Mel Lewis
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Biography
[Edit]Although he was generally reluctant to solo, Mel Lewis was considered one of the definitive big band drummers, a musician who was best at driving an orchestra, but could also play quite well with smaller units. He started playing professionally when he was 15 and worked with the big bands of Boyd Raeburn (1948), Alvino Rey, Ray Anthony, and Tex Beneke. Lewis gained a great deal of recognition in the jazz world for his work with Stan Kenton (1954-1957), making the large ensemble swing hard. In 1957, he settled in Los Angeles, became a studio drummer, and worked with the big bands of Terry Gibbs and Gerald Wilson. Lewis went to New York to play with Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band in 1960, and he toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie (1961) and the Soviet Union with Benny Goodman (1962). In 1965, Lewis formed an orchestra in New York with Thad Jones which grew to be one of the top big bands in jazz. When Jones surprised everyone by suddenly fleeing to Europe in 1979, Lewis became the orchestra's sole leader, playing regularly each Monday night at the Village Vanguard until his death. Lewis recorded as a leader in the 1950s for San Francisco Jazz Records, Mode (reissued on V.S.O.P.), and Andex and, after Thad Jones left their orchestra, Lewis recorded with his big band for Atlantic, Telarc, and Music Masters.
Title: More Drums On Fire (Analog Source Remaster)
Artist: Armando Peraza, Mel Lewis, Benny Barth, Sonny Payne, Ray Mosca
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sketches of Jazz - Music from the Book of Life
Artist: J. J. Johnson, Mel Lewis, Manny Albam, Phil Woods, Hank Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Mike Mainieri
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sketches from the Book of Life
Artist: Freddie Hubbard, Hank Jones, Phil Woods, Mel Lewis, J. J. Johnson, Mike Manieri Manny Albam
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greetings and Salutations
Artist: Mel Lewis, Jon Faddis, Swedish Radio Big Band Thad Jones
Genre: Jazz
Title: Talking Jazz, Vol. 14 Drums 01
Artist: Art Blakey, Max Roach, Ben Sidran, Mel Lewis
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dream Dancing
Artist: Dick Katz, Jimmy Knepper Quintet, Ralph Moore, Mel Lewis, George Mraz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live At the Renaissance
Artist: Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis, Jimmie Rowles, Ben Webster, Gerry Mulligan, Jimmy Witherspoon
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Oldies Mega Hits of the Jazz Era
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Fascinating Rhythm
Genre: Jazz
Title: Droppin' Science
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Jazz Christmas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Thad Jones and Mel Lewis with the Jazz Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Title: Coffee House Jazz
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Explosion - Volume 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ralph J. Gleason's Jazz Casual, Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: More Drums on Fire
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Vol. 1: The Pianos
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Best Of Blue Note
Title: Blue Note Trip - Somethin' Old
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Le Meilleur De Blue Note
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cool Velvet: Jazz Saxophone Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Feeling Good
Title: Man With A Horn: Jazz Trumpeters 2021
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Sonny Sitt Blows the Blues (feat. Lou Levy, Leroy Vinnegar, Mel Lewis)
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Electronica, Blues, Jazz, Bop
Title: All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 4 - The Voices
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
