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1. Find Mel Lewis credit information on AllMusic. Drummer who played in a number of dance bands of the late-swing era, including those of Ray Anthony and Tex Beneke.

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2. A rare small group date led by drummer Mel Lewis, this CD reissues some excellent straight-ahead music originally put out by A&M's Horizon subsidiary, which was run by producer John ovapnedatacankeynalcobbchiheakerp.coinfo liner notes (exact duplications of the LP's) are a bit microscopic, but the music still communicates quite well.

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3. Mel Lewis rhythm. Reviews. User-contributed reviews. Tags. Add tags for "Mel Lewis and friends.". Be the first. Similar Items. Related Subjects: (2) Jazz -- Jazz. Confirm this request. You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

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4. With pianist Jimmy Rowles, an accompanist of legendary subtlety, and the sparkling rhythm team of bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Mel Lewis, this is wonderful small-group jazz, literally beyond classification. There's something unique in the ensemble sound of the two horns, with all the gravity concentrated in the higher tenor, but this is /5(47).

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5. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Gatefold, Duo-Pak Jacket Vinyl release of Mel Lewis And Friends on Discogs.

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6. American Jazz drummer and bandleader, born in Buffalo, New York, USA and died 2 February in New York, New York, USA.

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7. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "The music swings well (with drummer Mel Lewis pushing the rhythm section) and such talented soloists as altoists Charlie Mariano and Lennie Niehaus, tenor-saxophonist Bill Perkins, trombonist Carl Fontana, and trumpeters Sam Noto and Stu Williamson .

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8. Lewis himself appears on piano only in "Bojangles" and a freely adapted "Rockin' In Rhythm"; Mel Lewis drives the rhythm section expertly, if more flamboyantly than the style of Duke's Sonny Greer. Besides standards like "Take the 'A' Train," "Warm Valley," "Jack the Bear," "Concerto for Cootie," and "Cotton Tail," there is also room for less-heralded but worthy swingers like the Ellingtonian treatment of Price: $

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