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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 338,953 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Thad Jones is the 1,112th most popular musician (up from 1,205th in 2019), the 5,424th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,990th in 2019) and the 381st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Thad Jones ranks 1,112 out of 3,175. Before him are Julius Klengel, Markos Vamvakaris, Hank Marvin, Hank Mobley, Harry James, and Leon Fleisher. After him are Yuki Kajiura, Vinnie Colaiuta, Kenny Burrell, Anthony Phillips, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and Daniil Shafran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Thad Jones ranks 272. Before him are Jean Hagen, William Windom, V. C. Andrews, Hanna Maron, Bror Mellberg, and Aleksandra Chudina. After him are Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Hassan Ali Mansur, Daniil Shafran, Bülent Ulusu, Oskar Fischer, and Patrick Hillery. Among people deceased in 1986, Thad Jones ranks 166. Before him are V. C. Andrews, Nils Ramm, Carlo Biagi, Roy Cohn, Hank Mobley, and Susan Cabot. After him are Hermione Baddeley, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Herma Szabo, Annemarie Selinko, Marcel Arland, and Heinz Strehl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thad Jones ranks 5,424 out of 20,380. Before him are Hank Mobley (1930), Susan Cabot (1927), Harry James (1916), Leon Fleisher (1928), Kyle Chandler (1965), and Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906). After him are Leslie Grossman (1971), William Cohen (1940), Dixie Carter (1939), Bill Medley (1940), Muhtar Kent (1952), and Brian Austin Green (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Thad Jones ranks 381. Before him are Pat Martino (1944), Tom Hamilton (1951), Henry Cowell (1897), Hank Mobley (1930), Harry James (1916), and Leon Fleisher (1928). After him are Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), Kenny Burrell (1931), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Fletcher Henderson (1897), Phil Woods (1931), and Richard Marx (1963).

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