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Thad Jones (28 Mar 1923 - 20 Aug 1986)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (17)

Official

Album

  1. Detroit-New York Junction 1956
  2. The Magnificent, Volume 3 1956
  3. The Magnificent Thad Jones 1956
  4. Mad Thad 1957
  5. Motor City Scene 1959
  6. Eclipse 1980
  7. Thad Jones 01 Jul 1991
  8. The Fabulous Thad Jones 27 Feb 2007
  9. Lust for Life 2008
  10. And the Danish Radio Big Band & Eclipse 10 May 2013
  11. After All - Ballad Artistry Only 06 Apr 2014
  12. Mel Lewis Orchestra

Album - Compilation

  1. Jones Inc. 1991
  2. The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings 1997
  3. The Complete Albums Collection 1954 - 1959 2017

Relationships (11)

Conductor For

  1. DR Big Band

Member Of

  1. The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Quartet original, eponymous, cornet
  2. Thad Jones Eclipse original, eponymous
  3. Thad Jones Quintet eponymous
  4. Thad Jones Septet trumpet
  5. The Jones Brothers flugelhorn, trumpet
  6. A Tribute To Monk & Bird
  7. The Curtis Fuller Sextette
  8. The Jones Boys

Siblings

  1. Elvin Jones
  2. Hank Jones

Recordings by (102)

  1. I'll Remember April 3:49 (1954)
  2. You Don't Know What Love Is 3:30 (1954)
  3. Chazzanova 3:43 (1954)
  4. Bitty Ditty 4:51 (1954)
  5. Elusive 5:13 (1954)
  6. Sombre Intrusion 2:47 (1954)
  7. April in Paris 6:41 (1956)
  8. Billie-Doo 7:30 (1956)
  9. If I Love Again 7:26 (1956)
  10. If Someone Had Told Me 5:51 (1956)
  11. Thedia 10:34 (1956)
  12. Slipped Again 6:21 (1956)
  13. Ill Wind 7:04 (1956)
  14. Thadrack 5:43 (1956)
  15. Let's 8:46 (1956)
  16. I've Got a Crush on You 7:37 (1956)
  17. Whisper Not 5:38 (1957)
  18. Quiet Sip 9:01 (1957)
  19. Cat Meets Chick 5:26 (1957)
  20. Bird Song 8:22 (1957)
  21. Jumpin' For Jane 5:35 (1957)
  22. Mad Thad 4:40 (1957)
  23. Lust For Life 4:05 (1978)
  24. I Got It Thad And That Ain't Bad 6:27 (1978)
  25. Ballad Medley: Flamingo / If You Are Mine / I'm Through With Love / Love Walked In 7:12 (1978)
  26. Basically Yours 5:38 (1980)
  27. Que pasa bossa 6:26 (1980)
  28. To You 4:10 (1980)
  29. Snickerdoodle 4:13 (1980)
  30. I Can't Give You Anything but Love 5:35 (1980)
  31. Honky Punk 3:20 (1980)
  32. Everessence 6:17 (1980)
  33. This Bass Was Made for Walking 4:31 (1980)
  34. Something to Remember You By 3:53 (1987)
  35. Subtle Rebuttal (alternate take) 3:53 (1990)
  36. Subtle Rebuttal 3:59 (1990)
  37. Tip Toe 3:32 (1990)
  38. H and T Blues 9:54 (1990)
  39. Friday the 13th 9:53 (1990)
  40. Get Out of Town 8:50 (01 Jul 1991)
  41. One More 7:33 (01 Jul 1991)
  42. Get Out of Town (alternate take) 7:36 (01 Jul 1991)
  43. One More (alternate take) 4:00 (01 Jul 1991)
  44. I Can't Get Started 6:10 (01 Jul 1991)
  45. More Of The Same 5:19 (01 Jul 1991)
  46. Lust For Life 4:13 (1991)
  47. I Got It That Ain't Bad 6:32 (1991)
  48. Quiet Spid 8:45 (1991)
  49. Ballad Medley: Flamingo / If You Were Mine / I'm Through With Love / Love Walked In 7:21 (1991)
  50. Cherry Juice 6:05 (1992)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Bitty Ditty 4:51 Thad Jones (1954) trumpet
  2. Elusive 5:13 Thad Jones (1954) trumpet
  3. You Don't Know What Love Is 3:30 Thad Jones (1954) trumpet
  4. Chazzanova 3:43 Thad Jones (1954) trumpet
  5. Sombre Intrusion 2:47 Thad Jones (1954) trumpet
  6. I'll Remember April 3:49 Thad Jones (1954) trumpet
  7. One More 7:30 Charles Mingus, Thad Jones (1955) trumpet
  8. Thou Swell 2:22 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) trumpet
  9. Our Love Is Here to Stay 3:41 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) trumpet
  10. ’S Wonderful 2:38 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) trumpet
  11. Singin' in the Rain 2:28 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) trumpet
  12. I'm Beginning to See the Light 3:08 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) trumpet
  13. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me 2:41 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) trumpet
  14. Cokernut Tree 4:54 Osie Johnson (1955) trumpet
  15. The Desert Song 2:25 Osie Johnson (1955) trumpet
  16. Abstractions 4:14 Charles Mingus & John LaPorta (1955) trumpet
  17. More of the Same 5:14 Charles Mingus, Thad Jones (1955) trumpet
  18. Get Out of Town 7:56 Charles Mingus, Thad Jones (1955) trumpet
  19. The Spur of the Moment/Echonitus 8:35 Charles Mingus & John LaPorta (1955) trumpet
  20. My Baby Just Cares for Me 2:27 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) trumpet
  21. What Is This Thing Called Love? 8:08 Charles Mingus & John LaPorta (1955) trumpet
  22. Nevertheless 3:57 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) trumpet
  23. Minor Intrusion 10:12 Charles Mingus & John LaPorta (1955) trumpet
  24. I Can't Get Started 6:06 Charles Mingus, Thad Jones (1955) trumpet
  25. Osie's Oasis 4:34 Osie Johnson (1955) trumpet
  26. There Will Never Be Another You 2:54 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) trumpet
  27. Come Rain or Come Shine 4:01 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) trumpet
  28. This Can't Be Love 2:33 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) trumpet
  29. Roll ’Em Pete 3:12 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1955) trumpet
  30. A Fine Romance 2:31 Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams (1955) trumpet
  31. Midnight Mirage 2:53 Osie Johnson (1955) trumpet
  32. Stormy Weather 3:18 Charles Mingus & John LaPorta (1955) trumpet
  33. I've Got a Crush on You 7:37 Thad Jones (1956) trumpet
  34. Slipped Again 6:21 Thad Jones (1956) trumpet
  35. April in Paris 6:41 Thad Jones (1956) trumpet
  36. If I Love Again 7:26 Thad Jones (1956) trumpet
  37. Thedia 10:34 Thad Jones (1956) trumpet
  38. Ill Wind 7:04 Thad Jones (1956) trumpet
  39. April in Paris 4:43 Count Basie Big Band (1956) trumpet
  40. Every Day I Have the Blues 5:11 Count Basie Big Band (1956) trumpet
  41. Basie's Back in Town 3:16 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1956) trumpet
  42. Blue Room 6:47 Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson (1956) trumpet
  43. Zec 8:45 Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson (1956) trumpet
  44. Billie-Doo 7:30 Thad Jones (1956) trumpet
  45. Tarriff 5:33 Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson (1956) trumpet
  46. Little Girl Blue 2:52 Kenny Burrell, Thad Jones, Oscar Pettiford (1956) trumpet
  47. Shiny Stockings 5:17 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1956) trumpet
  48. Midgets 3:16 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1956) trumpet
  49. Dinner With Friends 3:06 Count Basie and His Orchestra (1956) trumpet
  50. If Someone Had Told Me 5:51 Thad Jones (1956) trumpet

Credited as (56)

  1. Thad Jones
  2. Kenny Burrell / Thad Jones
  3. Mel Jones & Thad Jones
  4. Count Basie feat. Thad Jones
  5. Sonny Rollins feat. Thad Jones
  6. Billy Mitchell Quintet feat. Thad Jones
  7. Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
  8. Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
  9. Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & UMO
  10. Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, UMO
  11. Thad Jones & The Mel Lewis Orchestra
  12. Lee Morgan / Thad Jones
  13. Thad Jones, Mel Lewis Orchestra featuring Miss Ruth Brown
  14. Joe Williams, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
  15. Thad Jones & Kenny Burrell
  16. Thad Jones and Mel Lewis feat. Ruth Brown
  17. T. Džons
  18. Thad Jones, Howard McGhee & Kenny Dorham
  19. Danish Radio Big Band and Thad Jones
  20. Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson
  21. Kenny Burrell, Thad Jones, Oscar Pettiford
  22. Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Hank Jones, Charles Mingus, Kenny Clarke
  23. Thad Jones, John Dennis, Charles Mingus, Max Roach
  24. Thad Jones, Mingus Orchestra
  25. Thad Jones, George Adams, George Lewis, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman, Lenny White, Heiner Stadler
  26. George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler
  27. George Adams, Stanley Cowell, Thad Jones, George Lewis, Warren Smith, Lenny White, Reggie Workman, Heiner Stadler
  28. Charles Mingus, Thad Jones
  29. Brubeck, Debussy, Donato/Gilberto, Evans, Jones, Honegger, Parker, Poulenc, Stravinsky; Karl‐Heinz Steffens, David Gazarov, Martin Zehn, Keith Copeland, Chris Lachotta
  30. Thad Jones & Frank Wess Septet
  31. Sonny Rollins Quintet / Thad Jones And His Ensemble
  32. Thad Jones And His Ensemble
  33. Charles Mingus & Thad Jones
  34. Joe Williams with Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
  35. Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, Ron Carter, Jerome Richardson, Grady Tate & Jonathan Klein
  36. Billy Mitchell Quintet Featuring The Trumpet Of Thad Jones
  37. Thad Jones, Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor, Teddy Charles, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones
  38. Frank Wess, Hank Jones, Thad Jones, Curtis Fuller, Charlie Fowlkes, Eddie Jones, Gus Johnson
  39. Frank Wess, Thad Jones, Gildo Mahones, Buddy Catlett, Roy Haynes
  40. Thad Jones; Mel Lewis; Ruth Brown
  41. Mal Waldron Quintet , Kenny Burrell , Thad Jones . Frank Wess , Paul Chambers , Art Taylor
  42. Mel Lewis, Thad Jones & UMO
  43. Thad Jones And The Danish Radio Big Band
  44. Thad Jones and his Ensemble
  45. Johnny “Hammond” Smith feat. Seldon Powell, Ray Barretto & Thad Jones
  46. Johnny “Hammond” Smith feat. Thad Jones, Seldon Powell, Ray Barretto & Houston Person
  47. Johnny “Hammond” Smith feat. Thad Jones, Ray Barretto & Seldon Powell
  48. Johnny “Hammond” Smith feat. Thad Jones, Seldon Powell & Ray Barretto
  49. Johnny “Hammond” Smith feat. Seldon Powell & Thad Jones
  50. Johnny “Hammond” Smith feat. Ray Barretto, Thad Jones & Seldon Powell
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Works (66)

Arranged

  1. Backbone
  2. The Biddle-De-Bop-Samba
  3. Little Pumpkin
  4. Little J.
  5. The Great One
  6. Groove Merchant
  7. Tip Toe
  8. The Farewell
  9. Don't Get Sassy
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Wrote

  1. More Splutie, Please
  2. Sassy’s Blues
  3. The Farewell
  4. Don't Get Sassy
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Composed

  1. 50-21
  2. Little Rascal on a Rock
  3. The Summary
  4. Buzz-At
  5. Mean What You Say
  6. Somna mitt barn
  7. Quittin' Time
  8. Elusive
  9. Birdsong
  10. Lady Luck
  11. Bluish Grey
  12. H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)
  13. The Deacon
  14. Dedication
  15. It Only Happens Every Time
  16. Tiptoe
  17. Quiet Lady
  18. Yours and Mine
  19. Tarriff
  20. Scratch
  21. Zec
  22. What'cha Talkin'?
  23. Trey of Hearts
  24. Slipped Again
  25. Thadrack
  26. Let's
  27. Three and One
  28. Walkin' About
  29. Skaņu valoda
  30. Bitty Ditty
  31. To You
  32. Blues for Stan
  33. To You
  34. Don’t Ever Leave Me
  35. Evol Deklaw Ni
  36. ’Tis
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Lyrics

  1. Bitty Ditty
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Pescara Jazz 1985

Links (18)

Other Databases

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-896370
  2. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324044
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83043758
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83043758
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6gf112b
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/thad_jones
  7. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138957468
  8. https://d-nb.info/gnd/133125777

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/352970

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/271154

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000133119

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1238001/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/100314084

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539883

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/48140

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/68980

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3506306

Biographies

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10389199