Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) [1] was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". [2]

2023年3月27日 · While a member of the Count Basie Orchestra, he recorded essential small-group leader records, including The Magnificent Thad Jones and Detroit-New York Junction for Blue Note. In 1955, Jones met drummer Mel Lewis, then with Kenton – and in the mid-’60s, the pair began to devise their own group.

Thad Jones, trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader, arranger and composer, was born near Detroit in Pontiac, Michigan on March 28, 1923. He is one of three brothers who have had prominent jazz careers: Hank Jones, the oldest of the three, has had a long career as a master pianist; the youngest, drummer Elvin Jones one of the most influential drummers ...

2016年2月7日 · By early 1966, Thad Jones was known as a versatile modernist, highly regarded by insiders as a thinking man’s improviser and an imaginative composer-arranger.

2024年3月28日 · Thad Jones, born Thaddeus Joseph Jones, one hundred and one years ago today on March 28, 1923, in Pontiac, Michigan, was a renowned jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader whose innovative arrangements and distinctive trumpet style left an indelible mark on the world of jazz.

2018年6月8日 · During the 1950s Thad Jones emerged from the postwar Detroit jazz scene to become an exemplary trumpeter, cornetist, composer, and arranger. A member of a musical family, he shared fame with his older brother Hank, a pianist, and his younger brother, Elvin, who helped to redefine the art of jazz drumming.

Thad Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986), trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader, arranger, and composer, was born near Detroit in Pontiac, Michigan. He is one of three brothers who had prominent jazz careers: Hank Jones,

Born Thaddeus Joseph Jones, March 28, 1923, in Pontiac, MI; died of cancer on August, 21, 1986, in Copenhagen, Denmark; son of Baptist deacon. During the 1950s Thad Jones emerged from the postwar Detroit jazz scene to become an exemplary trumpeter, cornetist, composer, and …

Thad Jones recorded as a leader for Debut (1954-1955), Blue Note, Period, United Artists, Roulette, Milestone, Solid State, Artists House, A&M, Metronome, and many of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra’s best recordings have been reissued on a five-CD Mosaic box set.

2023年3月7日 · On March 28, 2023, the great arranger, bandleader, cornetist, and composer Thad Jones (1923-1986) would have turned 100 years old. As influential as he was during his lifetime, that influence has grown even more pervasive since his death.