Detroit–New York Junction

Detroit–New York Junction is an album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones recorded on March 13, 1956 and released on Blue Note.^[1]

Detroit–New York Junction
Studio album by Thad Jones
Released	1956
Recorded	March 13, 1956
Studio	Audio-Video Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:30
Label	Blue Note BLP 1513
Producer	Alfred Lion
Thad Jones chronology
The Fabulous Thad Jones (1956) Detroit–New York Junction (1956) The Magnificent Thad Jones (1956)

Background

The recording session was one of Tommy Flanagan's first recording sessions after he moved to New York City in 1956, and came one day after the pianist played with the same rhythm section for a Blue Note session led by Kenny Burrell.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Detroit–New York Junction "an excellent set of driving hard bop".^[2]

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Room"	Lorenz Hart Richard Rodgers	6:48
2.	"Tariff"		5:32
3.	"Little Girl Blue"	Hart Rodgers	2:52

All tracks are written by Thad Jones, except as noted.

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scratch"	10:32
2.	"Zec"	8:46

Personnel

• Thad Jones – trumpet
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone (except "Little Girl Blue")
• Tommy Flanagan – piano (except "Little Girl Blue")
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Oscar Pettiford – bass
• Shadow Wilson – drums (except "Little Girl Blue")

References

1. Blue Note discography accessed December 26, 2010
2. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 26, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.