| The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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]
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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]
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