The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra “Only for You”
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra was formed in 1966. Both musicians had recently stopped touring and settled in New York. The orchestra was not originally intended to be a permnament thing but their first performance at the Village Vanguard went so well that they became a regular Monday night fixture there.
Thad Jones left the [...]
Thad Jones “The Fabulous Thad Jones”
There was a time in my life when this was the only CD I listened to. I played it constantly, at home and in the car. I had it memorized.
My parents have a plastic bag of pictures in a drawer. Most of the pictures are of me and my sister, but a few [...]
