Thad Jones composer / arranger
date of birth: 28.03.1923
date of death: 20.08.1986
Jones wurde als eines von zehn Kindern in eine musikalische Familie geboren. Während sein Vater im Chor sang, gelang es seinem älteren Bruder Hank Jones als Pianist, seinem jüngeren Bruder Elvin Jones als Schlagzeuger Berühmtheit zu erlangen. Thad selbst erlernte autodidaktisch das Spiel auf der Trompete. Er trat im Alter von sechzehn Jahren professionell mit Hank Jones und Sonny Stitt auf. Zwischen 1943 und 1946, während des Zweiten Weltkrieges, spielte er in verschiedenen Bands der US Army, wonach er bald wieder in seine Heimat zurückkehrte. Von 1950 bis 1953 war er gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Elvin Mitglied von Billy Mitchells Quintett in Detroit, mit welchem er im Blue Bird Inn spielte. Er spielte einige Aufnahmen mit Charles Mingus ein, auf dessen Debut Label auch Jones erstes Album unter eigenem Namen entstand, The Fabulous Thad Jones. Von 1954 bis 1963 war er Mitglied von Count Basies Orchester, für den er auch arrangierte; als Arrangeur arbeitete er Ende der 1950er Jahre auch für Harry James. 1963 wirkte er an dem Album The Individualism of Gil Evans mit.
Danach arbeitete er u. a. mit Pepper Adams und gründete 1965 mit Mel Lewis das Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, das in den folgenden dreizehn Jahren eine Institution der amerikanischen Jazz-Szene war. Die Band trat mit Musikern wie den Trompetern Bill Berry, Danny Stiles, Richard Williams, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young und Jon Faddis, den Posaunisten Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Knepper, Quentin Jackson und Benny Powell, den Saxophonisten Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels, Joe Farrell, Pepper Adams und Billy Harper, den Pianisten Hank Jones, und Roland Hanna und den Bassisten Richard Davis und George Mraz auf.
Anfang des Jahres 1978 übersiedelte er nach Kopenhagen, wo er im März mit der Danmarks Radios Big Band im Jazzclub Montmartre auftrat und dabei mit dänischen Musikern wie Jesper Thilo und Allan Botschinsky unter anderem seine Kompositionen Tip Toe und A Good Time Was Had by All aufnahm. Weiterhin komponierte Jones für die Radio Bigband und unterrichtete Jazz am Königlich Dänischen Konservatorium, 1984 gründete er die Band Eclipse. Ende 1984 wurde ihm die Leitung des Count Basie Orchestra übertragen, die er jedoch wegen seines schlechten Gesundheitszustandes aufgeben musste.
Jones galt als hervorragender Trompeter und Improvisator. Charles Mingus urteilte, er sei the greatest trumpet player Ive heard in this life. In späteren Jahren trat er auch als Komponist hervor. Seine bekannteste Komposition wurde der Jazzstandard A Child is Born. Einige Jazzkenner gehen jedoch davon aus, dass diese Komposition ursprünglich von seinem Pianisten Roland Hanna stammt.
Central Park North Thad Jones
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Instrumentation: saxes double on soprano sax 1st Alto, clarinet 2nd Alto & tenors, and bass clarinet bari4th Trumpet doubles on flugelhorn
Produkttyp / Product: Jazz Ensemble
Serie / Series: Kendor Archive Editions
As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their album of the same name, this classic chart features an ABA ...
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Blues For The 'Wee' One Thad Jones
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Instrumentation: with SAAATB saxes with opt. flute doubles on alto and tenor partsopt. 5th Trumpet
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Featuring a walking bass line and an easy swing groove, piano carries the solo work in this contemporary score by the great Thad Jones. In the final half, the ...
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Blues For A Workshop Thad Jones
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Instrumentation: with 5th Trumpet and 5th Bass Trombone or Tuba 4th Trombone opt. and opt. guitarSATTB saxes
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Serie / Series: Kendor Archive Editions
This medium-tempo blues for proficient groups gives solos to soprano sax and piano, followed by a solo chorus that can be opened up for tenor, trump ...
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Biddle-De-Bop Samba, The Thad Jones
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Instrumentation: SAASTTB saxes opt. 5th Trumpet
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One of ten tracks from the album The Danish Radio Big Band Plays Thad Jones (1997), this uptempo samba for experienced jazz bands features trumpet and soprano (or alto) sax first as a duo, then opens up so eac ...
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Back Bone Thad Jones
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As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1974 on their Live In Tokyo album, this straight-ahead blues features solo space for piano, three trombones, and drums. Since the drum solo is unaccompanied and precedes the final sustai ...
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Groove Merchant Jerome Richardson / Arr. Thad Jones
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Instrumentation: SAATTB saxes
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Listed in "Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz" (GIA Publications) and recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on their Central Park North album, this great collaboration between band member Jerome Richardson (composer) ...
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Greetings And Salutations Thad Jones
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Instrumentation: plus opt. F horns 4, opt. tuba & opt. conga1st Soprano or Alto Sax doubles on flute, 2nd Alto Sax has opt. flute double, 1st Tenor Sax has opt. flute double, 2nd Tenor Sax doubles on clarinet
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As recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestr ...
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Ahunk Ahunk Thad Jones
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Instrumentation: Set and Parts
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As recorded in 1970 by the great Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their album Consummation (Blue Note), this funky blues shuffle in 5/4 opens with a repeated rhythm section vamp before horns are added to the mix. Chord change ...
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Thad Jones Lead Trumpet Book Thad Jones
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Featuring complete lead parts for 8 classics recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their 'Consummation' album, this music covers a wide range of styles -- ballad, bossa nova, funky rock, funky blues, fast bebop, shuffle!
DedicationIt Only Happens Every Tim ...
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Lead Sax Book : for alto saxophone Thad Jones
Featuring complete lead parts for 8 classics recorded by the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra on their Consummation album, this music covers a wide range of styles ballad, bossa nova, funky rock, funky blues, fast bebop, shuffle!
Contents: Dedication; It Only Happens Every Time; A Child Is Born; Us; Ahunk Ahunk; Fingers; Consummation; Don't Git Sassy
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A Child is born : for piano Thad Jones
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Ahunk! Ahunk! Thad Jones / Arr. Mike Carubia
Titel / Title: Ahunk Ahunk
Herausgeber / Publisher: Barnhouse
Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
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Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2014
This blues composition recorded on the Consummation album in 1970 will give players a chance to experience performing in 5/4 meter. Lots of unison voicings give jazz bands a powerful soun ...
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To You Thad Jones / Arr. Mike Carubia
Smart Chart Music-Thad JonesThis sensitive ensemble ballad is one of Thad's most beautiful compsitions. Skillfully re-score in a lower key while keeping the original lines allowing students to experience this masterpiece. A great teaching piece for control, intonation, and balancing full ensemble chords. All of these items are fully notated and will expose your young musician ...
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JE: Groove Merchant Jerome Richardson / Arr. Thad Jones
Listed in "Teaching Music through Performance in Jazz" (GIA Publications) and recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra on their Central Park North album, this great collaboration between band member Jerome Richardson (composer) and Thad Jones (arranger) has become an established standard for better bands. It's a mighty swinger with an edgy melody line, contemporary v ...
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JE: Rhoda Map Thad Jones / Arr. Mike Carubia
Titel / Title: Rhoda Map
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Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble
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Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2013
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JE: Two As One Thad Jones / Arr. Mike Carubia
Titel / Title: Two As One
Herausgeber / Publisher: Barnhouse
Instrumentation: Jazz Ensemble
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Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2012
Thad Jones Series
Diese wunderbare Ballade war eine Nummer, die Thad in den 1970er Jahren geschrieben und Mel Lewis 1978 auf seinem Album 'Naturally' (Telarc Records) eingespielt hat. Es ist ein beein ...
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