Sam Jones: Biography

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Birth Name:

Samuel Jones

Born:

Nov 12, 1924 in Jacksonville, FL

Died:

Dec 15, 1981 in New York, NY

Genres:

Classical Music, Jazz Music, Bop Jazz Music

Decades Active:

1950's|1960's|1970's|1980's

Artistic Quality

Medium

Cultural Impact

Medium

Popularity

Medium

Ratings Guide

Sam Jones, a greatly indemand 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 (19531955), moved to New York in 1955 and worked with the groups of Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderley (1957), Dizzy Gillespie (19581959), and Thelonious Monk, among others. While a member of Cannonball Adderley's very successful quintet (19591965), Jones wrote such originals as "Unit 7" and "Del Sasser" and led three highly recommended albums for Riverside during 19601962 (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 19661970 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