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

Mad Thad
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedDecember 24, 1956
January 6, 1957
GenreJazz
Length46:14
LabelPeriod
Thad Jones chronology
The Magnificent Thad Jones
(1956)
Mad Thad
(1957)
The Jones Boys
(1957)
Alternative cover
Pye / Nixa Jazz Today Series (Europe)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Track listing

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  1. Whisper Not (Benny Golson) – 5:35
  2. Quiet Sip (Thad Jones) – 9:01
  3. Ballad Medley:
  4. Cat Meets Chick (Leonard Feather) – 5:22
  5. Bird Song (Thad Jones) – 8:21
  6. Jumping For Jane (Jane Feather) – 5:31
  7. Mad Thad (Quincy Jones) – 4:39

Personnel

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24 December 1956 Session: (Tracks 1,6,7)

6 January 1957 Session: (Tracks 2,3,4,5)

References

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  1. ^ Todd, Jim. Thad Jones: Mad Thad > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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