Consummation (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra album)

Consummation is an album by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. It was released in 1970 on Blue Note Records and re-released in 2002. It was recorded at A&R Studios in New York City. The album was nominated for a 1970 Grammy award in the "Best Jazz Performance - Large Group..." category. All tracks were included in Mosaic's limited edition boxed set, The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.

Reception
Richard Cook and Brian Morton gave Consummation a four-star review in The Penguin Guide to Jazz, and included it in the book's Core Collection. Cook and Morton described the recording as "one of the best big-band records of its day and some kind of proof that the bands weren't completely dead."

Track listing

 * All compositions and arrangements are by Thad Jones.

LP side A: LP side B:
 * 1) "Dedication" – 5:13
 * 2) "It Only Happens Every Time" – 3:07
 * 3) "Tiptoe" – 6:42
 * 4) "A Child Is Born" – 4:09
 * 5) "Us" – 3:37
 * 1) "Ahunk Ahunk" – 7:57
 * 2) "Fingers" – 10:38
 * 3) "Consummation" – 5:09

Personnel

 * Thad Jones – flugelhorn
 * Snooky Young – trumpet
 * Danny Moore – trumpet
 * Al Porcino – trumpet
 * Marvin Stamm – trumpet
 * Eddie Bert – trombone
 * Benny Powell – trombone
 * Jimmy Knepper – trombone
 * Cliff Heather – bass trombone
 * Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, alto flute
 * Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute
 * Billy Harper – tenor saxophone, flute
 * Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
 * Richie Kamuca – baritone saxophone (tracks A1, 2, 3, 5, B3), clarinet
 * Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone (tracks A4, B1)
 * Joe Farrell – baritone saxophone (track B2)
 * Roland Hanna – acoustic piano, electric piano
 * Richard Davis – acoustic bass, electric bass
 * Mel Lewis – drums
 * Jimmy Buffington - French horn, tracks A1, B3
 * Earl Chapin - French horn, tracks A1, B3
 * Dick Berg - French horn, tracks A1, B3
 * Julius Watkins - French horn, tracks A1, B3
 * Howard Johnson - tuba, tracks A1, B3
 * David Spinozza - guitar, tracks A5, B1