The Magnificent Thad Jones

The Magnificent Thad Jones
Studio album by Thad Jones
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
Thad Jones chronology
Detroit-New York Junction (1956) The Magnificent Thad Jones (1956) Mad Thad (1956-57)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg) - 6:43
2. "Billie-Doo" (Thad Jones) - 7:30
3. "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray, Ben Oakland) - 7:27
4. "If Someone Had Told Me" (Peter DeRose, Charles Tobias) - 5:51
5. "Thedia" (Jones) - 10:35
6. "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "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