Thad Jones • Mad Thad

 

Review by Jim Todd
Though still a member of the Count Basie band, Thad Jones began to make his mark as a forward-thinking bop trumpeter and writer with recordings such as these from 1956 and 1957. Like its companion release, The Jones Boys, the performances are from a gathering of the leader's namesakes and members of the Basie band. The Detroit connection is also represented by pianist Tommy Flanagan and bassist Doug Watkins, along with Thad and his brother Elvin (on drums for four tracks). The music is cool, swinging bop that has affinities with the transitional sounds of Jones' contemporaries Miles Davis and Clifford Brown. The Basie influence is evident in the insistent, economic pulse of the rhythm section. The young leader's tart, inviting sound finds good company in the energetic, swinging, imaginative work of saxophonists Frank Foster and Frank Wess (who switches to flute for a track). Trombonist Henry Coker sets up some closely voiced Gil Evans-like harmonies on three tracks. The performances are from a December 1956 quintet date that includes two tracks arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones, and from a January 1957 sextet session. The CD includes a ballad medley from the 1957 session that was originally put out on a release shared with Sonny Rollins. With the exception of the medley, the performances have the energy and impact of early bop informed by the harmonic innovations that were evolving in the latter half of the 1950s. The medley ("Flamingo," "If You Were Mine," "I'm Through With Love," "Love Walked In"), on the other hand, has a traditional swing conception that doesn't mesh well with the progressive tendencies of the other tracks.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mad-thad-mw0000671734

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Reseña de Jim Todd
Aunque todavía era miembro de la banda de Count Basie, Thad Jones comenzó a dejar su huella como trompetista y compositor de bop de vanguardia con grabaciones como éstas de 1956 y 1957. Al igual que el disco que lo acompaña, The Jones Boys, las interpretaciones proceden de una reunión de homónimos del líder y miembros de la banda de Basie. La conexión con Detroit también está representada por el pianista Tommy Flanagan y el bajista Doug Watkins, junto con Thad y su hermano Elvin (a la batería en cuatro temas). La música es fresco, swinging bop que tiene afinidades con los sonidos de transición de los contemporáneos de Jones, Miles Davis y Clifford Brown. La influencia de Basie es evidente en el pulso insistente y económico de la sección rítmica. El sonido ácido y atractivo del joven líder encuentra buena compañía en el trabajo enérgico, oscilante e imaginativo de los saxofonistas Frank Foster y Frank Wess (que cambia a la flauta en un tema). El trombonista Henry Coker establece algunas armonías cercanas a Gil Evans en tres temas. Las interpretaciones pertenecen a un quinteto de diciembre de 1956 que incluye dos temas arreglados y dirigidos por Quincy Jones, y a una sesión de sexteto de enero de 1957. El CD incluye un popurrí de baladas de la sesión de 1957 que se publicó originalmente en una edición compartida con Sonny Rollins. Con la excepción del popurrí, las interpretaciones tienen la energía y el impacto del bop temprano informado por las innovaciones armónicas que estaban evolucionando en la segunda mitad de la década de 1950. El popurrí («Flamingo», «If You Were Mine», «I'm Through With Love», «Love Walked In»), por otra parte, tiene una concepción de swing tradicional que no encaja bien con las tendencias progresivas de los otros temas.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mad-thad-mw0000671734

Tracks:
1 - Whisper Not 5:35
2 - Quiet Sip 9:01
 - Ballad Medley:    (7:34)
3.1 - Flamingo   
3.2 - If You Were Mine   
3.3 - I'm Through With Love   
3.4 - Love Walked In   
4 - Cat Meets Chick 5:22
5 - Bird Song 8:21
6 - Jumping For Jane 5:31
7 - Mad Thad 4:39


Credits:
    Arranged By, Conductor – Quincy Jones (tracks: 1, 7)
    Bass – Doug Watkins (tracks: 1, 6, 7), Eddie Jones (tracks: 2 to 5)
    Compiled By – Eric Miller (6)
    Drums – Elvin Jones (tracks: 2 to 5), Jo Jones (tracks: 1, 6, 7)
    Piano – Jimmy Jones (3) (tracks: 1, 6, 7), Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 2 to 5)
    Producer, Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
    Recorded By – Jerry Newman
    Remastered By – Joe Tarantino
    Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster (tracks: 1, 6, 7)
    Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Frank Wess (tracks: 2 to 5)
    Trombone – Henry Coker (tracks: 2 to 4)
    Trumpet – Thad Jones

Tracks 1,6, & 7 recorded December 24, 1956.
Tracks 2-5 recorded January 6, 1957.

Label:    Original Jazz Classics – OJCCD-1919-2, Period Records – SPL-1208
Series:    Original Jazz Classics Limited Edition Series
Country:    US
Released:    1999
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop, Swing
https://www.discogs.com/release/10594549-Thad-Jones-Mad-Thad

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