Mean What You Say (Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet album)

Mean What You Say
Studio album by Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet
Released	1966
Recorded	April 26 and May 4 & 9, 1966 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:41
Label	Milestone MSP 9001
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Thad Jones chronology
Opening Night (1966) Mean What You Say (1966) Presenting Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra (1966)
Pepper Adams chronology
Pepper Adams Plays Charlie Mingus (1963) Mean What You Say (1966) Encounter! (1968)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

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]

Track listing

All compositions by Thad Jones except as indicated

1. "Mean What You Say" - 4:36
2. "H and T Blues" - 7:42
3. "Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:55
4. "Bossa Nova Ova" - 3:23
5. "No Refill" - 4:38
6. "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) - 6:30
7. "Chant" (Duke Pearson) - 5:20
8. "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

1. Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians: Adams, Pepper accessed February 9, 2015
2. Carner, G., Pepper Adams' Joy Road: An Annotated Discography, Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, p. 154
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, February 9, 2015