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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Source | Rating |
Allmusic [2] | |
Jack Bowers (All About Jazz) [3] | favorable |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | (Core Collection) |
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.
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. [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]
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