Mean What You Say (Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet album) explained

Mean What You Say
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet
Cover:	Mean What You Say (Thad Jones Pepper Adams Quintet album).jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	April 26 and May 4 & 9, 1966
Studio:	Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:41
Label:	Milestone MSP 9001
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Thad Jones
Prev Title:	Opening Night
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra
Next Year:	1966

Mean What You Say is an album by the Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet recorded in 1966 and released on the Milestone label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic called the band a "high-quality hard bop unit" and stated "Jones and Adams always made for a potent team, but the rise of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra meant that this particular quintet only lasted a short time".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Thad Jones except where noted.

1. "Mean What You Say" – 4:36
2. "H and T Blues" – 7:42
3. "Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:55
4. "Bossa Nova Ova" – 3:23
5. "No Refill" – 4:38
6. "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 6:30
7. "Chant" (Duke Pearson) – 5:20
8. "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:06

Personnel

• Thad Jones- flugelhorn
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Duke Pearson – piano
• Ron Carter – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/adams-pepper-park Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians: Adams, Pepper
2. Carner, G., Pepper Adams' Joy Road: An Annotated Discography, Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, p. 154
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, February 9, 2015