Thad Jones caught my ear about a year ago and I was blown away by him. My favorite album by him is "The Magnificent Thad Jones" followed by
"Detroit-New York Junction". Thad is a monster and very very talented, I think he was a very underrated trumpeter.
Thad Jones
While listening to Pandora in the backgroud...this killer trumpet playing caught my attention. I walked over to the player to see that it was the Thelonius Monk album 'Five By Monk Five'. I looked up the album on Wikipedia to see what musicians were on the session. It listed Thad Jones as the trumpeter. He was killing it. I'm 65 years old and have been listening to jazz for 46 years and have never heard any music by Thad Jones. I'd seen his name a few times over the decades while reading about jazz, but nothing ever stood out. I retrieved the album on Napster and played it. Excellent album. Cat can play.
Can anyone recommend any Thad Jones recordings that you think are some of his best work?
On a trivia note, .....pianist Hank Jones and drummer Elvin Jones are his brothers.
Can anyone recommend any Thad Jones recordings that you think are some of his best work?
On a trivia note, .....pianist Hank Jones and drummer Elvin Jones are his brothers.