Central Park North (album)

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: LP side B:
 * 1) "Tow Away Zone" – 4:25
 * 2) "Quietude" – 4:03
 * 3) "Jive Samba" (Nat Adderley) – 8:50
 * 1) "The Groove Merchant" (Jerome Richardson) – 5:04
 * 2) "Big Dipper" – 5:52
 * 3) "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

 * Solid State SS-18058
 * Central Park North at:
 * [ Allmusic]
 * discogs.com