Thad Jones (1923-1986) was a jazz trumpeter and bandleader. Born in Pontiac, he settled in Detroit in 1952 to play in the house band at the Blue Bird Inn led by tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell. He moved to New York City in 1954 to join the Count Basie Orchestra. 

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February 7, 2016. Thad Jones: 50 years of big band jazz in present tense. Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press.