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Personal Data:

Born: 10.05.1929 (Buffalo, New York, USA, as Melvin Sokoloff)
Died: 02.02.1990

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Live at Village Vanguard
& Thad Jones
(live)		01.06.1967
2.Central Park North
& Thad Jones		1968
3.Consummation
& Thad Jones		1970 Blue Note
4.Mel Lewis And Friends1976
5.Suite For Pops
& Thad Jones		2/1976 Horizon
6.New Life1977
7.Live In Munich
& Thad Jones
(live, Grammy)		1978 Horizon/A&M
8.Naturally1979
9.Jones / Lewis
& Thad Jones		5/1979 Blue Note
10.Live In Montreux
(live)		1980
11.Jazz Casual
& Woody Herman & Thad Jones		27.03.2001Koch
12.Live on Tour Switzerland
& Thad Jones
(live)		23.05.2006LRC Ltd
13.In Europe
credited to: Mel Lewis Orchestra & Thad Jones		08.05.2007Itm
14.It Only Happens Every Time
credited to: Mel Lewis Orchestra & Monica Zetterlund & Thad Jones		01.07.2008EMI
15.Definitive Thad Jones: Live from the Village Vanguard
credited to: The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
(live)		10.03.2009Nimbus
16.Complete Live in Poland 1976 & 1978
& Thad Jones
(live)		23.06.2009Gambit
17.All My Yesterdays: The Debut 1966 Village Vanguard Recordings
credited to: Mel Lewis Orchestra & Thad Jones		19.02.2016Resonance

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19793 78profile
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1976928.02.197626Jazz Albumsalbum review
19791919.05.197954Jazz Albumsalbum review