Consummation is an album by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. It was released in 1970 on Blue Note Records and re-released in 2002. It was recorded at A&R Studios in New York City. The album was nominated for a 1970 Grammy award in the "Best Jazz Performance - Large Group..." category.[4] All tracks were included in Mosaic's limited edition boxed set, The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.
| Consummation | ||||
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| Studio album by Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | A&R Studios, New York City, 1970 January, May | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:32 | |||
| Label | Solid State (Blue Note) | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
| Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
 Solid State SR 3110 (Japan. release)[1] | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic[2] |   |
| Jack Bowers (All About Jazz)[3] | favorable |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | (Core Collection) |
Reception
editRichard Cook and Brian Morton gave Consummation a four-star review in The Penguin Guide to Jazz, and included it in the book's Core Collection.[5] Cook and Morton described the recording as "one of the best big-band records of its day and some kind of proof that the bands weren't completely dead."[5]
Track listing
edit- All compositions and arrangements are by Thad Jones.
LP side A:
- "Dedication" – 5:13
- "It Only Happens Every Time" – 3:07
- "Tiptoe" – 6:42
- "A Child Is Born" – 4:09
- "Us" – 3:37
LP side B:
- "Ahunk Ahunk" – 7:57
- "Fingers" – 10:38
- "Consummation" – 5:09
Personnel
edit- Thad Jones – flugelhorn
- Snooky Young – trumpet
- Danny Moore – trumpet
- Al Porcino – trumpet
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Eddie Bert – trombone
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Cliff Heather – bass trombone
- Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, alto flute
- Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute
- Billy Harper – tenor saxophone, flute
- Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Richie Kamuca – baritone saxophone (tracks A1, 2, 3, 5, B3), clarinet
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone (tracks A4, B1)
- Joe Farrell – baritone saxophone (track B2)
- Roland Hanna – acoustic piano, electric piano
- Richard Davis – acoustic bass, electric bass
- Mel Lewis – drums
- Jimmy Buffington - French horn, tracks A1, B3
- Earl Chapin - French horn, tracks A1, B3
- Dick Berg - French horn, tracks A1, B3
- Julius Watkins - French horn, tracks A1, B3
- Howard Johnson - tuba, tracks A1, B3
- David Spinozza - guitar, tracks A5, B1
References
edit- ^ Benny Powell discography
- ^ Scott Yanow review at Allmusic.com
- ^ Jack Bowers' review at AllAboutJazz.com Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LA Times awards database, link. Accessed 2008 April 28.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- Blue Note (U.S.) BST 84346
- Solid State (Japan) SR 3110
- Consummation at discogs.com