| Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO | |
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| Studio album by UMO, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis | |
| Recorded | 1977 December, Helsinki |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 54:09 |
| Label | RCA |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO is a big band jazz recording by UMO (Finnish acronym for "New Music Orchestra") with guest bandleaders / performers Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. It was recorded in Helsinki in 1977 and was nominated for a 1979 Grammy award in the "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" category.[2]
Track listing
- "Groove Merchant" – 5:05
- "It Only Happens Every Time" – 5:48
- "Tip-Toe" – 6:37
- "The Great One" – 9:38
- "Kids Are Pretty People" – 6:02
- "Summary" – 5:54
- "Little Pixie" – 7:55
- "Only For Now" – 7:10
Personnel
- Thad Jones – flugelhorn
- Mel Lewis – drums
- Simo Salminen – trumpet
- Markku Johansson – trumpet
- Esko Heikkinen – trumpet
- Kaj Backlund – trumpet
- Juhani Aalto – trombone
- Mircea Stan – trombone
- Petri Juutilainen – trombone
- Tom Bildo – trombone
- Pekka Poyry – saxophone, flute
- Juhani Aaltonen – saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Eero Koivistoinen – saxophone
- Teemu Salminen – saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Pentti Lahti – saxophone, clarinet
- Esko Linnavalli – piano
- Otto Berger – guitar
- Pekka Sarmanto – bass
- Esko Rosnell – percussion
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ LA Times, "The Envelope" award show database link. Accessed 2008 May 28.
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