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Detroit-New York Junction is an album by American jazz trumpeter Thad Jones featuring performances recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] 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.

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

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "an excellent set of driving hard bop".[2]

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

All compositions by Thad Jones except as indicated

1. "Blue Room" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:48
2. "Tariff"- 5:32
3. "Little Girl Blue" (Hart, Rodgers) - 2:52
4. "Scratch" - 10:32
5. "Zec" - 8:46

• Recorded at Audio-Video Studios in New York City on March 13, 1956

Personnel

• Thad Jones - trumpet
• Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
• Tommy Flanagan - piano (tracks 1, 2,4 & 5)
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• Oscar Pettiford - bass
• Shadow Wilson - drums (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)

References

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