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]

Mean What You Say
Studio album by Thad Jones/Pepper Adams Quintet
Released	1966
Recorded	April 26 and May 4 & 9, 1966
Studio	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 the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1963) Mean What You Say (1966) Encounter! (1968)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

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 where noted.

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