Mad Thad

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Mad Thad
Studio album by Thad Jones
Released	1957
Recorded	December 24, 1956 January 6, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:14
Label	Period
Thad Jones chronology
The Magnificent Thad Jones (1956) Mad Thad (1957) The Jones Boys (1957)
Alternative cover
Pye / Nixa Jazz Today Series (Europe)

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Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Mad Thad is a Hardbop jazz album by Thad Jones recorded in 1957 for Period Records.

1. Whisper Not (Benny Golson) – 5:35
2. Quiet Sip (Thad Jones) – 9:01
3. Ballad Medley:
   • Flamingo (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 1:59
   • If You Were Mine (Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck) – 1:31
   • I'm Through With Love (Johnny Mercer, Gus Kahn and Joseph A. "Fud" Livingston) – 1:40
   • Love Walked In (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:10
4. Cat Meets Chick (Leonard Feather) – 5:22
5. Bird Song (Thad Jones) – 8:21
6. Jumping For Jane (Jane Feather) – 5:31
7. Mad Thad (Quincy Jones) – 4:39

24 December 1956 Session: (Tracks 1,6,7)

• Thad Jones – Trumpet, Composer
• Jimmy Jones – Piano
• Frank Foster – Sax, (Tenor)
• Doug Watkins – Bass
• Jo Jones – Drums
• Quincy Jones – Arranger, Conductor on 1,7

6 January 1957 Session: (Tracks 2,3,4,5)

• Thad Jones – Trumpet, Composer
• Frank Wess – Sax, (Tenor), Flute
• Henry Coker – Trombone
• Tommy Flanagan – Piano
• Jimmy Jones – Piano
• Eddie Jones – Bass
• Elvin Jones – Drums

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