Thad Jones
A harmonically advanced trumpeter/cornetist with a distinctive sound, as well as a talented arranger/composer, Thad Jones (the younger brother of Hank and older brother of Elvin) had a very productive career. Self-taught on trumpet, he started playing professionally with Hank Jones and Sonny Stitt when he was 16. After serving in the military (1943-1946), Jones worked in territory bands in the Midwest. During 1950-1953 he performed regularly with Billy Mitchell's quintet in Detroit and he made a few recordings with Charles Mingus (1954-1955). Jones became well-known during his long period (1954-1963) with Count Basie's Orchestra, taking a "Pop Goes the Weasel" chorus on "April in Paris," and sharing solo duties with Joe Newman. While with Basie, Jones had the opportunity to write some arrangements and he became a busy freelance writer after 1963. He joined the staff of CBS, co-led a quintet with Pepper Adams, and near the end of 1965, organized a big band with drummer Mel Lewis that from February 1966 on, played Monday nights at the Village Vanguard. During the next decade the orchestra (although always a part-time affair) became famous and gave Jones an outlet for his writing. He composed one standard ("A Child Is Born") along with many fine pieces including "Fingers," "Little Pixie," and "Tiptoe." Among the sidemen in the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra (which started out as an all-star group and later on featured younger players) were trumpeters Bill Berry, Danny Stiles, Richard Williams, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young, and Jon Faddis, trombonists Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Knepper, and Quentin Jackson, the reeds of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels, Joe Farrell, Pepper Adams, and Billy Harper, pianists Hank Jones and Roland Hanna, and bassists Richard Davis and George Mraz. In 1978, Jones surprised Lewis by suddenly leaving the band and moving to Denmark, an action he never explained. He wrote for a radio orchestra and led his own group called Eclipse. In late 1984 Jones took over the leadership of the Count Basie Orchestra but within a year bad health forced him to retire. Thad Jones recorded as a leader for Debut (1954-1955), Blue Note, Period, United Artists, Roulette, Milestone, Solid State, Artists House, A&M, Metronome, and many of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra's best recordings have been reissued on a five-CD Mosaic box set.
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Detroit-New York Junction (Rudy Van Gelder Edition/2006 Digital Remaster)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 22.06.2021
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The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol.3 (Remastered 1997)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 27.01.1955
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The Magnificent Thad Jones (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 14.07.1956
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All My Yesterdays: The Debut 1966 Recordings at the Village Vanguard (Live)
Thad Jones, Mel Lewis Orchestra
Klassischer Jazz & New-Orleans-Jazz - Erschienen bei Resonance Records am 19.02.2016
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The Fabulous Thad Jones
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 19.03.2019
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The Magnificent Thad Jones (Album of 1956)
Pop - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 31.10.2019
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And the Danish Radio Big Band & Eclipse
Jazz - Erschienen bei Storyville am 10.05.2013
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Live On Tour Switzerland (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records am 01.01.2006
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Blue Notes, Vol. 3
Jutta Hipp, Zoot Sims, Thad Jones
Blues - Erschienen bei Documents 2 am 14.10.2016
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Consummation (Remixed & Remastered 1994)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.1970
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Mean What You Say
Thad Jones, Pepper Adams Quintet
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 01.01.1966
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Central Park North
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.1969
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Live At The Village Vanguard (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.06.1967
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Detroit-New York Junction
Jazz - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 22.06.2021
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Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & UMO
Pop - Erschienen bei WM Finland am 14.06.2013
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The Jazz Masters Collection: Thad Jones, Vol. 3
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 23.06.2014
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Opus De Blues
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 03.04.2013
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Stitt Goes Latin (In Memoriam Chick Corea)
Sonny Stitt, Thad Jones, Patato Valdés, Chick Corea, Chihuahua
Pop - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 28.02.2021
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