About Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis (May 10, 1929 - February 2, 1990) was a drummer, jazz musician and band leader. He was born in Buffalo, New York to Russian immigrant parents. His birth name was Melvin Sokoloff. He started playing professionally as a teen, eventually joining Stan Kenton in 1954. His musical career brought him to Los Angeles in 1957 and New York in 1963. In 1966 in New York, he teamed up with Thad Jones to lead the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. The group started as informal jam sessions with the top studio and jazz musicians of the city
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Grey Flannel
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Ding Dong Ding
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First Love Song
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Hello
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Skylark
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Hello & Goodbye
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The Fan Club
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Brookside
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You Took Advantage of Me
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Ganaview Peninsula
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A Child Is Born
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El Co
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Charlie's Cavern
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Hello And Goodbye
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Jazz Goes to Siwash
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Big Mac
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Dolphin Dance - Live
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Grey Flannel (feat. Jack Sheldon, Charlie Mariano, Bill Holman & Marty Paich)
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Dont Git Sassy (Live) (1994 Remix)
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One Finger Snap
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Zig Zag
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Moose The Mooche
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Nokocester Reef
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One Finger Snap - Live
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Dolphin Dance
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Eye of the Hurricane - Live
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De Samba
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Sho' Nuff Did
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Eye of the Hurricane
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Windflower
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Cherry Juice
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Wiggle Waggle
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Mel Lewis-Rhythm
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The Groove Merchant (with Thad Jones & Sonny Lester)
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Ding, Dong, Ding
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Wiggle Waggle - Live
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Speak Like a Child
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Brushes
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Us
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Ain't Nuthin' Nu
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Big Dipper (with Thad Jones & Sonny Lester)
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Speak Like a Child - Live
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Goodbye
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El Come Sunday
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Tiptoe
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Ain't Nothin' Nu
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Dedication
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To You
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Verdare Archipelago
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It Only Happens Every Time
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