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Thad Jones

Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader Thad Jones was a hugely influential musician. Guy Barker joins Alyn Shipton to select Jones's best records.

Trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader Thad Jones was a hugely influential musician. In this programme Guy Barker and Alyn Shipton discuss his finest work, including many discs under his own name, records with Count Basie and Charles Mingus, and records made by the big band he co-led with Mel Lewis.

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Sat 18 Sep 2010 16:00
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  • Herb Geller

    Some People

    Composer: Styne / Sondheim Performers: Thad Jones, tp; Herb Geller, as; Hank Jones, p; Scott LaFaro, b; Elvin Jones, d. New York City, 9&10 June 1959.

    • Gypsy.
    • Fresh Sound.
    • 1644.

  • Count Basie

    H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)

    Composer: Thad Jones Performers: Joe Newman, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Wendell Culley, tp; Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell, tb; Frank Wess, Marshall Royal, Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Charlie Fowlkes, reeds; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, g; Eddie Jones, b; Sonny Payne, d. Universal Studios, Chicago, 4 Mar 1958.

    • Chairman Of The Board.
    • Roulette.
    • 81664.

  • Thad Jones

    One More Time

    Composer: Thad Jones Performers: Thad Jones, tp; John Dennis, p; Charles Mingus, b; Max Roach, d. Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey, 10 Mar 1955.

    • The Fabulous Thad Jones.
    • OJC.
    • CD 625.

  • Charles Mingus - Stormy Weather

    Composer: Arlen / Koehler Performers: Thad Jones, tp; John LaPorta, as; Teo Macero, ts; Jackson Wiley, cello; Charles Mingus, b; Clem DeRosa, d. New York City, Dec 1954.

  • Thad Jones

    Jumping For Jane

    Composer: Feather Performers: Thad Jones, tp; Frank Foster, ts; Jimmy Jones, p; Doug Watkins, b; Jo Jones, d. New York City, 24 Dec 1956.

    • Mad Thad.
    • Fresh Sound.
    • FSR CD 117.

  • Thad Jones

    Something To Remember You By

    Composer: Dietz / Schwartz Performers: Thad Jones, tp; Kenny Burrell, g. Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey, 14 July 1956.

    • The Magnificent.
    • Blue Note.
    • CDP 7 46814 2.

  • Thad Jones

    Tip Toe

    Composer: Jones Performers: Thad Jones, tp; Al Grey, tb; Frank Wess, Billy Mitchell, reeds; Hank Jones, p; Richard Davis, b; Osie Johnson, d. Capitol Studios, New York City, 12 May 1960.

    • Minor Strain.
    • Roulette.
    • CDP 79 4574.

  • Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

    Tip Toe

    Composer: Jones Performers: Thad Jones, cor; Roland Hanna, p; Richard Davis, b; Mel Lewis d; with Danny Moore, Snooky Young, Al Porcino, Marvin Stamm, tp; Eddie Bert, Benny Powell, Jimmy Knepper, Cliff Heather, tb; Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels, Billy Harper, Richie Kamuca, reeds; David Spinoza, g. A&R Studios, New York, Jan/May 1970.

    • Consummation.
    • Blue Note.
    • 38226.

  • Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

    A Child Is Born

    Composer: Jones Performers: Thad Jones, cor; Roland Hanna, p; Richard Davis, b; Mel Lewis d; with Danny Moore, Snooky Young, Al Porcino, Marvin Stamm, tp; Eddie Bert, Benny Powell, Jimmy Knepper, Cliff Heather, tb; Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels, Billy Harper, Richie Kamuca, reeds; David Spinoza, g. A&R Studios, New York, Jan/May 1970.

    • Consummation.
    • Blue Note.
    • 38226.

  • Thad Jones

    Instant Blues Disinstant

    Composer: Jones Performers: Thad Jones, cor; Ole Kock Hansen, p; Jesper Lundgaard, b; Ed Thigpen, d. Copenhagen, 4 Oct 1984.

    • Three And One.
    • Steeplechase.
    • 1197.

  • The Danish Radio Big Band and Thad Jones

    Old Folks

    Composer: Robinson Performers: Thad Jones, cor, ldr; Jesper Thilo, Per Carsten, Bent Jaedig, Uffe Karskov, Flemming Madsen, reeds; Benny Rosenfeld, Palle Bolvig, Idrees Sulieman, Allan Botschinsky, Perry Knudsen, tp; Vincent Nilsson, Erling Kroner, Richard Boone, Ole Kurt Jensen, Axel Windfeld, tb; Ole Kock Hansen, Fender Rhodes; Bo Sylv茅n, g; Niels Henning 脴rsted Pedersen, b; Bjarne Rostvold, d; Ethan Weisgard, cga & perc. Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, March 1

    • Live At Montmartre.
    • Storyville.
    • 4172.

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