Central Park North (album)
# Central Park North (album)

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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

Central Park North is a 1969 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Solid State Records label. The album was nominated for a 1969 Grammy award in the "Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group..." category. All tracks are also included on Mosaic's limited edition boxed set, 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" (Jerome Richardson) – 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
* Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone
* Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
* Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone
* Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
* Joe Temperley – baritone saxophone
* Snooky Young – trumpet
* Richard Williams – trumpet
* Danny Moore – trumpet
* Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
* Jimmy Knepper – trombone
* Benny Powell – trombone
* Eddie Bert – trombone
* Cliff Heather – trombone

## References and external Links

* ↑ Allmusic review
* ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
* ↑ LA Times awards database, link. Accessed 2008 April 28.
* Solid State SS-18058
* Central Park North at:
   * Allmusic
   * discogs.com
