Jones, Thad – The Magnificent Thad

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New Vinyl Record – Jones, Thad – The Magnificent Thad

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

The MagnificentThad Jonesis widely regarded as the greatest small group recording of the trumpeter and composers career. Following his Blue Note debutDetroit New York Junctionin March 1956, Jones returned to the studio in July to record this supremely swinging date withBilly Mitchellon tenor saxophone,Barry Harrison piano,Percy Heathon bass, andMax Roachon drums. The album opens with an iconic performance of April In Paris, a reprise of the famous version featuring Jones that the Count Basie Orchestra had cut the previous year, complete with the trumpeters sly Pop Goes The Weasel quote. Other highlights of the set include two Jones originalsthe laid-back Billie-Doo and lightly swinging Thediaas well as the stunning ballad If Someone Had Told Me.

A1: April in Paris
A2: Billie-Doo
A3: If I Love Again
B1: If Someone Had Told Me
B2: Thedia