George Klein presents the third hour of his tribute to Detroit trumpet great Thad Jones featuring the incredible Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in all its splendor, including cuts with vocalists Joe Williams and Ruth Brown and a live selection from the Village Vanguard, all recorded for Solid State Records except for the final cut, which appeared on Blue Note.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
THE GROOVE MERCHANT
THE GROOVE YARD 225
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, March 15, 1992 [23440]
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: Once Around
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: Don’t Ever Leave Me
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra with Joe Williams: It Don’t
Mean a Thing
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra with Joe Williams: Hallelujah,
I Love Her So
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: Don’t Get Sassy
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra with Ruth Brown: Bye Bye Blackbird
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra with Ruth Brown: Outskirts of Town
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: Central Park North
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: The Groove Merchant
Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: A Child Is Born
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by George Klein at WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti MI
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 1992, 2023 George Klein. Used with permission.