Solid State

Thad Jones (Author), Mel Lewis (Author), Pepper Adams (Performer), Joe Farrell (Performer), Bob Brookmeyer (Performer), Hank Jones (Performer), Jerome Richardson (Performer), Jerry Dodgion (Performer), Bill Berry (Performer), Richard Davis (Performer) | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Label: Solid State
• ASIN: B001BC9UTI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,470,900 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The debut recording of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra launched a mighty (if part-time) all-star big band. With arrangements by Jones, Bob Brookmeyer and Tom McIntosh and such soloists as baritonist Pepper Adams, pianist Hank Jones, valve trombonist Brookmeyer, Jerome Richardson on various reeds, altoist Jerry Dodgion, and Joe Farrell and Eddie Daniels on tenors (in addition to flugelhornist Jones), it is not surprising that the orchestra was soon rated near the top. Among the seven selections are four Thad Jones originals (including "Mean What You Say"), "Willow Weep for Me," and Brookmeyer's lengthy "ABC Blues."

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best big-band debut ever?, November 23, 2008

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This review is from: Solid State (Vinyl)

Straddles every boundary: creative and rooted in great traditions,fresh compositions and still feels familiar and friendly, and it all swings like crazy. So beautiful forty years ago and still tells a fresh story. Besides the progressive composition and orchestrational ideas from Jones and Brookmeyer and McIntosh, there are inherent simplicities and restraints from over-writing that make its beauty sing.