''Central Park North'' is a 1969

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award in the "Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group..." category.

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, '' The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra''.

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Thad Jones except where indicated. LP side A: # "Tow Away Zone" – 4:25 # "Quietude" – 4:03 # "Jive Samba" ( Nat Adderley) – 8:50 LP side B: # "The Groove Merchant" (

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) – 5:04 # "Big Dipper" – 5:52 # "Central Park North" – 9:14

Personnel

* Thad Jones – flugelhorn * Mel Lewis – drums * Roland Hanna – piano * Richard Davis – bass * Barry Galbraith – guitar * Sam Brown – guitar *

– alto saxophone * Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone *

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– tenor saxophone * Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone * Joe Temperley – baritone saxophone * Snooky Young – trumpet * Richard Williams – trumpet * Danny Moore – trumpet *

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– trumpet * Jimmy Knepper – trombone *

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– trombone * Eddie Bert – trombone * Cliff Heather – trombone

References and external Links

* Solid State SS-18058 * ''Central Park North'' at: **

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