Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and UMO

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

 * 1) "Groove Merchant" – 5:05
 * 2) "It Only Happens Every Time" – 5:48
 * 3) "Tip-Toe" – 6:37
 * 4) "The Great One" – 9:38
 * 5) "Kids Are Pretty People" – 6:02
 * 6) "Summary" – 5:54
 * 7) "Little Pixie" – 7:55
 * 8) "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