Mean What You Say (Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet album)
Mean What You Say | ||||
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Studio album by Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | April 26 and May 4 & 9, 1966 | |||
Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:41 | |||
Label | Milestone MSP 9001 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Thad Jones chronology | ||||
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Mean What You Say is an album by the Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet recorded in 1966 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2]
Reception[]
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic called the band a "high-quality hard bop unit" and stated "Jones and Adams always made for a potent team, but the rise of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra meant that this particular quintet only lasted a short time".[3]
Track listing[]
All compositions by Thad Jones except where noted.
- "Mean What You Say" – 4:36
- "H and T Blues" – 7:42
- "Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:55
- "Bossa Nova Ova" – 3:23
- "No Refill" – 4:38
- "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 6:30
- "Chant" (Duke Pearson) – 5:20
- "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:06
Personnel[]
- Thad Jones- flugelhorn
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Duke Pearson – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Mel Lewis – drums
References[]
- ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians: Adams, Pepper Archived 2015-03-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 9, 2015
- ^ Carner, G., Pepper Adams' Joy Road: An Annotated Discography, Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, p. 154
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, February 9, 2015
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 800. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Categories:
- Thad Jones albums
- Pepper Adams albums
- 1966 albums
- Milestone Records albums
- Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews