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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.

Reception

AllMusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.  awarded he album 4 stars stating “The album, at 37 minutes, will seem a bit short by post-millennium standards, but the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra makes every minute count.”
Track listing:
All songs arranged by Thad Jones. All songs composed by Thad Jones except where indicated.

LP side A:

“Tow Away Zone” – 4:25
“Quietude” – 4:03
“Jive Samba” (N. Adderley) – 8:50

LP side B:

“The Groove Merchant” (Richardson) – 5:04
“Big Dipper” – 5:52
“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

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Released: 1969
Recorded: 1969 June 17, 18, A&R Studios, New York City
Length: 37:28
Label: Solid State
Producer: Sonny Lester