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Thad Jones

1923 - 1986

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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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Thad Jones is the 1,458th most popular musician (down from 1,112th in 2024), the 7,565th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,423rd in 2019) and the 538th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Thad Jones ranks 1,458 out of 3,175. Before him are Calixa Lavallée, Terje Rypdal, Andy Bown, Karel Halíř, Jimmy Reed, and Markus Grosskopf. After him are Rick Danko, Diamanda Galás, Alexander Brailowsky, Peter Brötzmann, Yuri Bashmet, and Georg Kulenkampff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Thad Jones ranks 323. Before him are Mrinal Sen, Imre Varga, Eugene Sledge, Willie Steele, Harold Gould, and Red Garland. After him are Emilio Rodríguez, Bob Barker, Atilio Cremaschi, N. T. Rama Rao, Jorge Daponte, and Ivor Bueb. Among people deceased in 1986, Thad Jones ranks 213. Before him are Alicia Moreau de Justo, Hyman G. Rickover, Lothar Bolz, Paul Costello, Yasuzo Masumura, and Anton Janda. After him are Carlo Biagi, Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Guillermo Eizaguirre, Constantin Stanciu, Bert Schneider, and Tsendiin Damdinsüren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thad Jones ranks 7,566 out of 20,380. Before him are Katherine Rawls (1917), Frank Foss (1895), Edie McClurg (1951), Phyllis Diller (1917), and Diane Warren (1956). After him are Jeanette MacDonald (1903), Gunther Schuller (1925), Darlene Hard (1936), Jack Finney (1911), Mary J. Blige (1971), Bobby Vee (1943), and Kyle Gass (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Thad Jones ranks 538. Before him are Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Barry Harris (1929), Jim Keltner (1942), Blind Blake (1893), Red Garland (1923), and Jimmy Reed (1925). After him are Diamanda Galás (1955), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Vinny Appice (1957), Mary Travers (1936), Randy Brecker (1945), and Benjamin Orr (1947).

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