The view from the back of the band
Subtitle: the life and music of Mel Lewis
By: by Chris Smith ; foreword by John Mosca ; afterword by John Riley
Contributors: Mosca, John, writer of foreword; Riley, John (Drummer), writer of afterword
Series: North Texas lives of musicians series -- no. 10; North Texas lives of musicians series -- no. 10.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9781574416534; 9781574415742
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Drummers (Musicians); Analysis, appreciation; Jazz; Biography; Jazz musicians
Other titles: Life and music of Mel Lewis
Notes: Based on: Thesis (D.A.)--University of Northern Colorado, 2012.

"Transcriptions and listening guides": pages 275-330; "Mel Lewis equipment timeline": pages 331-334.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-387), discography (pages 335-358), videography (page 388), and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword. 'Uncle Mel' / by John Mosca; title: Born a drummer; title: Mel meets New York City; title: Brookmeyer and Kenton's initial offer; title: Kenton presents Mel Lewis; title: Contemporary concepts and Thad Jones; title: Life in Los Angeles; title: Terry Gibbs and 'The tailor'; title: Webster and Mulligan; title: Mel's new cymbal and Europe with Dizzy; title: The Soviet Union and a move East; title: Back in the Big Apple; title: Thad and Mel get their opening; title: Opening night at the Village Vanguard; title: The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and Solid State; title: Thad and Mel hit the road, and the road hits back; title: The youth movement; title: Ten years at the Village Vanguard / The road family; title: Thad leaves for Denmark; title: Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra; title: The musical mentor; title: Twenty years at the Vanguard / A new fight; title: Hello and goodbye; title: Memories of Mel; title: Afterword. 'Mel's example' / by John Riley.