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The Magnificent Thad Jones is widely regarded as the greatest small group recording of the trumpeter and composers career. Following his Blue Note debut Detroit New York Junction in March 1956, Jones returned to the studio in July to record this supremely swinging date with Billy Mitchell on tenor saxophone, Barry Harris on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Max Roach on drums. The album opens with an iconic performance of April In Paris, a reprise of the famous version featuring Jones that the Count Basie Orchestra had cut the previous year, complete with the trumpeters sly Pop Goes The Weasel quote. Other highlights of the set include two Jones originalsthe laid-back Billie-Doo and lightly swinging Thediaas well as the stunning ballad If Someone Had Told Me.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:

A1: April in Paris
A2: Billie-Doo
A3: If I Love Again

B1: If Someone Had Told Me
B2: Thedia