The Magnificent Thad Jones

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.

The Magnificent Thad Jones
Studio album by the Magnificent Thad Jones
Released	late 1956
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)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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."

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