Consummation (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra album)

Consummation
Consummation
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
Alternate cover
	Solid State SR 3110 (Japan. release)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic^[2]
Jack Bowers (All About Jazz)^[3]	favorable
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	(Core Collection)
‘’Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]

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.^[5] All tracks were included in Mosaic's limited edition boxed set, The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.

Reception[]

Richard 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.^[6] 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."^[6]

Track listing[]

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[]

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[]

^ Benny Powell discography
^ Scott Yanow review at Allmusic.com
^ Jack Bowers' review at AllAboutJazz.com Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
^ LA Times awards database, link. Accessed 2008 April 28.
^ Jump up to: ^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

[1] Benny Powell discography

[2] Scott Yanow review at Allmusic.com

[3] Jack Bowers' review at AllAboutJazz.com Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[5] LA Times awards database, link. Accessed 2008 April 28.

[penguin-6] Jump up to: ^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.

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