Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO is a big band jazz recording by UMO (Finnish acronym for "New Music Orchestra") with guest bandleaders / performers Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. It was recorded in Helsinki in 1977 and was nominated for a 1979 Grammy Award in the "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" category.LA Times, "The Envelope" award show database link. Accessed 2008 May 28.
Track listing "Groove Merchant" – 5:05 "It Only Happens Every Time" – 5:48 "Tip-Toe" – 6:37 "The Great One" – 9:38 "Kids Are Pretty People" – 6:02 "Summary" – 5:54 "Little Pixie" – 7:55 "Only For Now" – 7:10
Personnel Thad Jones – flugelhorn Mel Lewis – drums Simo Salminen – trumpet Markku Johansson – trumpet Esko Heikkinen – trumpet Kaj Backlund – trumpet Juhani Aalto – trombone Mircea Stan – trombone Petri Juutilainen – trombone Tom Bildo – trombone Pekka Poyry – saxophone, flute Juhani Aaltonen – saxophone, flute, clarinet Eero Koivistoinen – saxophone Teemu Salminen – saxophone, flute, clarinet Pentti Lahti – saxophone, clarinet Esko Linnavalli – piano Otto Berger – guitar Pekka Sarmanto – bass Esko Rosnell – percussion
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