Sam Jones (musician)

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Samuel Jones
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Background information
Born(1924-11-12)November 12, 1924
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedDecember 15, 1981(1981-12-15) (aged 57)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDouble bass, cello
Years active1955–1981
Associated actsCannonball Adderley, Bobby Timmons, Oscar Peterson, Lou Donaldson, Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Burrell, Thelonious Monk, Al Cohn, Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, Tiny Bradshaw, Kenny Dorham, Illinois Jacquet, Cedar Walton

Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981)[1] was an American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer.[2]

Background[]

Sam Jones was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States,[1] to a musical family. His father played piano and drums and his aunt played organ in church.[3] In 1955, he moved to New York City and began his recording career with Tiny Bradshaw, before working with Bill Evans, Bobby Timmons, Les Jazz Modes, Kenny Dorham, Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie (1958–59), and Thelonious Monk. He is probably best known for his work with Cannonball Adderley, performing in his quintet from 1955 to 1956 and then again from 1959 to 1964,[1] and recording extensively for Riverside Records as both a leader and sideman. He later spent several years working with Oscar Peterson (1966-1970) and Cedar Walton (1972-1977).[1] In the 1970s, Jones recorded several albums as a bandleader for the Xanadu and SteepleChase labels.[4] Jones wrote the jazz standards "Del Sasser" and "Unit 7" while working with Adderley. Other compositions include "Blue Funk", "O.P.", "Bittersweet", and "Seven Minds".

He died of lung cancer in 1981 at the age of 57.[5]

Discography[]

As leader[]

As sideman[]

With Cannonball Adderley

  • Sophisticated Swing (1957; EmArcy)
  • Cannonball Enroute (1957; EmArcy)
  • Cannonball's Sharpshooters (1958; EmArcy)
  • Somethin' Else (1958; Blue Note)
  • Portrait of Cannonball by Cannonball Adderley (1959; Riverside)
  • The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (1959; Riverside)
  • Them Dirty Blues by Cannonball Adderley (1960; Riverside)
  • The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse (1960; Riverside)
  • African Waltz (1961; Riverside)
  • The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus (1961; Riverside)
  • Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley (1961; Riverside)
  • The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (1962; Riverside)
  • Cannonball in Europe! (1962; Riverside)
  • Jazz Workshop Revisited (1962; Riverside)
  • Autumn Leaves (1963; Riverside [Japan])
  • Nippon Soul (1963; Riverside)
  • The Sextet (Milestone, 1962-63 [1982])
  • Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964)
  • Live Session! (1964)
  • Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
  • Domination (1965–70; Capitol)
  • Phenix (1975, Fantasy)

With Nat Adderley

  • To the Ivy League from Nat (1956; EmArcy)
  • Much Brass (1961; Riverside)
  • Work Song (1960; Riverside)
  • That's Right! (1960; Riverside)
  • Naturally! (1961; Jazzland)
  • In the Bag (1962; Jazzland)
  • Autobiography (1964; Atlantic)

With Joe Alexander

  • Blue Jubilee (Jazzland, 1960)

With Gene Ammons

  • Jug & Dodo (Prestige, 1962 [1972]) – with Dodo Marmarosa
  • God Bless Jug and Sonny (Prestige, 1973 [2001]) – with Sonny Stitt
  • Left Bank Encores (Prestige, 1973 [2001]) – with Sonny Stitt
  • Together Again for the Last Time (Prestige, 1973 [1976]) – with Sonny Stitt
  • Goodbye (Prestige, 1974)

With Chet Baker

  • It Could Happen to You (Riverside, 1958)

With Walter Bishop Jr.

With Tina Brooks

  • True Blue (1960; Blue Note)

With Ray Brown

  • Ray Brown with the All-Star Big Band (Verve, 1962)

With Ray Bryant

With Kenny Burrell

  • Blue Lights Volume 1 (1958; Blue Note)
  • Blue Lights Volume 2 (1958; Blue Note)
  • Swingin' (Blue Note, 1956 [rel. 1980])

With Donald Byrd

With James Clay

  • The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! (Riverside, 1960) – with David "Fathead" Newman
  • A Double Dose of Soul (Riverside, 1960)

With Arnett Cobb

With Al Cohn

With George Coleman

With Ronnie Cuber

  • Cuber Libre (Xanadu, 1976)

With King Curtis

  • Soul Meeting (Prestige, 1960)

With Walter Davis Jr.

  • Davis Cup (1959; Blue Note)

With Lou Donaldson

With Kenny Dorham

With Kenny Drew

With Ted Dunbar

With Bill Evans

  • Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1958; Riverside)

With Art Farmer

With Victor Feldman

  • Merry Olde Soul (Riverside, 1961)

With Red Garland

With Terry Gibbs

With Dizzy Gillespie

  • The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959)
  • Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (Verve, 1959)

With Paul Gonsalves

With Dexter Gordon

With Rein de Graaff

  • New York Jazz (Timeless Records,1979) – with Louis Hayes

With Grant Green

  • Gooden's Corner (Blue Note, 1961 [1980])
  • Nigeria (Blue Note, 1962 [1980]
  • Oleo (Blue Note, 1962 [1980])
  • Born to Be Blue (Blue Note, 1962 [1985])

With Johnny Griffin

  • The Little Giant (Riverside, 1959)
  • Bush Dance (Galaxy, 1978)

With Barry Harris

  • Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop (Riverside, 1960)
  • Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)

With Louis Hayes

  • Louis Hayes (Vee-Jay, 1960)

With Jimmy Heath

With Johnny Hodges

  • Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues (Verve, 1959)
  • Blue Hodge (Verve, 1961)

With John Lee Hooker

With Freddie Hubbard

With Fred Jackson

With Milt Jackson

  • Bags Meets Wes! (Riverside, 1961)

With Willis Jackson

With Eddie Jefferson

With J. J. Johnson

  • A Touch of Satin (Columbia, 1962)

With Etta Jones

With Hank Jones

With Jo Jones

  • The Main Man (Pablo, 1977)

With Philly Joe Jones

  • Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959)

With Clifford Jordan

  • Glass Bead Games (Strata-East, 1974)
  • Half Note (SteepleChase, 1974 [1985])
  • Night of the Mark VII (Muse, 1975)
  • On Stage Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1977])
  • On Stage Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1978])
  • On Stage Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1979])
  • Firm Roots (Steeplechase, 1975)
  • The Highest Mountain (Steeplechase, 1975)

With Duke Jordan

With Wynton Kelly

  • Wynton Kelly! (Vee Jay, 1961)

With Harold Land

  • West Coast Blues! (Jazzland, 1960)

With Yusef Lateef

  • The Gentle Giant (Atlantic, 1971)
  • Part of the Search (Atlantic, 1973)

With Abbey Lincoln

  • It's Magic (Riverside, 1958)
  • Abbey Is Blue (Riverside, 1959)

With Mike Longo

  • Matrix (Mainstream, 1972)

With Johnny Lytle

  • Nice and Easy (Jazzland, 1962)

With Chuck Mangione

  • Recuerdo (Jazzland, 1962)

With Warne Marsh

  • How Deep, How High (Interplay, 1976 [1980])

With Jack McDuff

With Ken McIntyre

With Charles McPherson

  • Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (Mainstream, 1972)
  • Beautiful! (Xanadu, 1975)
  • Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)

With Billy Mitchell

With Blue Mitchell

  • Out of the Blue (1959; Riverside)
  • Blue Soul (1959; Riverside)
  • Blue's Moods (1960; Riverside)
  • A Sure Thing (1962; Riverside)

With Thelonious Monk

  • At Town Hall (1959; Riverside)
  • 5 by Monk by 5 (1959; Riverside)
  • (1959 [2017]); Sam Records)

With Wes Montgomery

With Tete Montoliu

With Phineas Newborn Jr.

  • A World of Piano! (Contemporary, 1962)
  • The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (Contemporary, 1963)

With Sal Nistico

With Horace Parlan

With Cecil Payne and Duke Jordan

With Oscar Peterson

With Bud Powell

  • Time Waits (1958; Blue Note)

With Julian Priester

With Ike Quebec

  • The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions (Blue Note, 1959–62)
  • Blue & Sentimental (Blue Note, 1961)

With Jimmy Raney

With Sonny Red

  • Out of the Blue (1960; Blue Note)

With Dizzy Reece

With Red Rodney

With Sal Salvador

With Archie Shepp

With Louis Smith

  • Prancin' (SteepleChase, 1979)

With Les Spann

  • Gemini (Jazzland, 1961)

With James Spaulding

  • James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington (Storyville, 1977)

With Sonny Stitt

With Idrees Sulieman

With Art Taylor

With Clark Terry

  • In Orbit (1958; Riverside)
  • Top and Bottom Brass (Riverside, 1959)

With Lucky Thompson

  • Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail (Groove Merchant, 1973)
  • I Offer You (Groove Merchant, 1973)

With Teri Thornton

  • Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961)

With Bobby Timmons

With Stanley Turrentine

  • Never Let Me Go (Blue Note, 1963)

With Harold Vick

With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

  • Back Door Blues (Riverside, 1962)

With Cedar Walton

With Roosevelt Wardell

  • The Revelation (Prestige, 1960)

With Ben Webster

With Don Wilkerson

  • The Texas Twister (Riverside, 1960)

With Claude Williamson

  • New Departure (Interplay, 1978)

With Joe Zawinul

  • Money in the Pocket (Atlantic, 1967)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 234. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Koch, Lawrence & Kernfeld, Barry (2001). "Jones, Sam". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.‎
  3. ^ "DownBeat Archives". Downbeat.com.
  4. ^ "Down Beat Profile". Downbeat.com. 2011-06-16. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  5. ^ Hersch, F. (2017). Good Things Happen Slowly: A Life in and Out of Jazz. United States: Crown Archetype, p. 121
  6. ^ Dryden, Ken. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
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