Mad Thad

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

Track listing

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

Personnel
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