The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown explained

The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown
Type:	album
Artist:	Ruth Brown, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Cover:	FeaturingMissRuthBrown_ThadJonesMelLewis.jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	June–July 1968
Studio:	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Solid State

The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown, also released as Fine Brown Frame, is a 1968 Solid State Records recording of vocalist Ruth Brown with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.

Track listing

LP side A:

1. "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"
2. "Trouble in Mind"
3. "Sonny Boy"
4. "Bye Bye Blackbird"
5. "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Razaf/Weldon)

LP side B:

1. "Black Coffee"
2. "Be Anything (but Be Mine)"
3. "You Won't Let Me Go"
4. "Fine Brown Frame"

Personnel

• Ruth Brown – vocals
• Thad Jones – flugelhorn
• Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone
• Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
• Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
• Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Richard Williams – trumpet
• Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
• Danny Moore – trumpet
• Bill Berry – trumpet
• Garnett Brown – trombone
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Cliff Heather – trombone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Roland Hanna – piano
• Richard Davis – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums

References

• Solid State SS-18041
• The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis featuring Miss Ruth Brown at
  • discogs.com
  • [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r595110|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic.com]