$13.85 Formed by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra has been performing on Monday nights at the esteemed Village Vanguard in New York City since 1965. The ensemble has
$13.85 Grammy-winning big band the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra is the successor to and continuation of the venerable and long-standing Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, a group that held court at New York City's Village Vanguard on Monday nights. As such, many of
$13.85 The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra continues the tradition of excellence that was the core ingredient when it began life as the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra during the 1960s. Now led by pianist/conductor/composer/arranger Jim McNeely, the band brings life to his stimulating
$13.85 CAN I PERSUADE YOU? was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the successor to the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra (and also the Mel Lewis Orchestra), still attracts some of the cream
$13.29 Traveling the Spaceways is as beautiful an homage to Sun Ra as it gets. However, the rapturous chaos and truculence that characterized so many of the maverick composer's performances and recordings should not be expected.
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