Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra

Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra
Studio album by Joe Williams, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Recorded	1966 September, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:43
Label	Solid State
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology
Presenting Thad Jones / Mel Lewis... (1966) Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis... (1966) Live at the Village Vanguard (1967)
Joe Williams chronology
The Exciting Joe Williams (1965) Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis... (1966) Worth Waiting For (1970)
Alternative cover
Nippon Columbia (Japan) LP cover

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Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra is a 1966 big band jazz album recorded by Joe Williams with the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Solid State Records label.

Track listing

LP side A:

1. "Get Out of My Life Woman" (Toussaint) – 3:21
2. "Woman's Got Soul" (Mayfield) – 2:22
3. "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning" (Delaney, Delaney) – 4:30
4. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Razaf, Redman) – 2:52
5. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Dozier, Holland, Holland) – 2:32
6. "Keep Your Hand on Your Heart" (Broonzy) – 3:37

LP side B:

1. "Evil Man Blues" (Feather, Hampton) – 3:26
2. "Come Sunday" (Ellington) – 3:16
3. "Smack Dab in the Middle" (Calhoun) – 3:29
4. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Mills) – 3:04
5. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Charles) – 3:01
6. "Night Time Is the Right Time (to Be With the One You Love)" (Sykes) – 5:13

Personnel

• Joe Williams – vocals
• Thad Jones – flugelhorn
• Mel Lewis – drums
• Richard Davis – bass
• Roland Hanna – piano
• Sam Herman – guitar
• Jerome Richardson – saxophone
• Jerry Dodgion – saxophone
• Joe Farrell – saxophone
• Eddie Daniels – saxophone
• Pepper Adams – saxophone
• Richard Williams – trumpet
• Bill Berry – trumpet
• Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Bob Brookmeyer – trombone
• Garnett Brown – trombone
• Tom McIntosh – trombone
• Cliff Heather – trombone

References / External links

• Solid State SS-18008
• Allmusic, Scott Yanow review (link)