The Magnificent Thad Jones

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.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "this quintet makes truly great jazz music together... The musicianship being at such a lofty plateau, so intelligently selected and executed, this CD is a must-have for every collection, and is generally regarded as the very best work of Jones, later big-band recordings with Mel Lewis notwithstanding."

Side 1

 * 1) "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg) – 6:43
 * 2) "Billie-Doo" (Thad Jones) – 7:30
 * 3) "If I Love Again" (Jack Murray, Ben Oakland) – 7:27

Side 2

 * 1) "If Someone Had Told Me" (Peter DeRose, Charles Tobias) – 5:51
 * 2) "Thedia" (Jones) – 10:35

CD bonus tracks

 * 1) "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:38
 * 2) "Something to Remember You By" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:53


 * Recorded on July 9 (#7) and 14 (all others), 1956.

Musicians

 * Thad Jones – trumpet
 * Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
 * Kenny Burrell – guitar ("Something to Remember You By")
 * Barry Harris – piano
 * Percy Heath – bass
 * Max Roach – drums

Technical personnel

 * Alfred Lion – producer
 * Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
 * Reid Miles – design
 * Francis Wolff – photography
 * Leonard Feather – liner notes