The Complete Solid State Recordings Of The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

All tracks composed and arranged by Thad Jones except where otherwise indicated. All masters from Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc. (P) 1994 CEMA Special Markets (C) 1994 Mosaic Records, Inc. Remixed 1994-01 by Malcolm Abbey from the original four-track master tapes (tracks 1-1 to 4-2) and eight-track master tapes (tracks 4-3 to 5-8). Original releases: 1967 SP Solid State SD 2506 (7" 45rpm) "", tracks 1-9, 1-11 1966 LP Solid State SS 18003 "" (tracks 1-1, 1-3 to 1-8) 1967 LP Solid State SS 18016 "", tracks 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 3-1, 3-3 1969 LP Solid State SS 18048 "", tracks 3-4 to 4-2 1969 LP Solid State SS 18058 "", tracks 4-3 to 4-8 1970 LP Blue Note BST 84346 "", tracks 5-1 to 5-8 previously unissued / officially unissued: tracks 1-2, 1-10, 2-3, 2-5, 2-7, 2-8, 3-2 Track 2-2 "A-That's Freedom" has a full piano intro and extra trombone chorus that were edited out of the actual master (LP Solid State SS 18016). Track 2-6 "Bachafillen" (mistitled Bacha Feelin' on all previous issues) has an additional trombone chorus that was edited out of the actual master (LP Solid State SS 18016). Recording dates/locations: 1966-05-04, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 1-1, 1-2 1966-05-05, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 1-3, 1-4 1966-05-06, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 1-5 to 1-8 1667-01-24, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 1-9 to 1-11 1967-04-28, NYY, live at the Village Vanguard, tracks 2-1 to 3-3 1968-10-17, NYY, live at the Village Vanguard, tracks 3-4 to 4-2 1969-06-17, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 4-3, 4-4 1969-06-18, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 4-5 to 4-8 1970-01-20, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 5-1, 5-2 1970-01-21, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 5-3, 5-4 1970-01-28, NYC, A&R Studios, track 5-5 1970-05-25, NYC, A&R Studios, tracks 5-6 to 5-8