New Life (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra album)

New Life
Studio album by Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Released	1976
Recorded	July 22, 1975, January 10, December 16–17, 1976
Studio	A&R Recording, Inc., New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:21
Label	A&M / Horizon
Producer	John Snyder
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology
Suite for Pops (1975) New Life (1976) Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra With Rhoda Scott (1976)

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Allmusic	[1]

New Life (Dedicated to Max Gordon) is a 1976 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the A&M/Horizon Records label. The album was nominated for a 1976 Grammy award in the Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band category.^[2]