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1966 studio album by Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet
Mean What You Say is an album by the
Thad Jones /
Pepper Adams Quintet recorded in 1966 and released on the
Milestone label.
[1]
[2]
Reception
Scott Yanow of
Allmusic called the band a "high-quality hard bop unit" and stated "Jones and Adams always made for a potent team, but the rise of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra meant that this particular quintet only lasted a short time".
[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Thad Jones except where noted.
"Mean What You Say" – 4:36
"H and T Blues" – 7:42
"
Wives and Lovers " (
Burt Bacharach ,
Hal David ) – 4:55
"Bossa Nova Ova" – 3:23
"No Refill" – 4:38
"Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 6:30
"Chant" (Duke Pearson) – 5:20
"
Yes Sir, That's My Baby " (
Walter Donaldson ,
Gus Kahn ) – 4:06
Personnel
References
^
Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians: Adams, Pepper
Archived 2015-03-04 at the
Wayback Machine accessed February 9, 2015
^ Carner, G., Pepper Adams' Joy Road: An Annotated Discography , Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, p. 154
^
a
b Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review , February 9, 2015
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985).
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.
4 .
ISBN
0-394-72643-X .
^
Cook, Richard ;
Morton, Brian (2008).
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.).
Penguin . p. 800.
ISBN
978-0-141-03401-0 .
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With
Donald Byrd With others Arranger only
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964)
Lush Life (for
Lou Donaldson , 1967)
Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963)
Boss Horn (for
Blue Mitchell , 1966)
Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968)
A Slice of the Top (for
Hank Mobley , 1966)
Standards (for
Lee Morgan , 1967)
Rough 'n' Tumble (for
Stanley Turrentine , 1966)
A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)