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50 years at the Village Vanguard : Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra / Dave Lisik and Eric Allen.

Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3518 .L57 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lisik, Dave, author.
Allen, Eric (Eric D.), 1973- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Big bands--New York (State)--New York.
Big bands.
Village Vanguard (Nightclub).
Jones, Thad.
Lewis, Mel, 1929-1990.
Lewis, Mel.
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band.
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
New York (State)--New York.
Physical Description:
viii, 316 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 28 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Other Title:
Fifty years at the Village Vanguard
Place of Publication:
Chicago : SkyDeck Music Publishing, [2017]
Contents:
Introduction
Presenting the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: sixteen as one
Thad
Mel
The music of Bob Brookmeyer
The music of Jim McNeely
Riding the bus: life on the road
Solo space: the small group within a big band
A legacy of composition
The 50th anniversary collection
The Village Vanguard
Just like on the records: the official discography
And the band
By the numbers.
Notes:
Book plate inside front cover signed by authors and listing copy number from 500 print run.
PDF bonus materials (see link below) includes photographs and interview materials that do not appear in the printed book.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-311) and index.
ISBN:
9780692808580
0692808582
OCLC:
972093558

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