Thad Jones

trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger, cornet, brass, conductor, French horn, performer, percussion

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
Count Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Elvin Jones drums Cat Meets Chick, Ill Wind, Let's, Let's Play One, Like Old Times, Minor on Top, No Refill, Quiet Sip, Slipped Again, Thadrack, Whisper Not
Sarah Vaughan

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Elvin Jones drums Cat Meets Chick, Ill Wind, Let's, Let's Play One, Like Old Times, Minor on Top, No Refill, Quiet Sip, Slipped Again, Thadrack, Whisper Not
Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) tenor saxophone April in Paris, Billie-Doo, Friday the 13th, H and T Blues, I've Got a Crush on You, If I Love Again, If Someone Had Told Me, Let's Play One, Like Old Times, Minor on Top, No Refill, Something to Remember You By, Subtle Rebuttal, Subtle Rebuttal (alternate take), Thedia, Tip Toe
Hank Jones piano Friday the 13th, H and T Blues, Subtle Rebuttal, Subtle Rebuttal (alternate take), Tip Toe
Rudy van Gelder recording April in Paris, Billie-Doo, I've Got a Crush on You, If I Love Again, If Someone Had Told Me, Ill Wind, Let's, Slipped Again, Something to Remember You By, Thadrack, Thedia
Tommy Flanagan piano Cat Meets Chick, Ill Wind, Let's, Let's Play One, Like Old Times, Minor on Top, No Refill, Quiet Sip, Slipped Again, Thadrack, Whisper Not
Alfred Lion producer April in Paris, Billie-Doo, I've Got a Crush on You, If I Love Again, If Someone Had Told Me, Ill Wind, Let's, Slipped Again, Something to Remember You By, Thadrack, Thedia
Al Grey trombone Friday the 13th, H and T Blues, Let's Play One, Like Old Times, Minor on Top, No Refill, Subtle Rebuttal, Subtle Rebuttal (alternate take), Tip Toe
Max Roach drums April in Paris, Billie-Doo, I've Got a Crush on You, If I Love Again, If Someone Had Told Me, Something to Remember You By, Thedia
Barry Harris (Jazz pianist) piano April in Paris, Billie-Doo, I've Got a Crush on You, If I Love Again, If Someone Had Told Me, Something to Remember You By, Thedia
Percy Heath bass April in Paris, Billie-Doo, I've Got a Crush on You, If I Love Again, If Someone Had Told Me, Something to Remember You By, Thedia
Jerry Newman recording Bird Song, Cat Meets Chick, Jumping For Jane, Mad Thad, Quiet Sip, Whisper Not
Osie Johnson drums Friday the 13th, H and T Blues, Subtle Rebuttal, Subtle Rebuttal (alternate take), Tip Toe
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) double bass Friday the 13th, H and T Blues, Subtle Rebuttal, Subtle Rebuttal (alternate take), Tip Toe
Benny Powell trombone Ill Wind, Let's, Slipped Again, Thadrack
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) double bass Let's Play One, Like Old Times, Minor on Top, No Refill
George Duvivier bass Ill Wind, Let's, Slipped Again, Thadrack
Gigi Gryce alto saxophone Ill Wind, Let's, Slipped Again, Thadrack
Frank Foster (saxophonist) tenor saxophone Bird Song, Jumping For Jane, Mad Thad
Frank Wess woodwind Cat Meets Chick, Quiet Sip, Whisper Not
Doug Watkins bass Bird Song, Jumping For Jane, Mad Thad
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) bass Cat Meets Chick, Quiet Sip, Whisper Not
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) piano Bird Song, Jumping For Jane, Mad Thad
Jo Jones drums Bird Song, Jumping For Jane, Mad Thad
Henry Coker trombone Quiet Sip, Whisper Not
Kenny Burrell guitar Something to Remember You By

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra arranger, cornet, flugelhorn A Child is Born, A'That's Freedom, A-That's Freedom, Ah' That's Freedom, Ahunk Ahunk, All My Yesterdays, Ambiance, And I Love You So, Baca Feelin', Bacha Feelin, Bible Story, Big Dipper, Blues in a Minute, Cecilia Is Love, Central Park North, Cherry Juice, Come Sunday, Consummation, Dedication, Don't Ever Leave Me, Don't Get Sassy, Don't Git Sassy, Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Fingers, For the Love of Money, Forever Lasting, Gettin' Sassy, Greetings And Salutations, Groove Merchant, I Love You, It Only Happens Every Time, Jive Samba, Little Pixi II, Little Pixie, Little Rascal On A Rock, Living for the City, Love And Harmony, Love To One Is One To Love, Quiet Lady, Quietude, Samba Con Get Chu, Samba Con Getchu, Second Race, Thank You, That's Freedom, The Groove Merchant, The Second Race, The Waltz You Swang for Me, Tiptoe, Tow Away Zone, Us, Willow Tree, Yours and Mine
Count Basie trumpet A Little Tempo, Please, A Square at the Roundtable, Bag-A' Bones, Basie Boogie, Blee Bop Blues, Blues in Hoss' Flat, Corner Pocket, Count Down, Cute, Dinner with Friends, Fair and Warmer, For Lena and Lennie, H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness), Half Moon Street, Has Anyone Here Seen Basie?, I Needs to Be Bee'd With, In A Mellotone, It's Awf'ly Nice to be with You, Jessica's Day, Kansas City Shout, Late Date, Little Pony, Lollypop, Meet B B, Moten Swing, Mutt & Jeff, Muttnik, Old Man River, Pensive Miss, Pony Tail, Quince, Rat Race, Scoot, Segue in C, Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo, Sloo Foot, Speaking of Sounds, Spring Is Here, TV Time, The Big Walk, The Deacon, The Kid From Red Bank, The Midgets, The Midnite Sun Never Sets, Two Franks, Two for the Blues, Whirly Bird, Who, Me?, Why Not, You for Me
Count Basie & His Orchestra trumpet A Little Tempo, Please, After Supper, Ain't That Right, April in Paris, Bag a' Bones, Confessin’ the Blues, Count Down, Cute, Double-O, Ducky Bumps, Duet, Eee Dee, Fantail, Flight of the Foo Birds, Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You, Has Anyone Here Seen Basie?, I'm Shouting Again, It's Awf'Ly Nice to Be With You, J and B, Jump for Johnny, Late Date, Love Me Baby, L’il Darlin’, Midnight Blue, Pensive Miss, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Pony Tail, Rose Bud, Scoot, Shanghaied, Silks and Satins, Skippin' With Skitch, Sleepwalker’s Serenade, Sleepwalker’s Serenade (alternate take), Sloo Foot, Splanky, Teddy the Toad, The Kid From Red Bank, The Late Late Show, The Late Late Show (vocal version), The Long Night, Together Again, Whirly-Birds
Elvin Jones cornet, flugelhorn, trumpet All Of Us, Buzz-At, Cross Purpose, Gee Gee, H.M. On F.M., Lady Luck, Lycra Too, Midnight Walk, One's Native Place, Ray-El, Shadowland, Soultrane, The Juggler, Tintiyana, You Are Too Beautiful
Sarah Vaughan arranger, trumpet Alone, Cheek to Cheek, Darn That Dream, Doodlin', I Cried for You, If I Were a Bell, Just One of Those Things, Little Man You've Had a Busy Day, Lover Man, Mean to Me, Missing You, Moonlight in Vermont, No 'count Blues, Perdido, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Stardust, Teach Me Tonight, The Gentleman Is a Dope, There Are Such Things, Until I Met You, Until I Met You (first version), You Go to My Head, You Turned the Tables on Me
Stanley Turrentine arranger, flugelhorn, trumpet Always Something There, Fool on the Hill, Get It, Hey Jude, Home Town, Light My Fire, Little Green Apples, Quittin' Time, Six and Four, Song for Bonnie, Stella by Starlight, Stoned Soul Picnic, The Way You Look Tonight, Those Were the Days, When I Look Into Your Eyes
Thelonious Monk cornet, trumpet Ask Me Now, Blue Monk, Bye-Ya, Epistrophy, Evidence, Four in One, I Mean You, Jackie-ing, Light Blue, Oska T., Played Twice (take 1), Played Twice (take 2), Played Twice (take 3), Straight, No Chaser
Jimmy Smith arranger, conductor, trumpet 1st Movement: Portuguese Soul, 2nd Movement: Ritual, 3rd Movement: Farewell to Lisbon Town, And I Love You So, Basin Street Blues, Blap, Blues in the Night, Chicago Serenade, Delon's Blues, Main Title From "The Carpetbaggers", Opening / Prologue, St. Louis Blues, The Cat, Theme From "Joy House"
Ivan Enot trumpet Alone, I Cried for You, If I Were a Bell, Little Man (You've Had a Busy Day), Lover Man, Mean to Me, Perdido, Teach Me Tonight, The Gentleman Is a Dope, There Are Such Things, Until I Met You, Until I Met You (alternate version), You Go to My Head, You Turned the Tables on Me
Al Cohn trumpet A Little Song, Alone Together, Cohn Not Cohen, Every Time, Foggy Water, Haroosh, I'm Coming Virginia, Just Plain Sam, Linger Awhile, Rosetta, Sugar Cohn, The Song is Ended
Puntoycoma flugelhorn Come Sunday, Evil Man Blues, Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You, Get Out of My Life Woman, Hallelujah, I Love Her So, How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You), It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Keep Your Hand on Your Heart, Night Time Is the Right Time, Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning, Smack Dab in the Middle, Woman's Got Soul
Dau Unge arranger, brass, cornet, percussion A Good Time Was Had by All, Central Park North, Come Sunday, Mach II, Meetin' Place, Mornin' Reverend, Only for Now, The Farewell, The Great One, The Summary, Toledo by Candlelight, a' That's Freedom
Djatou Touré trumpet A Little Song, Alone Together, Cohn Not Cohen, Every Time, Foggy Water, Haroosh, I'm Coming Virginia, Just Plain Sam, Linger Awhile, Rosetta, Sugar Cohn, The Song Is Ended
Hank Jones cornet Algo Bueno, Anthropology, Blue Monk, Groovin’ High, I Mean You, Jackie-Ing, Sippin’ at Bells
Sammy Davis Jr. trumpet Do Nothin' 'til You Hear From Me, Face to Face, Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You, Get on the Right Track Baby, I Got a Woman, I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues, Mess Around, The Lady Is a Tramp, There Is No Greater Love, This Little Girl of Mine, Till Then
Phil Woods flugelhorn, trumpet Come Out With Me, Fill the Woods With Laugther, Flowers, Guess What, Here's That Rainy Day, How Can I Be Sure?, I'm All Smiles, Love Song for a Dead Che, Round Trip, Solitude, This Is All I Ask
Heartless cornet, flugelhorn A Lady Must Live, I Should Care, I Want a Little Boy, Lonely Woman, Lover, Come Back to Me, My Funny Valentine, Never Will I Marry, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, Where Do You Go ?, While We’re Young
Oliver Nelson trumpet Blues O'Mighty, Blues and the Abstract Truth, Blues for Mr. Broadway, Goin' to Chicago Blues, Midnight Blue, Night Lights, One for Bob, One for Phil, The Critic's Choice, Theme From Mr. Broadway
Mal Waldron trumpet Blue Jelly, Blues Without Woe, Count One, Dakar, Embraceable You, Empty Street, Hello Frisco, Potpourri, Steamin', Touche
Gugum Gumbira flugelhorn Be Anything (But Be Mine), Black Coffee, Bye, Bye Blackbird, Fine Brown Frame, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, Sonny Boy, Trouble in Mind, Yes Sir, That's My Baby, You Won't Let Me Go
Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven trumpet Count's Place, I Want a Little Girl, Oh, Lady Be Good, Secrets, Senator Whitehead, Shoe Shine Boy, Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie!, Trey of Hearts, What'cha Talkin'?
Pepper Adams trumpet Better Git in Your Soul, Black Light, Carolyn, Fables of Faubus, Haitian Fight Song, Incarnation, Portrait, Song With Orange, Strollin' Honies
Oscar Brown Jr. brass A Dime Away From a Hotdog, A Ladiesman, Feel the Fire, First Lady, Gang Bang, No Place to Be Somebody, To Stay in Good With You, Walk Away, Young Man
Max Roach trumpet Stop Motion, To Lady
Félix Bronchalo trumpet (Love Is) The Tender Trap, I Only Have Eyes for You, I Won’t Dance, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, Learnin’ the Blues, Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses, My Kind of Girl, Pennies From Heaven
Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet flugelhorn Bossa Nova Ova, Chant, H and T Blues, Little Waltz, Mean What You Say, No Refill, Wives and Lovers, Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Moscow Conservatory Opera Soloists arranger, conductor Groove Merchant, It Only Happens All the Time, Kids Are Pretty People, Little Pixie, Only for Now, Summary, The Great One, Tip-Toe
Dexter Gordon brass Airegin, Airegin (Alternate), August Blues, Ca' Purange, Oh! Karen O, Tangerine, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, What It Was
Shirley Scott trumpet Blue Piano, For Dancers Only, Freedom Dance, Roll 'em, Sometimes I'm Happy, Sophisticated Swing, Southern Comfort, Toys in the Attic
Bob James flugelhorn, trumpet Feel Like Making Love, In the Garden, Nautilus, Night on Bald Mountain, Solace, Soulero, Valley of the Shadows
Kenny Drew flugelhorn All Your Words, Bossa Mood, Lite Flite, Only You, Precious Lady, Precious Lady (Take3), Yesterdays
Lou Donaldson trumpet City, Country, City, Good Morning Heartache, Inner Space, Pillow Talk, Sanford and Son Theme, Sassy Soul Strut, This Is Happiness
James Moody trumpet Blues Impromptu, Great Day, Let's Try, Malice Toward None, One Never Knows, Opales'Que, The Search
Sextet of Orchestra U.S.A. cornet Barbara Song, Bilbao Song, Bilbao Song (alternate), Mack the Knife, Mack the Knife (alternate), Pirate Jenny, Pirate Jenny (alternate)
Grover Washington, Jr. French horn, trumpet Ain't No Sunshine / theme From "Man and Boy" ("Better Days"), Georgia on My Mind, I Loves You Porgy, Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler), Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Until It's Time for You to Go
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra trumpet Hard Sock Dance, Invitation, Little Karen, Quintessence, Robot Portrait, Straight, No Chaser
Ray Charles trumpet From the Heart, I’ve Got News for You, Mister C, Moanin’, Stompin’ Room Only, Strike Up the Band
Rhoda Scott flugelhorn Charlotte's Waltz, R & R, Rhoda Map, Take a ladder, Tanikka, Walkin' About
Herbie Hancock flugelhorn First Trip, Goodbye to Childhood, Riot, Speak Like a Child, The Sorcerer, Toys
Tystnad performer, trumpet Bossa Nova Ova, Brother Peabody, Kids Are Pretty People, Little Juicy, Oliver Jr., Stella by Starlight
Quincy Jones trumpet Hard Sock Dance, Invitation, Little Karen, Robot Portrait, Straight, No Chaser, The Quintessence
George Wallington trumpet Groovin' High, Hot House / 52nd Street Theme, Now's the Time, Salt Peanuts, Shaw' Nuff
Ian Dudfield trumpet Big Deal, Come Rain or Come Shine, Happy Feeling, Start Here, The Kid From Denver
Frank Wess Septet trumpet Boop-Pe-Doop, I Hear Ya Talkin, Liz, Opus De Blues, Struttin' Down Broadway
Sam “The Man” Taylor trumpet Air Mail Special, All Too Soon, Body and Soul, Lester Leaps In, Long Island Railroad Blues
Anders Elmén trumpet El Camino Real, Stolen Moments, Swing Spring, Train Samba, Winter's Waif
sukekiyo trumpet Bang Bang, Blues de Funk, Imagination, Kachin', Lido Road
Coleman Hawkins trumpet Almost Dawn, Cloudy, Cross Town, Shadows, Stake Out
NinaMarie trumpet Blue Jelly, Count One, Empty Street, Steamin'
LazyTramp cornet Let's Play One, Like Old Times, Minor on Top, No Refill
Bloodievoice trumpet Bossa Bags, Extraordinary Blues, Flamingo, Save Your Love For Me
Caroline trumpet Abstractions, Minor Intrusion, Stormy Weather, What Is This Thing Called Love?
McCoy Tyner trumpet Contemporary Focus, T 'N A Blues, Three Flowers
Carmen McRae arranger A Child Is Born, I Wish You Well, You're Everything
Frank Sinatra trumpet Nice Work If You Can Get It, Please Be Kind
Bob Brookmeyer trumpet Air Conditioned
The Mel Lewis Orchestra performer Big Dipper (feat. Thad Jones)
Lionel Hampton trumpet Stardust
Willie B. Harris trumpet Meet B. B.