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Title: Get Mad, It's Out-Of-Print
Review: For years I've enjoyed Thad Jones' albums on Blue Note so when I saw some of his OJC CDs in the cut-out bin a few years ago, I snapped those up too. "Mad Thad" was orignally released on the Period label, part of the Everest Record Group, in the late 1950s. Much like the amusingThe Jones Boys(see my review), which was also the brainchild of critic/producer Leonard Feather, a whole bunch of Joneses drop by to lend Thad a hand, including Jimmy, Eddie, Jo, Quincy and brother Elvin. But we also get contributions from Franks Foster and Wess, Doug Watkins, Henry Coker and Tommy Flanagan. The highlights are an early version of the Thad-penned standard "Bird Song" and the CD bonus track "Ballad Medley," which was Thad's portion of an old split 10" with Sonny Rollins. But with this title now OOP, don't get mad about having to pay collector's prices for "Mad Thad."
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