Lewis, Mel, 1929-1990

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85369907

Variants

• Sokoloff, Melvin, 1929-1990

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n85369907

Identifies RWO

• https://isni.org/isni/0000000102929604 👁 Offsite link
  

• Birth Date

  1929-05-10

• Death Date

  1990-02-02

• Birth Place

  Buffalo (N.Y.)

• Field Of Activity

  • Field Of Activity: Jazz

• Occupation

  • Occupation: Drummers (Musicians) Jazz musicians

Related Terms

• Bill Holman-Mel Lewis Quintet
• Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band
• Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

Additional Related Forms

• Mel Lewis Sextet

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/en/viaf/LC%7Cn%20%2085369907 👁 Offsite link
  

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• 👁 OCLC - FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)
  Lewis, Mel, 1929-1990 👁 Offsite link
  
• 👁 Wikidata
  Mel Lewis 👁 Offsite link
  Label from public data source Wikidata

Sources

• found: Brubeck, D. The festival of the inn [SR] p1979:label (Mel Lewis, drums)
• found: Claghorn. Biog. dict. jazz, 1982(Lewis, Mel; b. 1929 in Buffalo)
• found: Grove Music Online, July 5, 2006(Lewis, Mel (Sokoloff, Melvin); b. May 10, 1929, Buffalo, d. Feb. 2, 1990, New York)

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept 👁 Offsite link
  

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 1985-12-24: new
• 2025-08-04: revised

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