A Touch of Class (Jones / Lewis album)

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A Touch of Class
A Touch of Class cover
Live album by Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Recorded 1978 November, Warsaw, Poland
Genre Jazz
Label West Wind Jazz
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology
Body and Soul (Live in Berlin)
(1978)		 A Touch of Class
(1978)

A Touch of Class is a big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in Warsaw, Poland in November of 1978.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Quietude" (Jones) – 7:26
  2. "Samba Con Get Chu" (Brookmeyer) – 13:35
  3. "Cecilia Is Love" (Foster) – 7:06
  4. "I Love You" (Porter) – 5:57
  5. "And I Love You So" (McLean) – 7:33
  6. "That's Freedom" (Jones) – 9:14

[edit] Personnel

  • Thad Jones – flugelhorn
  • Mel Lewis – drums
  • Jim McNeely – piano
  • Jasper Lundgaard – bass
  • Dick Oatts – alto saxophone
  • Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Rick Perry – tenor saxophone
  • Robert Rockwell – tenor saxophone
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • Ron Tooley – trumpet
  • Simo Salminin – trumpet
  • Irvin Stokes – trumpet
  • Larry Moss – trumpet
  • Doug Purviance – trombone
  • Lilly Bienenfield – trombone
  • Lu Robertson – trombone
  • John Mosca – trombone

[edit] References / External Links


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Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra discography
Thad Jones /
Mel Lewis
Jazz Orchestra
Compilations
The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (Mosaic)
Jones / Lewis as
guest bandleaders
Greetings and Salutations (with the Swedish Radio Jazz Group)  • Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO (with the UMO Jazz Orchestra)
Video recordings


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