Thad Jones – The Jazz Tome

Prestige All-Stars – After Hours (1957)

Mar 1, 2024grogg1957, Art Taylor, Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, LN - Gitler, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Prestige, Thad Jones

Prestige – PRLP 7118Rec. Date : June 21, 1957 Bass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art TaylorFlute : Frank WessGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Frank WessTrumpet : Thad Jones Listening to Prestige : #243Stream this Album (Youtube only) Billboard : 12/30/1957Score of 78 A blues set in feeling, and ofttimes in form, that is most notable for the solo contributions…

Count Basie – And the Kansas City 7 (1962)

Dec 3, 2023grogg1962, Count Basie, Ed Jones, Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Impulse!, LN - Dance, Sonny Payne, Thad Jones

Impulse! A-15Rec. Dates : March 21-22, 1962Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Piano/Organ : Count BasieBass : Ed JonesDrums : Sonny PayneFlute : Frank Wess, Eric DixonGuitar : Freddie GreenTenor Sax : Frank Foster, Eric DixonTrumpet : Thad Jones Billboard : 08/11/1962Spotlight Album Here’s one for Basie buffs. The Count’s inimitable piano, so often lost to the general listener in the shouting big band sound,…

Quincy Jones and his Orchestra – The Quintessence (1962)

Dec 1, 2023grogg1962, Al DeRisi, Bill English, Billy Byers, Bobby Scott, Clark Terry, Clyde Reasinger, Curtis Fuller, Earl Chapin, Eric Dixon, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Freddie Hubbard, George Catlett, Gloria Agnostini, Harvey Phillips, Impulse!, James Buffington, James Johnson, Jerome Kail, Jerome Richardson, Joe Newman, Julius Watkins, LN Horne-Hayton, Melba Liston, Milt Hinton, Oliver Nelson, Patricia Brown, Paul Faulise, Phil Woods, Quincy Jones, Ray Alonge, Rod Levitt, Snooky Young, Stu Martin, Thad Jones, Thomas Mitchell

Impulse! A-11Rec. Dates : November 29, 1961, December 18, 1961, December 22, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Conductor/Arranger : Quincy JonesBass : George Catlett, Milt HintonDrums : Stu Martin, Bill English, James JohnsonFrench Horn : Julius Watkins, Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Earl ChapinHarp : Gloria AgnostiniPiano : Bobby Scott, Patricia BrownSaxophone : Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson, Frank WessTrombone : Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston, Rodney Levitt, Curtis Fuller, Thomas MitchellTrumpet : Jerome Kail, Joe…

Ray Charles – Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)

Nov 11, 2023grogg1961, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Billy Mitchell, Budd Johnson, Charlie Fowlkes, Clark Terry, Earle Warren, Eddy Jones, Eugene Young, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, George Dorsey, George Matthews, Haywood Henry, Henry Coker, Impulse!, Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Benjamin, Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, John Frosk, Keg Johnson, LN - Katz, Marshall Royal, Phillip Guilbeau, Ray Charles, Roy Haynes, Sam Herman, Seldon Powell, Sonny Payne, Thad Jones, Urbie Green

Impulse! – A-2Rec. Date : December 26, 1960, December 27, 1960Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Vocals : Ray CharlesAlto Sax : Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, George Dorsey, Earle WarrenBaritone Sax : Charlie Fowlkes, Haywood HenryBass : Eddy Jones, Joe BenjaminDrums : Sonny Payne, Roy HaynesGuitar : Freddie Green, Sam HermanOrgan : Ray CharlesTenor Sax : Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Budd Johnson, Seldon PowellTrombone : Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Jimmy Cleveland, Keg Johnson, George MatthewsTrumpet…

Sonny Stitt – Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1956)

Jul 24, 2023grogg1956, Anthony Ortega, Cecil Payne, Ernie Royal, Freddie Greene, Hank Jones, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Nottingham, Jo Jones, Joe Newman, LN - Ulanov, Oscar Pettiford, Quincy Jones, Roost, Seldon Powell, Sonny Stitt, Thad Jones

Roost – RLP 2204Rec. Dates : September 30, 1955, October 9, 1955Stream this Album (YT only) Alto Saxophone : Sonny Stitt, Anthony OrtegaArranger/Conductor : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Jo JonesFlute : Anthony OrtegaGuitar : Freddie GreenePiano : Hank JonesTenor Saxophone : Seldon PowellTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. JohnsonTrumpet : Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal Billboard : 02/25/1956Score of 77 Besides Stitt on alto sax,…

Count Basie – Basie in London (1957)

Jul 16, 2023grogg1957, Benny Powell, Bill Graham, Bill Hughes, Charlie Fowlkes, Count Basie, Eddie Jones, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Henry Coker, Joe Newman, Joe Williams, LN - Unknown, Marshall Royal, Reunald Jones, Sonny Payne, Thad Jones, Verve, Wendell Culley

Verve – MGV-8199Rec. Date : September 7, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Count BasieAlto Sax : Bill Graham, Marshall RoyalBaritone Sax : Charlie FowlkesBass : Eddie JonesClarinet : Marshall RoyalDrums : Sonny PayneGuitar : Freddie GreenFlute : Frank WessTenor Sax : Frank Foster, Frank WessTrumpet : Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe NewmanTrombone : Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny PowellVocals : Joe Williams Billboard : 10/14/1957Spotlight on… selection Another…

Count Basie – April in Paris (1957)

Jul 13, 2023grogg1957, Benny Powell, Bill Graham, Bill Hughes, Charlie Fowlkes, Count Basie, Ed Jones, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Henry Coker, Joe Newman, Joe Williams, LN - Unknown, Marshall Royal, Reunald Jones, Sonny Payne, Thad Jones, Verve, Wendell Culley

Verve – MGV-8012Rec. Dates : July 26, 1955, January 4, 1956, January 5, 1956Stream this Album Piano : Count BasieAlto Sax : Bill Graham, Marshall RoyalBaritone Sax : Charlie FowlkesBass : Ed JonesClarinet : Marshall RoyalDrums : Sonny PayneFlute : Frank WessGuitar : Freddie GreenOrgan : Count BasieTenor Sax : Frank Foster, Frank WessTrombone : Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny PowellTrumpet : Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe NewmanVocal : Joe…

Thad Jones / Frank Wess / Teddy Charles / Mal Waldron / Doug Watkins / Elvin Jones – Olio (1957)

Feb 1, 2023grogg1957, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones, Frank Wess, LN - Gitler, Mal Waldron, Prestige, Teddy Charles, Thad Jones

Prestige – PRLP 7084Rec. Date : February 16, 1957 Bass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Elvin JonesFlute, Tenor Sax : Frank WessPiano : Mal WaldronTrumpet : Thad JonesVibes : Teddy Charles Listening to Prestige : #210Album is Not Streamable Billboard : 06/24/1957Score of 76 An “All Star” package – T. Jones, M. Waldron, T. Charles, F. Wess, etc – where the writing of Charles and Waldron and…

Thad Jones – The Magnificent Thad Jones, Volume Three (1957)

Jan 16, 2023grogg1957, Barry Harris, Benny Powell, Blue Note, Elvin Jones, George Duvivier, Gigi Gryce, LN - Feather, Max Roach, Percy Heath, Thad Jones, Tommy Flanagan

Blue Note – BLP 1546Rec. Dates : July 14, 1956, February 3, 1957 Trumpet : Thad JonesAlto Sax : Gigi GryceBass : Percy Heath, George DuvivierDrums : Max Roach, Elvin JonesPiano : Barry Harris, Tommy FlanaganTrombone : Benny Powell Strictlyheadies : 02/23/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 08/26/1957Special Merit Jazz Album A modern blowing session notable for its discipline and depth of improvisation. Jones is in excellent form,…

Thad Jones – Detroit-New York Junction (1956)

Jan 9, 2023grogg1956, Billy Mitchell, Blue Note, Kenny Burrell, LN - Feather, Oscar Pettiford, Shadow Wilson, Thad Jones, Tommy Flanagan

Blue Note – BLP 1513Rec. Date : March 13, 1956 Trumpet : Thad JonesBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Shadow WilsonGuitar : Kenny BurrellPiano : Tommy FlanaganTenor Sax : Billy Mitchell Strictlyheadies : 01/21/2019Stream this Album Down Beat : 07/25/1956Nat Hentoff : 4 stars Detroit-New York Junction involves former Detroiters Jones, tenor Billy Mitchell, guitarist Kenny Burrell and pianist Tommy Flanagan with drummer Shadow Wilson and bassist Oscar Pettiford. Thad, potentially one of…

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