The Magnificent Thad Jones
Studio album by
Thad Jones
ReleasedJanuary 1957[1]
RecordedJuly 9 & 14, 1956
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:06 original LP
49:37 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1527
ProducerAlfred Lion
Thad Jones chronology
Detroit-New York Junction
(1956)		 The Magnificent Thad Jones
(1957)		 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 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".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

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

References

  1. ↑ Billboard Jan 12, 1957
  2. ↑ Blue Note discography accessed December 26, 2010
  3. 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed December 26, 2010
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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