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Mel Lewis

Real Name:
Melvin Sokoloff
Profile:
b. May 10, 1929
d. February 2, 1990

Jazz drummer and bandleader.
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Discography

Releases:
Consummation (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1970
Potpourri (LP, Album)   Philadelphia International Records 1974
Greetings And Salutations (2 versions)   Four Leaf Records ... 1975
Parisian Thoroughfare (LP)   Arista 1977
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & UMO (LP)   RCA Victor 1978
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis (2xLP)   Blue Note 1979
Live At The Village Vanguard (CD, RE, RM)   Blue Note 2005
Appears On:
Cuban Fire! (LP)   Capitol Records 1956
Jazz West Coast, Volume 2 (LP, Album, Mono) Song Of The Islands, I... Pacific Jazz Records 1956
Critics' Choice (LP, Album, Mono)   World Pacific Records 1957
Johnny Mandel's Great Jazz Score I Want To Live! (LP)   United Artists Records 1958
Johnny Mandel's Great Jazz Score I Want To Live! (LP, Album, Mono)   United Artists Records 1958
More Vibes On Velvet (LP, Mono)   Mercury 1959
At The Monterey Jazz Festival (LP, Album)   Atlantic 1960
Mark Murphy's Hip Parade (LP, Album, Mono)   Capitol Records 1960
Untitled (LP, Album)   Creative World 1960
Blows The Blues (LP)   Verve Records 1961
Meets The Sax Giants Volume 1 (LP)   Verve Records 1961
The Exciting Terry Gibbs Big Band (LP, Mono)   Verve Records 1961
Two Of A Mind (LP)   RCA Victor 1962
Any Number Can Win (Album) (3 versions)   Verve Records 1963
Point Of Departure (LP, Album, Mono)   Impulse! 1963
Sound Of Mann (LP) Strike Up The Band, St... Verve Records 1963
Latin Shadows (LP, Album)   Impulse! 1965
The New Continent (2 versions)   Limelight 1965
Tijuana Jazz (Album) (2 versions)   Impulse! 1965
Bass On Fire (LP, Album)   Solid State Records (2) 1966
Nine Flags (LP, Mono, Album)   Impulse! 1966
The Big Band (LP, Album, Gat)   Solid State Records (2) 1966
With Respect To Nat (LP)   Limelight 1966
A Bag Full Of Blues (LP, Album)   Solid State Records (2) 1967
Hip Vibrations (LP, Mono, Promo)   Verve Records 1967
How Insensitive (LP)   MCA Records Ltd. 1967
Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Volume 2 (LP, Album, Gat)   Solid State Records (2) 1968
Joe Williams And The Jazz Orchestra (LP)   Solid State Records (2) 1968
The Worm (Album) (2 versions)   Solid State Records (2) ... 1968
Gerry Mulligan & Jimmy Witherspoon (LP)   Joker (2) 1972
Ellington Is Forever, Volume 1 (Album) (2 versions)   Fantasy 1975
Composer's Concept (2xLP, Album, RE, Gat)   EmArcy, Mercury 1977
Ray Charles (LP, RE, Mono)   AMIGA 1978
Quartet 1961 (LP, Album)   Musidisc 1981
Through A Looking Glass (LP, Album)   Finesse Records (3) 1981
In Oblivion (LP, Album)   Jazz Mark 1986
Compact Jazz: Jimmy Smith (CD, Comp) Blue Bash Verve Records 1987
Night And Day - The Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp) What Is This Thing Cal... Verve Records 1990
I Get A Kick Out Of You - The Cole Porter Songbook Volume II (CD) Too Darn Hot Verve Records 1991
Blue Eyes (CD, Comp) The Lady Is A Tramp Blue Note 1993
Smooth Ride (CD, Comp) Chelsea Bridge, Just I... Hammer & Lace Records, Arsenal Records (4) 1993
Blues For Tomorrow (CD, Comp, RM) A Sad Thing Riverside Records 1994
Jazz Trumpet (5xCD)   Jazz World 1994
The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) Chelsea Bridge, Too Cl... Verve Records 1994
Blue Break Beats Volume 3 (CD) Get Out Of My Life Woman Blue Note 1996
Midnight Blue - The (Be)Witching Hour (CD, Comp) Sweet & Lovely Blue Note 1996
Opening Night - Monday, February 7, 1966 (CD)   BMG Music (New Zealand) 1997
The Ballad Style Of Stan Kenton (CD, Album, RE)   Capitol Jazz 1997
The Genius Hits The Road (CD)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1997
The Wiz (Original Soundtrack) (2 versions)   MCA Records ... 1997
Jazz For The Quiet Times (Comp) (2 versions) Body And Soul 32 Jazz ... 1998
Swingin' On The Moon (CD, Album)   Verve Records 1998
Big Band Specials (CD, Album, RE)   Capitol Jazz 1999
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Viva Tirado, Get Out O... Blue Note 1999
I Want To Live! Soundtrack (CD, Album, RM, RE, Enh)   Rykodisc 1999
Lalo Schifrin Talkin' Verve (CD, Comp) The Chains, The Empire... Verve Records 1999
Ultimate Ray Brown Selected By Christian McBride (CD)   Verve Records 1999
Jimmy Smith's Finest Hour (CD) The Sermon Verve Records 2000
Theme Music From "The James Dean Story" (CD, Album)   Pacific Jazz Records 2000
At The Village Vanguard (CD, Album, RE, Dig)   Verve Records 2002
Incomparable! (CD)   Verve Records 2002
Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (LP, Album)   Verve Records 2003
Sax A La Carter! (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Jazz 2004
Bar Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Dreamsville, Moonlight... Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp, RM) Too Darn Hot Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Jazz Ladies (CD, Comp, RM) You Hit The Spot Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Summer Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Indian Summer Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Thriller Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Charade Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Great Vibes! (CD, Comp, RM) Love Theme From David ... Verve Records 2007
Swinging Gentlemen (CD, Comp, RM) Moon Song Verve Records 2007
Jazz & Noir (CD, Comp) Harlem Nocturne Musica Jazz 2008
Smoky Jazz (CD, Comp) Blue And Sentimental Verve Records 2008
1 (LP, Promo)   Poljazz  
Ella Swings Lightly (LP, Album)   Verve Records  
Hello - We're The Axidentals (LP, Mono)   ABC Paramount  
Holliday With Mulligan (CD, RE)   DRG  
Jazz Best Coast (LP, Comp, Mono) Evil Eyes, Bright Eyes Coral  
Stan Kenton In Hi Fi (LP, Mono)   Capitol Records  
Swings Shubert Alley (LP, Album, Mono)   His Master's Voice  
The Artistry Of Pepper (LP)   Pacific Jazz Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Solo Flight (LP) Angel Eyes Jazz West Coast 1957
Unofficial Releases:
The Blue Guerrilla (LP, Unofficial, Comp) Us Right World 1997
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