Speak Like a Child, the sixth album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, which was recorded and released by Blue Note Records in 1968, features Thad Jones's (uncredited) arrangements of Hancock's compositions for an unusual front line of Jerry Dodgion on alto flute, Peter Phillips on bass trombone, and Thad Jones on flugelhorn. Critic Nat Hentoff described the album as an "impressive further stage in the evolution of Herbie Hancock as writer and player," saying it is characterized by a "singular quality of incisive, searching lyricism." Unusually, none of the wind players perform solos on any song. The rhythm section is bassist Ron Carter and drummer Mickey Roker.

...Hancock rather wanted to picture a more upbeat, brighter future, or, as he says, "a forward look into what could be a bright future.".. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwn66YHgUdY&list=OLAK5uy_nqkknH3-nwMEcVC5TQyOo4ApqAB24khBM&index=1

#HerbieHancock #ThadJones #BlueNote #Jazz #Music #RonCarter #HardBop

The Look of Love is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1968 and arranged by Duke Pearson and Thad Jones

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Stephen Cook stating, "With his flexible phrasing and muscular tone, Turrentine dives into the lush arrangements... Purists who usually cringe at late-'60s jazz dates like this (yes, there is a Beatles cover here) might be pleasantly surprised. For those who feel Bacharach and Jimmy Webb provide fine material for jazz, then The Look of Love is a must" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u_cB6BnUAs&list=OLAK5uy_nlDBMIeAhRDAuvWygqW2SM7kfJG25I580&index=1

#StanleyTurrentine #BurtBacharach #TheBeatles #BlueNote #DukePearson #ThadJones #KennyBurrell #Jazz #SoulJazz #Music

Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Roost label.

The Lone Wolf plays Quincy Jones arrangements with a band of Basie alumni.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdK2f3un1Vc&list=RDLdK2f3un1Vc&start_radio=1

#SonnyStitt #QuincyJones #CountBasie #ThadJones #Jazz #Music #Bop #FreddieGreen #HardBop

Soulmates is an album by saxophonist Ben Webster and pianist Joe Zawinul featuring tracks recorded in 1963 for the Riverside label.

AllMusic's review by Jim Todd stated, "What initially seems like an unlikely pairing for this session delivers on its unique pedigree with performances that do full justice to tenor legend Ben Webster and to the then up and coming pianist Joe Zawinul". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjJ-g2_3nDY&list=OLAK5uy_lt031Dx_bcJ_JnMpAftLkGF8HhZm966hA

#BenWebster #JoeZawinul #ThadJones #RichardDavis #SamJones #PhillyJoeJones #DukeEllington #Jazz #Music #Riverside #WeatherReport

Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra is a 1966 big band jazz album recorded by Joe Williams with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the Solid State Records label.

Review by Scott Yanow

Accompanied by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, the singer is heard at the peak of his powers. The big band primarily functions as an ensemble (Snooky Young gets off some good blasts on "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"), but the inventive Thad Jones arrangements ensure that his illustrious sidemen have plenty to play. Many of the selections (half of which have been in the singer's repertoire ever since) are given definitive treatment on this set (particularly a humorous "Evil Man Blues," "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," and "Smack Dab in the Middle"), and Williams scats at his best on "It Don't Mean a Thing."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeNn4JqOZ8A&list=OLAK5uy_mQWlXcOTk-X3S6U3aOctsTXxNI9BPV81M

#JoeWilliams #ThadJones #MelLewis #BigBand #Jazz #VocalJazz #Music #SoildState #BlueNote