Thad Jones & Mel Lewis - The Groove Merchant (1968)

THE Big Band

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[nothingnate707]

sorry i got tired of the piano player

[bobjazz11]

@nothingnate707

Perhaps you should listen to it lying down?

[SoxFanWilly]

is there a white guy in there?!

[bobjazz11]

@SoxFanWilly

Well to start with ..... Mel Lewis (drummer and co-leader) ....... !

[esdjiraan]

That bassist /knows/ /what's/ /up/.

[spercoco]

@SoxFanWilly Ummm...it is called the Thad Jones Mel Lewis orchestra. Mel is the Jewish dude with the glasses playing the skins. Sure looks white to me. Not to mention the whole reed section wich is featured on this tune is white but I thought music doesn't see colors so why do you ask?

[mrcountbasie]

@nothingnate707 Why?? He is very good!

[txt315]

Those soli's are insane...

[stringbean585]

That, ladies and gentlemen, is one kick ass big band. If they grooved any more, they'd come out in China!

[LloydRoyEarlTomEve]

No white men here, or black men either, just blazing hot and outrageously talented craftsmen. I on the other hand am GREEN with envy that I could never in a thousand years play with these musicians.

[gijo4624]

i loved this reeds

[cubbiefn]

I think the Bassist took a melody from John Cage's 4'33". Awesome piece though, I enjoyed playing it in Jazz Band.

[castratephilanderers]

@vini90trumpet

The impressive bassist is the ever brilliant Richard Davis who has been teaching Jazz Bass theory, composition and playing as well as Race Relations Studies at University of Wisconsin at Madison since 1977. That's after playing, writing and recording with many Jazz luminaries also on the under-rated Bruce Springsteen Jazz song located on the fantastic Classic Rock album "Born To Run" titled 'Meeting Across The River'; (Piano/Trumpet/Upright Bass/Vocals...with a story). : ) [oxo]