soloists". Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, to Henry and Olivia Jones, a musical family of 10 (an older brother was pianist Hank Jones and a younger...
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The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra was a jazz big band formed by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis in New York in 1965. The band performed...
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The Magnificent Thad Jones is an album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones recorded on July 14, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year. The AllMusic...
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Mel Lewis (category The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra members)
York City in 1963. In 1966 in New York, he teamed up with Thad Jones to lead the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. The group started as informal jam sessions...
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Catholic bishop Thad Jaracz (born 1946), American basketball player Thaddeus Thad Jones (1923–1986), American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Thad Krasnesky (fl...
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Thad M. Jones (November 17, 1901 – January 24, 1972) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives...
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including Billy Hart, Rufus Reid, Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, and The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. McNeil was born on March 23, 1948, and died on September...
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This is the discography for the American jazz musician Elvin Jones. "Elvin Jones Catalog - album index", JazzDisco.org. Retrieved December 7, 2017. Jurek...
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Pepper Adams (category The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra members)
fruitful collaborations with trumpeter Donald Byrd and as a member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. Pepper Adams was born in Highland Park, Michigan,...
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The Fabulous Thad Jones is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones recorded in 1954 and originally released on Charles Mingus' Debut Records...
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