Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO
# Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO

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Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO is a big band jazz recording by UMO (Finnish acronym for "New Music Orchestra") with guest bandleaders / performers Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. It was recorded in Helsinki in 1977 and was nominated for a 1979 Grammy award in the "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" category.

## Track listing

* "Groove Merchant" – 5:05
* "It Only Happens Every Time" – 5:48
* "Tip-Toe" – 6:37
* "The Great One" – 9:38
* "Kids Are Pretty People" – 6:02
* "Summary" – 5:54
* "Little Pixie" – 7:55
* "Only For Now" – 7:10

## Personnel

* Thad Jones – flugelhorn
* Mel Lewis – drums
* Simo Salminen – trumpet
* Markku Johansson – trumpet
* Esko Heikkinen – trumpet
* Kaj Backlund – trumpet
* Juhani Aalto – trombone
* Mircea Stan – trombone
* Petri Juutilainen – trombone
* Tom Bildo – trombone
* Pekka Poyry – saxophone, flute
* Juhani Aaltonen – saxophone, flute, clarinet
* Eero Koivistoinen – saxophone
* Teemu Salminen – saxophone, flute, clarinet
* Pentti Lahti – saxophone, clarinet
* Esko Linnavalli – piano
* Otto Berger – guitar
* Pekka Sarmanto – bass
* Esko Rosnell – percussion
