A Touch of Class is a big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in Warsaw, Poland in November 1978. The first three tracks, together with a 14-minute version of "Fingers," were previously released in Poland on a Poljazz LP and all tracks were also included on the 2007 compilation album, Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra In Europe and on the 2009 compilation CD, The Complete Poland Concerts 1976 & 1978.

Track listing

"Quietude" (Thad Jones) – 7:26

"Samba Con Get Chu" (Bob Brookmeyer) – 13:35

"Cecilia Is Love" (Frank Foster) – 7:06

"I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 5:57

"And I Love You So" (Don McLean) – 7:33

"That's Freedom" (Jones) – 9:14

Personnel

Thad Jones – flugelhorn

Mel Lewis – drums

Jim McNeely – piano

Jesper Lundgaard – bass

Dick Oatts – alto saxophone

Steve Coleman – alto saxophone

Rich Perry – tenor saxophone

Robert Rockwell – tenor saxophone

Charles Davis – baritone saxophone

Ron Tooley – trumpet

Simo Salminen – trumpet

Irvin Stokes – trumpet

Larry Moss – trumpet

Doug Purviance – trombone

Lolly Bienenfeld – trombone

Lu Robertson – trombone

John Mosca – trombone

References / External Links

West Wind Jazz WW2402

Poljazz ZSX 697

Allmusic [ link]

1978 live albums

The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra live albums

West Wind Records live albums

A Touch of Class (album)