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Mel Lewis

real name Melvin Sokoloff

Mel Lewis is credited on 2,871 releases across 589 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,871

Credits

589

Albums

8

Decades active

178

In collections

Biography

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American jazz drummer and bandleader, born 10 May 1929 in Buffalo, New York, USA and died 2 February 1990 in New York, New York, USA.

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Credited work

2,871 releases · 589 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 3,258
  • Other credits · 131
  • Engineering · 6
  • Production · 3

Studios: Village Vanguard · A&R Studios · Radio Recorders · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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