Detroit–New York Junction Explained

Detroit–New York Junction
Type:Album
Artist:Thad Jones
Cover:Detroit-New York Junction.jpg
Released:1956
Recorded:March 13, 1956
Studio:Audio-Video Studios, NYC
Genre:Jazz
Length:34:30
Label:Blue Note
BLP 1513
Producer:Alfred Lion
Chronology:Thad Jones
Prev Title:The Fabulous Thad Jones
Prev Year:1956
Next Title:The Magnificent Thad Jones
Next Year:1956

Detroit–New York Junction is an album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones recorded on March 13, 1956 and released on Blue Note.[1]

Background

The recording session was one of Tommy Flanagan's first recording sessions after he moved to New York City in 1956, and came one day after the pianist played with the same rhythm section for a Blue Note session led by Kenny Burrell.

Reception

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Detroit–New York Junction "an excellent set of driving hard bop".[2]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-1500-series/#blp-1513 Blue Note discography
  2. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 26, 2010