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American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader
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Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all time greatest jazz trumpet soloists".

Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan to Henry and Olivia Jones, a musical family of 10 (an older brother was pianist Hank Jones and a younger brother was drummer Elvin Jones). A self taught musician, Thad began performing professionally at the age of 16. He served in U. S. Army bands during World War II (1943–46). Jones taught at William Paterson College in New Jersey, which is now the site of the Thad Jones Archive, containing pencil scores and vintage photos as part of the Living Jazz Archives. In January 1979, Thad suddenly moved to Copenhagen (to the great surprise of his New York bandmates), where several other U. S. jazz musicians had gone to live. There he became the leader of The Danish Radio Big Band, Several Americans were on the album: pianist Horace Parlan, baritonist Sahib Shihab, trumpeter Tim Hagans, and trombonist/vocalist Richard B. Boone. The rest of the band comprised trombonists Bjarne Thanning and Ture Larsen, trumpeter Lars Togeby, altoists Ole Thøger and Michael Hove, tenor saxophonist Bent Jædig, and bassist Jesper Lundgaard. Jones further composed for the Danish Radio Big Band and taught jazz at the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen. He studied composition formally during this period, and also took up the valve trombone. Thad Jones has a street named after him in southern Copenhagen, "Thad Jones Vej" (Thad Jones Street).