All My Yesterdays


All My Yesterdays is a big band jazz recording of the The [Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra|Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra] playing at the Village Vanguard club in New York City in February and March 1966. The February 7 tracks are the first recordings of the group at this club although the recording was not released until 2016. A 50-year tradition for Monday nights at the Village Vanguard began from this first evening for the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra which later became the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and eventually the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
The release includes a 92-page book, featuring rare, previously unpublished photos, essays, interviews and memoirs.

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Back Bone" – 13:22
  2. "All My Yesterdays" 4:22
  3. "Big Dipper" – 5:51
  4. "Mornin' Reverend" – 4:49
  5. "The Little Pixie" – 14:25
  6. "Big Dipper" – 5:44
Disc 2
  1. "Low Down" – 4:38
  2. "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" – 5:25
  3. "Ah, That's Freedom" – 10:08
  4. "Don't Ever Leave Me" – 4:28
  5. "Willow Weep for Me" – 6:15
  6. "Mean What You Say" – 5:51
  7. "Once Around" – 12:45
  8. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 4:02
  9. "Mornin' Reverend" – 5:49
  10. "All My Yesterdays" – 4:25
  11. "Back Bone" – 12:59
All songs composed by Thad Jones except as noted

Personnel