The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet

The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet
Live album by The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet
Released	1978
Recorded	September 24, 1977
Venue	Airliner Loung, Miami, Florida
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:47
Label	Artists House AH 6
Producer	John Snyder
Thad Jones and Mel Lewis chronology
Greetings and Salutations (1977) The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet (1978) Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO (1978)

The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet is a live album by the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet recorded in 1977 in Miami and released on the Artists House label in 1978.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic reviewer by Scott Yanow said "This is one of the finest small-group sessions of cornetist Thad Jones' career ... Jones plays at his peak ... Four of the songs are at least nine minutes long (two are over 15 minutes), yet Jones never loses his momentum. The musicians constantly surprise each other and there are many spontaneous moments during this often brilliant outing".^[3]

Track listing

1. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin) − 16:30
2. "This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) − 3:52
3. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) − 15:25
4. "What Is This Thing" (Mel Lewis, Thad Jones) − 4:45
5. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) − 9:24 Additional track on CD reissue
6. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) − 12:18 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Thad Jones − cornet, flugelhorn
• Harold Danko − piano
• Rufus Reid − bass
• Mel Lewis − drums

References

1. Thad Jones discography, accessed December 4, 2019
2. Jazzlists: Artists House discography, accessed December 5, 2019
3. Yanow, Scott. Thad Jones had Jones and the Mel Lewis Quartet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2019.