The Magnificent Thad Jones
1956 studio album by the Magnificent Thad Jones
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The Magnificent Thad Jones is an album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones recorded on July 14, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year.[3]
Recorded
- July 14, 1956
- July 9, 1956 ("Something to Remember You By")
GenreJazz
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| Released | late 1956[1][2] | |||
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| Studios | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:06 (LP) 49:37 (CD) | |||
| Labels | Blue Note BLP 1527 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
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| AllMusic |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "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."[4]
Track listing
Side 1
- "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
Side 2
- "If Someone Had Told Me" (Peter DeRose, Charles Tobias) – 5:51
- "Thedia" (Jones) – 10:35
CD bonus tracks
- "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:38
- "Something to Remember You By" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:53
- Recorded on July 9 (#7) and 14 (all others), 1956.
Personnel
Musicians
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Burrell – guitar ("Something to Remember You By")
- Barry Harris – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Max Roach – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes