Thad Jones with Mel Lewis & Miss Ruth Brown - The Big Band Sounds of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Featuring Miss Ruth Brown
 | Primary Artist |
| Thad Jones with Mel Lewis & Miss Ruth Brown | |
| Album Title | |
| The Big Band Sounds of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Featuring Miss Ruth Brown | |
| Release Date | |
| 2002 | |
| Time | |
It was a great, even inspired idea to pair diva Ruth Brown with the Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra. Although the solid results speak for themselves, the listener is left with a distinct sense that more might have happened. As it is, these studio sessions showcase the vocalist to reasonably good effect, belting out several numbers with which she was intimately familiar. Whether the big band sound (with its loud brass) overwhelms Brown's voice is open to conjecture, but what isn't at issue are the fine, tight arrangements performed by a group of seasoned veterans, some of the best in the field. Read More
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