TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Chris
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - The view from the back of the band: the life and music of Mel Lewis 
T2  - Number 10 in the North Texas lives of musicians series
SN  - 9781574415872
AV  - ML419.L46 S65 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Denton, Texas
PB  - University of North Texas Press
KW  - Lewis, Mel,
KW  - Jazz musicians
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Drummers (Musicians)
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Based on: Thesis (D.A.)--University of Northern Colorado, 2012; Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword: 'Uncle Mel' by John Mosca -- Preface -- Born a drummer -- Mel meets New York City -- Brookmeyer and Kenton's initial offer -- Kenton presents Mel Lewis -- Contemporary concepts and Thad Jones -- Life in Los Angeles -- Terry Gibbs and 'The tailor' -- Webster and Mulligan -- Mel's new cymbal and Europe with Dizzy -- The Soviet Union and a move East -- Back in the Big Apple -- Thad and Mel get their opening -- Opening night at the Village Vanguard -- The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and Solid State -- Thad and Mel hit the road, and the road hits back -- The youth movement -- Ten years at the Village Vanguard / The road family -- Thad leaves for Denmark -- Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra -- The musical mentor -- Twenty years at the Vanguard / A new fight -- Hello and goodbye -- Memories of Mel -- Afterword: 'Mel's example' by John Riley -- Transcriptions and listening guides -- Mel Lewis equipment timeline -- Selected discography -- Notes
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781574415872/
ER  -