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Thad Jones

Thad Jones, American trumpet player and composer (died 1986)

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Born
March 28, 1923
Died
August 20, 1986
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1923

About Thad Jones

Thaddeus Joseph Jones was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". They won a 1978 Grammy Award for their album Live in Munich. After abruptly relocating to Copenhagen (as had several other US jazz musicians), he became the leader of The Danish Radio Big Band, Jones transformed the Danish Radio Big Band into one of the world's best. In July 1979, Jones formed a new big band, Eclipse, with which he recorded a live album, Eclipse.

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Thad Jones timeline

  1. They won a 1978 Grammy Award for their album Live in Munich.
  2. In July 1979, Jones formed a new big band, Eclipse, with which he recorded a live album, Eclipse.

The world when Thad Jones was born

Thad Jones was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

  • #1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
  • Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
  • Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
  • Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
  • Defining fadDance marathons
  • Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
  • World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Thad Jones's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$3,380$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population111.9M341 million

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