The Magnificent Thad Jones
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| Released | January 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 9 & 14, 1956 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:06 original LP 49:37 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1527 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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The Magnificent Thad Jones is an album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 5 stars stating "this quintet makes truly great jazz music together... The musicianship being at such a lofty plateau, so intelligently selected and executed, this CD is a must-have for every collection, and is generally regarded as the very best work of Jones, later big-band recordings with Mel Lewis notwithstanding".[3]
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Track listing
- "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg) - 6:43
- "Billie-Doo" (Thad Jones) - 7:30
- "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray, Ben Oakland) - 7:27
- "If Someone Had Told Me" (Peter DeRose, Charles Tobias) - 5:51
- "Thedia" (Jones) - 10:35
- "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Something to Remember You By" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 3:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded on July 9 (#7) and 14 (all others), 1956.
Personnel
- Thad Jones - trumpet
- Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
- Kenny Burrell - guitar (track 7)
- Barry Harris - piano
- Percy Heath - bass
- Max Roach - drums
References
- ^ Billboard Jan 12, 1957
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed December 26, 2010
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed December 26, 2010