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Vinyl LP pressing. The Magnificent Thad Jones is widely regarded as the greatest small group recording of the trumpeter and composer's career. Following his Blue Note debut Detroit - New York Junction in March 1956, Jones returned to the studio in July to record this supremely swinging date with Billy Mitchell on tenor saxophone, Barry Harris on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Max Roach on drums. The album opens with an iconic performance of InchApril In Paris,Inch a reprise of the famous version featuring Jones that the Count Basie Orchestra had cut the previous year, complete with the trumpeter's sly InchPop Goes The WeaselInch quote. Other highlights of the set include two Jones originals-the laid-back InchBillie-DooInch and lightly swinging InchThediaInch-as well as the stunning ballad InchIf Someone Had Told Me.Inch Album Tracks 1. April in Paris 2. Billie-Doo 3. If I Love Again 1. If Someone Had Told Me 2. Thedia
