Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
Radio
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4:06
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7:06
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7:30
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5:24
Biography
A favorite of Gerry Mulligan, Dizzy Gillespie, and Johnny Mandel, Lewis is a crackingly good drummer who was a major player on the modernist West Coast scene prior to taking over the Thad Jones Orchestra. Whether Cool or Bop, he keeps the beat swinging.