Potpourri is a 1974 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Philadelphia International Records label. The album was nominated for a 1975 Grammy award in the category, "Best Jazz Performance - Big Band" and Thad Jones' arrangement of "Living for the City" was also nominated in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category that same year.[2]
| Potpourri | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | June 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:08 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International | |||
| Producer | Bobby Martin | |||
| Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Track listing
LP side A:
- "Blues In A Minute" – 8:24
- "All My Yesterdays" – 4:31
- "Quiet Lady" – 7:31
- "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" (Stevie Wonder) – 3:58
LP side B:
- "For the Love of Money" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson) – 4:12
- "Yours and Mine" – 3:46
- "Ambiance" (Marian McPartland; arranged by Jerry Dodgion) – 7:22
- "Living for the City" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:24
All songs composed and arranged by Thad Jones except as indicated.
Personnel
- Thad Jones – flugelhorn
- Mel Lewis – drums
- Roland Hanna – piano
- George Mraz – bass
- Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
- Eddie Xiques – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Billy Harper – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Ron Bridgewater – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Jim Bossy – trumpet
- Steve Furtado – trumpet
- Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Quentin Jackson – trombone
- Billy Campbell – trombone
- Cliff Heather – trombone
- Buddy Lucas – harmonica, jaw harp
References
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