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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] Biography.
Mar 27, 2023 · Co-leader Jones, one of the most enrapturing trumpeters, writers, arrangers, and bandleaders in jazz history – and an imposing, room-filling presence with a bon vivant personality – approached Oatts. “He said, ‘Hey, I want to talk to you for a second,’” Oatts recalls.
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.
Mar 28, 2024 · 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.
Jun 8, 2018 · Sources. 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.
Mar 7, 2023 · Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 - August 21, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan to a musical family of ten (an older brother was pianist Hank Jones and a younger brother was drummer Elvin Jones).
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 ...
