Mad Thad
1957 studio album by Thad Jones
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Mad Thad is a Hardbop jazz album by Thad Jones recorded in 1957 for Period Records.
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | December 24, 1956 January 6, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:14 | |||
| Label | Period | |||
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 Pye / Nixa Jazz Today Series (Europe) | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
Track listing
- Whisper Not (Benny Golson) – 5:35
- Quiet Sip (Thad Jones) – 9:01
- Ballad Medley:
- Flamingo (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 1:59
- If You Were Mine (Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck) – 1:31
- I'm Through With Love (Johnny Mercer, Gus Kahn and Joseph A. "Fud" Livingston) – 1:40
- Love Walked In (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:10
- Cat Meets Chick (Leonard Feather) – 5:22
- Bird Song (Thad Jones) – 8:21
- Jumping For Jane (Jane Feather) – 5:31
- Mad Thad (Quincy Jones) – 4:39
Personnel
24 December 1956 Session: (Tracks 1,6,7)
- Thad Jones – Trumpet, Composer
- Jimmy Jones – Piano
- Frank Foster – Sax, (Tenor)
- Doug Watkins – Bass
- Jo Jones – Drums
- Quincy Jones – Arranger, Conductor on 1,7
6 January 1957 Session: (Tracks 2,3,4,5)
- Thad Jones – Trumpet, Composer
- Frank Wess – Sax, (Tenor), Flute
- Henry Coker – Trombone
- Tommy Flanagan – Piano
- Jimmy Jones – Piano
- Eddie Jones – Bass
- Elvin Jones – Drums