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Thad Jones

1923 - 1986

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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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thad Jones has received more than 310,880 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Thad Jones is the 1,208th most popular musician (down from 1,182nd in 2019), the 6,002nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,853rd in 2019) and the 450th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Thad Jones ranks 1,208 out of 2,662Before him are Takanori Nishikawa, Steve Miller, Jim Keltner, John Legend, Nani Bregvadze, and Herbie Mann. After him are Boris Grebenshchikov, Christian Zacharias, Bert Jansch, Thomas Quasthoff, Jimmie Nicol, and Antonio Janigro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Thad Jones ranks 269Before him are Norman Smith, Inger Jacobsen, Eugene Sledge, Otar Korkia, Juan Arza, and Netti Witziers-Timmer. After him are Stefan Bozhkov, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Harold Gould, Patrick Hillery, Murray Walker, and Eric Sykes. Among people deceased in 1986, Thad Jones ranks 174Before him are Jacques Plante, Tommy Douglas, André Tassin, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Jaroslav Burgr, and Ronald McNair. After him are Ludwig Biermann, D. R. Kaprekar, Neerja Bhanot, Lothar Bolz, Kunio Maekawa, and Hyman G. Rickover.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thad Jones ranks 6,002 out of 18,182Before him are Big E (1986), R. J. Palacio (1963), Rudy Van Gelder (1924), Ashley Tisdale (1985), Herbie Mann (1930), and Lana Clarkson (1962). After him are Elisabeth Moss (1982), Frederick Townsend Ward (1831), Alvin M. Weinberg (1915), Joan Feynman (1927), Rachel Bilson (1981), and Larry Fine (1902).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Thad Jones ranks 450Before him are Al Kooper (1944), Sonny Clark (1931), Steve Miller (1943), Jim Keltner (1942), John Legend (1978), and Herbie Mann (1930). After him are Dave Alexander (1947), Vinnie Paul (1964), George Winston (1949), Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Eric Martin (1960), and Daryl Hall (1946).