
    Trumpet – Al Porcino, Danny Moore, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young
    Tuba – Howard Johnson (3)

Recorded January 20 (tracks 1 & 8), 21 (tracks 2 & 3), 28 (track 7) & May 25 (tracks 4-6), 1970.

Label:    Blue Note – BST 84346
Country:    US
Released:    1970
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop, Big Band
https://www.discogs.com/release/11016569-Thad-Jones-Mel-Lewis-Consummation

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