Jazz Historical Recordings · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Mad Thad
| Recorded | Dec 24, 1956 & Jan 6, 1957 |
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| Label | Jazz Historical Recordings |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 626734 |
The record
A Christmas Eve session stacked with Basie-band talent -- Foster, Wess, and Coker alongside two rhythm-section tandems, with Thad Jones's brass leading the charge. Loose, blowing-date energy from players who spent their nights reading Basie charts and their off-hours pushing harder into bebop.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Eddie Jones — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Jo Jones — drums
- Jimmy Jones — piano
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Frank Foster — tenor saxophone
- Frank Wess — tenor saxophone, flute
- Henry Coker — trombone
- Thad Jones — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Period Records · SPL 1208 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Pye Nixa · NJL 13 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Black Label |
| 1958 | Period Records · PST-4 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 2-Track Stereo |
| 1972 | Jazz Historical Recordings — MONO |
| 1975 | Columbia · YW-7525-EV — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1978 | Columbia · YW-7586-EV — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
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