JONES, THADDEUS JOSEPH (THAD
). Jazz trumpeter ( in Pontiac, Michigan). He came from a musical family: his father played guitar, his mother played piano, and two brothers, Elvin and Henry (Hank
), became professional musicians. He obtained his musical education in the public schools of Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He began playing professionally during the late 1930s in a group with his brothers, then played with
Edward (Sonny
) Stitt
and other local groups. After service...
JONES, THADDEUS JOSEPH
(*1923)> JAZZ TRUMPETER