Central Park North (album)

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Length 37:28 Release date 1969 Producer Sonny Lester		Central Park North (1969) Basle, 1969 (1969) Label Blue Note Records Genre Jazz

Recorded 1969 June 17, 18, A&R Studios, New York City Artists Thad Jones, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, Mel Lewis Similar The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra albums, Jazz albums

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Central Park North is a 1969 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Solid State Records label. The album was nominated for a 1969 Grammy award in the "Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group..." category. All tracks are also included on Mosaic's limited edition boxed set, The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.

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Track listing

All songs arranged by Thad Jones. All songs composed by Thad Jones except where indicated.

LP side A:

"Tow Away Zone" – 4:25
"Quietude" – 4:03
"Jive Samba" (N. Adderley) – 8:50

LP side B:

"The Groove Merchant" (Richardson) – 5:04
"Big Dipper" – 5:52
"Central Park North" – 9:14

Personnel

Thad Jones – flugelhorn

Mel Lewis – drums

Roland Hanna – piano

Richard Davis – bass

Barry Galbraith – guitar

Sam Brown – guitar

Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone

Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone

Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone

Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone

Joe Temperley – baritone saxophone

Snooky Young – trumpet

Richard Williams – trumpet

Danny Moore – trumpet

Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet

Jimmy Knepper – trombone

Benny Powell – trombone

Eddie Bert – trombone

Cliff Heather – trombone

Songs

1Tow Away Zone4:32
2Quietude4:08
3Jive Samba8:57

References

Central Park North (album) Wikipedia

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