Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra
# Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra

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Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra is a 1966 big band jazz album recorded by Joe Williams with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Solid State Records label.

## Track listing

LP side A:

* "Get Out of My Life Woman" (Toussaint) – 3:21
* "Woman's Got Soul" (Mayfield) – 2:22
* "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning" (Delaney, Delaney) – 4:30
* "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Razaf, Redman) – 2:52
* "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (Dozier, Holland, Holland) – 2:32
* "Keep Your Hand on Your Heart" (Broonzy) – 3:37

LP side B:

* "Evil Man Blues" (Feather, Hampton) – 3:26
* "Come Sunday" (Ellington) – 3:16
* "Smack Dab in the Middle" (Calhoun) – 3:29
* "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Mills) – 3:04
* "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Charles) – 3:01
* "Night Time Is the Right Time (to Be With the One You Love)" (Sykes) – 5:13

## Personnel

* Joe Williams – vocals
* Thad Jones – flugelhorn
* Mel Lewis – drums
* Richard Davis – bass
* Roland Hanna – piano
* Sam Herman – guitar
* Jerome Richardson – saxophone
* Jerry Dodgion – saxophone
* Joe Farrell – saxophone
* Eddie Daniels – saxophone
* Pepper Adams – saxophone
* Richard Williams – trumpet
* Bill Berry – trumpet
* Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
* Snooky Young – trumpet
* Bob Brookmeyer – trombone
* Garnett Brown – trombone
* Tom McIntosh – trombone
* Cliff Heather – trombone

## References and external links

* Solid State SS-18008
* Allmusic, Scott Yanow review (link)
