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Sam Jones

 
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Similar Artists:

Ray Drummond, Buster Williams, Reggie Workman, Paul Chambers, Walter Booker, Michael Moore, Calo Scott

Influenced By:

Milt Hinton, Al Hall, Ray Brown, Jimmy Blanton, Oscar Pettiford

Followers:

Joshua Bayer, Thomas Dürst, Sergio Barroso, Iko Castro-Neves

Performed Songs By:

Richard Rodgers, Lucky Thompson

Worked With:

Orrin Keepnews, Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmons, Wynton Kelly, Louis Hayes, Nat Adderley

Formal Connection With:

Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderley
  • Born: November 12, 1924, Jacksonville, FL
  • Died: December 15, 1981, New York, NY
  • Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s
  • Genres: Jazz
  • Instrument: Cello, Bass, Leader
  • Representative Albums: "The Soul Society," "Down Home," "The Chant"

Biography

Sam Jones, a greatly in-demand bassist who often teamed up with drummer Louis Hayes, was also a talented jazz cello soloist. He always took advantage of the fairly rare opportunities he had to lead sessions to create memorable music. He played with Tiny Bradshaw (1953-1955), moved to New York in 1955 and worked with the groups of Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderley (1957), Dizzy Gillespie (1958-1959), and Thelonious Monk, among others. While a member of Cannonball Adderley's very successful quintet (1959-1965), Jones wrote such originals as "Unit 7" and "Del Sasser" and led three highly recommended albums for Riverside during 1960-1962 (all have been reissued in the OJC series) that featured some of his finest cello playing. Sam Jones was with the Oscar Peterson Trio (as Ray Brown's first replacement) during 1966-1970 and then freelanced for the remainder of his life, making many recordings, including albums of his own for East Wind (1974), Xanadu, Muse, Inner City, SteepleChase, Interplay, and SeaBreeze. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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Samuel Jones is a filmmaker and celebrity photographer based in Los Angeles. His works include I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, a black-and-white film about the rock band Wilco and the making of their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, from one of whom's songs the film takes its name. Not to be confused with the female producer Sam Jones.

He is also the author of the monograph "The Here and Now: The Photography of Sam Jones", published in 2007.


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