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Thad Jones

American jazz trumpeter

Pontiac, United States • 1923-03-28 – 1986-08-20

Thad Jones is credited on 4,266 releases across 825 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,266

Pressings credited

825

Albums

8

Decades active

232

In collections

Biography

Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists".

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Credited work

4,266 releases · 825 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 6,585
  • Other credits · 278
  • Engineering · 6
  • Production · 1

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Newport Jazz Festival

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