All My Yesterdays is a big band jazz recording of the 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The release includes a 92-page book, featuring rare, previously unpublished photos, essays, interviews and memoirs.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
"Back Bone" – 13:22
"All My Yesterdays" 4:22
"Big Dipper" – 5:51
"Mornin' Reverend" – 4:49
"The Little Pixie" – 14:25
"Big Dipper" (alt. take) – 5:44
Disc 2
"Low Down" – 4:38
"Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)" (Davis, Ramirez, Sherman) – 5:25
"Ah, That's Freedom" – 10:08
"Don't Ever Leave Me" – 4:28
"Willow Weep for Me" (Ronell) – 6:15
"Mean What You Say" – 5:51
"Once Around" – 12:45
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Van Heusen, Burke) – 4:02
"Mornin' Reverend" – 5:49
"All My Yesterdays" – 4:25
"Back Bone" – 12:59
All songs composed by Thad Jones except as noted
Personnel
Thad Jones – flugelhorn
Mel Lewis – drums
Hank Jones – piano
Richard Davis – bass
Sam Herman – guitar
Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone Snooky Young – trumpet Jimmy Owens – trumpet Bill Berry – trumpet Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet Bob Brookmeyer – trombone Jack Rains – trombone Garnett Brown – trombone Cliff Heather – trombone