The Magnificent Thad Jones

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]

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)

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. 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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