It's not overly surprising that Thad Jones, Hank Jones and Elvin Jones were all jazz musicians. What is astonishing is that all three were exceptional, each with a distinctive and accomplished playing and recording career. By my count, the three brothers recorded together five times—on Keeping Up With the Joneses (1958), Herb Geller's Gypsy (1959) and E…
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