The Complete Poland Concerts, 1976 and 1978 is a compilation of the complete live recordings made by the
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in
Poland in August 1976 and October 1978. Two additional tracks from a 1978
Berlin concert round out the album.
Release history
Most of the 1978 Poland concert tracks and the two Berlin tracks were previously released outside Poland on WestWind Jazz releases, A Touch of Class and Body and Soul respectively. The 1976
Sopot (Jazz Jantar) tracks had previously been available only on a domestic Polish release from PolJazz.
Tracks 1.1 - 1.4 previously released on Poljazz LP ZSX 637
Tracks 1.5 and 1.6 previously released on Body and Soul, West Wind Jazz WW2048
Tracks 2.1 - 2.3 and 2.7 previously released on Poljazz LP ZSX 697
Tracks 2.1 - 2.6 previously released on A Touch of Class, West Wind Jazz WW2402