The Magnificent Thad Jones
Studio album by the Magnificent Thad Jones
Released	late 1956 [1] [2]
Recorded	July 14, 1956 July 9, 1956 ("Something to Remember You By")
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:06 (LP) 49:37 (CD)
Label	Blue Note BLP 1527
Producer	Alfred Lion
Thad Jones chronology
Detroit-New York Junction (1956) The Magnificent Thad Jones (1956) Mad Thad (1956-57)

The Magnificent Thad Jones is an album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones recorded on July 14, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year. ^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

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." ^[4]

Track listing

Side 1

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

Side 2

1. "If Someone Had Told Me" ( Peter DeRose, Charles Tobias) – 5:51
2. "Thedia" (Jones) – 10:35

CD bonus tracks

6. " I've Got a Crush on You" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:38
7. "Something to Remember You By" ( Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:53

• Recorded on July 9 (#7) and 14 (all others), 1956.

Personnel

Musicians

• Thad Jones – trumpet
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Burrell – guitar ("Something to Remember You By")
• Barry Harris – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Max Roach – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

References