Large Ensemble Alto Saxophone,Clarinet,Drums,Guitar,Piano,Tenor Saxophone,Trombone,Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.927085 By Thad Jones. By Thad Jones. Arranged by Diego Monteiro. Jazz. Score and parts. 32 pages. DIEGO MONTEIRO #4410861. Published by DIEGO MONTEIRO (A0.927085). A Child Is Born is a jazz instrumental that was later recorded with lyrics added. It was written in 1969 by the jazz trumpeter Thad Jones with lyrics added independently by Alec Wilder after hearing the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra perform the instrumental.[when?] The instrumental and the song have been recorded by a number of musicians including Tony Bennett, Stanley Turrentine and Bill Evans[1] (also released on Christmas with Sinatra & Friends), Richard Davis, Kenny Burrell, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Hank Jones and Helen Merrill.