| Mean What You Say | ||||
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| Studio album by Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | April 26 and May 4 & 9, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | Milestone MSP 9001 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Mean What You Say is an album by the Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet recorded in 1966 and released on the Milestone label. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic called the band a "high-quality hard bop unit" and stated "Jones and Adams always made for a potent team, but the rise of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra meant that this particular quintet only lasted a short time". [3]
All compositions by Thad Jones except where noted.
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