Jazz Casual – Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and Woody Herman and His Swinging Herd
| Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual (Jones/Lewis & Herman) | ||||
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| Studio album by Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd | ||||
| Recorded | 1963 (Herman) and 1968 April 22 (Jones / Lewis), KQED TV, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:01 | |||
| Producer | Ralph Gleason | |||
| Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual (Jones/Lewis & Herman) | |
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| Video by Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd | |
| Recorded | 1963 (Herman) and 1968 April 22 (Jones / Lewis), KQED TV, San Francisco |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 58:01 |
| Label | Idem |
| Producer | Ralph Gleason |
| Alternate compilation / release | |
 same Jones/Lewis Band material combined with a Dave Brubeck and an MJQ performance | |
| Alternate compilation / release | |
 same Woody Herman Band material combined with additional Herman Band performances | |
Jazz Casual - The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd consists of a recording of a Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd appearance from 1963 and a Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra appearance from 1968 that were combined and released as a single DVD video and also as an audio CD. Jazz Casual was a KQED-produced television show of studio performances by major jazz musicians. The same material has also been released in different packages (e.g. a DVD of the Jones/Lewis Orchestra tracks combined with the 1961 appearance of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and the 1962 Modern Jazz Quartet appearance and another DVD including all 3 Woody Herman appearances from 1963 and 1964 which were both also part of an 8 DVD complete set of all 28 Jazz Casual TV episodes.)
Track listing
- "Just Blues" – 4:41
- Thad Jones, Introductions – 0:36
- "St.Louis Blues" – 12:18
- Interview With Thad, Mel, Section Leader – 4:07
- "Kids Are Pretty People" – 5:39
- "Don't Get Sassy" – 1:05
- "Molasses" – 6:30
- Interview – 4:43
- "El Toro Grande" – 4:52
- Woody Speaks – 0:21
- "Lonesome Old Town" – 3:42
- Woody Speaks – 0:22
- "That's Where It Is" – 4:06
- "Cousins" – 4:18
Tracks 1-6: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Tracks 7-14: Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd
Personnel
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra:
- Thad Jones – flugelhorn
- Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone
- Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
- Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
- Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Snooky Young – trumpet
- Richard Williams – trumpet
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Danny Moore – trumpet
- Bob Brookmeyer – trombone
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Roland Hanna – piano
- Richard Davis – bass
- Mel Lewis – drums
Woody Herman and his Swinging Herd:
- Woody Herman – clarinet, saxophone
- Bill Chase – trumpet
- Billy Hunt – trumpet
- Dave Dale – trumpet
- Phil Wilson – trombone
- Henry Southall – trombone
- Kenny Wenzel – trombone
- Sal Nistico – tenor sax
- Carmen Leggio – tenor sax
- Jackie Stevens – tenor sax
- Frank Hittner – baritone sax
- Nat Pierce – piano
- Chuck Andrus – bass
- Jake Hanna – drums