Jazz Casual – Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and Woody Herman and His Swinging Herd-Cedar Herald Index

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

Jazz Casual – Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and Woody Herman and His Swinging Herd