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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.




Reception



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".




Track listing


All compositions by Thad Jones except where noted.

"Mean What You Say" – 4:36
"H and T Blues" – 7:42
"Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:55
"Bossa Nova Ova" – 3:23
"No Refill" – 4:38
"Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 6:30
"Chant" (Duke Pearson) – 5:20
"Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 4:06




Personnel


Thad Jones – flugelhorn
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Duke Pearson – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Mel Lewis – drums




References

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• Mean What You Say (Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet album)
• Mean What You Say
• Pepper Adams
• Thad Jones
• Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus
• Duke Pearson
• Mel Lewis
• Encounter!
• Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones
• Lush Life (Lou Donaldson album)