mitch, don’t feel bad. I’ve been a jazz fan for more than 50 years and thanks to the "Jazz for aficionados" post here I’m still discovering musicians I never heard of, including some from many years ago. But yes, as a big Monk fan I’ve owned "5 X Monk X 5" nearly that whole time. Good choice!
Thad Jones
While listening to Pandora in the backgroud...this killer trumpet playing caught my attention. I walked over to the player to see that it was the Thelonius Monk album 'Five By Monk Five'. I looked up the album on Wikipedia to see what musicians were on the session. It listed Thad Jones as the trumpeter. He was killing it. I'm 65 years old and have been listening to jazz for 46 years and have never heard any music by Thad Jones. I'd seen his name a few times over the decades while reading about jazz, but nothing ever stood out. I retrieved the album on Napster and played it. Excellent album. Cat can play.
Can anyone recommend any Thad Jones recordings that you think are some of his best work?
On a trivia note, .....pianist Hank Jones and drummer Elvin Jones are his brothers.
Can anyone recommend any Thad Jones recordings that you think are some of his best work?
On a trivia note, .....pianist Hank Jones and drummer Elvin Jones are his brothers.