1. Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981) was a jazz double bassist, cellist and composer.
Sam Jones was born in Jacksonville, FL, and moved in 1955 to New York City. There, he played with Bobby Timmons, Tiny Bradshaw, 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 (1959–65). He also spent several years working with Oscar Peterson) (1966-1970) and Cedar Walton and recorded with Bill Evans in the 1950s. His career primarily revolved around the New York City jazz scene. Jones wrote the jazz standards "Del Sasser" and "Unit 7" while working with Adderley. Other compositions include "Blue Funk", "Seven Minds", "O.P.", and "Cannon's Theme".
Discography
As leader
1960: The Soul Society (Riverside)
1961: The Chant (Riverside)
1962: Down Home (Riverside)
1974: Seven Minds (East Wind)[2]
1976: Cello Again (Xanadu)
1977: Changes and Things (Xanadu)
1977: Something In Common (Muse)
1978: Visitation (SteepleChase)
1978: The Bassists (Discovery) - with Keith Copeland, Kenny Barron
1978: Something New - 12 Piece Band (Interplay)
1988: Right Down Front: The Riverside Collection (Original Jazz Classics)
As sideman
With Cannonball Adderley
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)
Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964)
Live Session! (1964)
Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
Phenix (1975, Fantasy)
With Nat Adderley
To the Ivy League from Nat (1956; EmArcy)
Work Song (1960; Riverside)
In the Bag (1962; Jazzland)
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 (1958)
With Tina Brooks
True Blue (1960; Blue Note)
With Kenny Burrell
Blue Lights Volume 1 (1958; Blue Note)
Blue Lights Volume 2 (1958; Blue Note)
With Donald Byrd
Byrd in Hand (1959; Blue Note)
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
More Party Time (Prestige, 1960)
Movin' Right Along (Prestige, 1960)
With Al Cohn
Al Cohn's America (Xanadu, 1976)
True Blue (Xanadu, 1976) - with Dexter Gordon
Silver Blue (Xanadu, 1976) - with Dexter Gordon
With Walter Davis Jr.
Davis Cup (1959; Blue Note)
With Lou Donaldson
The Time is Right (1959; Blue Note)
Sunny Side Up (1960; Blue Note)
Blowing in the Wind (1966; Cadet)
Lou Donaldson At His Best (1966; Cadet)
With Kenny Dorham
'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (1956; Blue Note)
With Kenny Drew
Undercurrent (1960; Blue Note)
With Ted Dunbar
Opening Remarks (Xanadu, 1978)
With Bill Evans
Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1958; Riverside)
With Red Garland
The Red Garland Trio + Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Moodsville, 1959) - with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Halleloo-Y'-All (Prestige, 1960)
Red's Good Groove (Jazzland, 1962)
With Terry Gibbs
Take It from Me (Impulse!, 1964)
Bopstacle Course (Xanadu, 1974)
With Dizzy Gillespie
The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959)
Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (Verve, 1959)
With Paul Gonsalves
Gettin' Together (1960; Jazzland)
With Dexter Gordon
The Jumpin' Blues (Prestige, 1970)
With Grant Green
Gooden's Corner (1961; Blue Note)
With Barry Harris
Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop (Riverside, 1960)
With John Lee Hooker
That's My Story (1960; Riverside)
With Freddie Hubbard
Open Sesame (1960; Blue Note)
With Fred Jackson
Hootin' 'n Tootin' (1962; Blue Note)
With Willis Jackson
More Gravy (Prestige, 1963)
With Philly Joe Jones
Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959)
With Clifford Jordan
The Highest Mountain (Inner City, 1975)
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 Johnny Lytle
Nice and Easy (Jazzland, 1962)
With Jack McDuff
The Heatin' System (Cadet, 1971)
With Billy Mitchell
The Colossus Of Detroit (Xanadu, 1978)
With Blue Mitchell
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)
With Wes Montgomery
Movin' Along (1960)
Bags Meets Wes! (1962; Riverside) - with Milt Jackson
With Horace Parlan
Movin' & Groovin' (1960; Blue Note)
With Oscar Peterson
Blues Etude (1966; Limelight)
Soul Espanol (1966; Limelight)
The Way I Really Play (1968; MPS)
Mellow Mood (1968; MPS)
Travelin' On (1968; MPS)
Hello Herbie (1969; MPS)
Tristeza on Piano (1970; MPS)
With Bud Powell
Time Waits (1958; Blue Note)
With Julian Priester
Keep Swingin' (Riverside, 1960)
Spiritsville (Jazzland, 1960)
With Jimmy Raney
The Influence (Xanadu, 1975)
With Sonny Red
Out of the Blue (1960; Blue Note)
With Sonny Stitt
Tune-Up! (Cobblestone, 1972)
Constellation (Cobblestone, 1972)
12! (Muse, 1972)
With Clark Terry
In Orbit (1958; Riverside)
Top and Bottom Brass (Riverside, 1959)
With Teri Thornton
Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961)
With Bobby Timmons
This Here is Bobby Timmons (1960; Riverside)
Soul Time (1960; Riverside)
Easy Does It (1961; Riverside)
Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962; Riverside)
Born to Be Blue! (1963; Riverside)
From the Bottom (1964; Riverside)
Workin' Out! (1964; Riverside)
With Cedar Walton
A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1 (Muse, 1973)
A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2 (Muse, 1973)
Firm Roots (Muse, 1974 [1976])
Pit Inn (East Wind, 1974)
The Pentagon (East Wind, 1976)
With Ben Webster
Soulmates (Riverside, 1963) - with Joe Zawinul
2. Sam Jones, bedroom artist with 4 albums released for free. Collaborated heavily with MC Franklin. Recently since attending Liverpool University, he has played many gigs in the city, headlining the University's BandSoc events.
Sam Jones was born in Jacksonville, FL, and moved in 1955 to New York City. There, he played with Bobby Timmons, Tiny Bradshaw, 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 (1959–65). He also spent several years working with Oscar Peterson) (1966-1970) and Cedar Walton and recorded with Bill Evans in the 1950s. His career primarily revolved around the New York City jazz scene. Jones wrote the jazz standards "Del Sasser" and "Unit 7" while working with Adderley. Other compositions include "Blue Funk", "Seven Minds", "O.P.", and "Cannon's Theme".
Discography
As leader
1960: The Soul Society (Riverside)
1961: The Chant (Riverside)
1962: Down Home (Riverside)
1974: Seven Minds (East Wind)[2]
1976: Cello Again (Xanadu)
1977: Changes and Things (Xanadu)
1977: Something In Common (Muse)
1978: Visitation (SteepleChase)
1978: The Bassists (Discovery) - with Keith Copeland, Kenny Barron
1978: Something New - 12 Piece Band (Interplay)
1988: Right Down Front: The Riverside Collection (Original Jazz Classics)
As sideman
With Cannonball Adderley
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)
Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964)
Live Session! (1964)
Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
Phenix (1975, Fantasy)
With Nat Adderley
To the Ivy League from Nat (1956; EmArcy)
Work Song (1960; Riverside)
In the Bag (1962; Jazzland)
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 (1958)
With Tina Brooks
True Blue (1960; Blue Note)
With Kenny Burrell
Blue Lights Volume 1 (1958; Blue Note)
Blue Lights Volume 2 (1958; Blue Note)
With Donald Byrd
Byrd in Hand (1959; Blue Note)
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
More Party Time (Prestige, 1960)
Movin' Right Along (Prestige, 1960)
With Al Cohn
Al Cohn's America (Xanadu, 1976)
True Blue (Xanadu, 1976) - with Dexter Gordon
Silver Blue (Xanadu, 1976) - with Dexter Gordon
With Walter Davis Jr.
Davis Cup (1959; Blue Note)
With Lou Donaldson
The Time is Right (1959; Blue Note)
Sunny Side Up (1960; Blue Note)
Blowing in the Wind (1966; Cadet)
Lou Donaldson At His Best (1966; Cadet)
With Kenny Dorham
'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (1956; Blue Note)
With Kenny Drew
Undercurrent (1960; Blue Note)
With Ted Dunbar
Opening Remarks (Xanadu, 1978)
With Bill Evans
Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1958; Riverside)
With Red Garland
The Red Garland Trio + Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Moodsville, 1959) - with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Halleloo-Y'-All (Prestige, 1960)
Red's Good Groove (Jazzland, 1962)
With Terry Gibbs
Take It from Me (Impulse!, 1964)
Bopstacle Course (Xanadu, 1974)
With Dizzy Gillespie
The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959)
Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (Verve, 1959)
With Paul Gonsalves
Gettin' Together (1960; Jazzland)
With Dexter Gordon
The Jumpin' Blues (Prestige, 1970)
With Grant Green
Gooden's Corner (1961; Blue Note)
With Barry Harris
Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop (Riverside, 1960)
With John Lee Hooker
That's My Story (1960; Riverside)
With Freddie Hubbard
Open Sesame (1960; Blue Note)
With Fred Jackson
Hootin' 'n Tootin' (1962; Blue Note)
With Willis Jackson
More Gravy (Prestige, 1963)
With Philly Joe Jones
Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959)
With Clifford Jordan
The Highest Mountain (Inner City, 1975)
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 Johnny Lytle
Nice and Easy (Jazzland, 1962)
With Jack McDuff
The Heatin' System (Cadet, 1971)
With Billy Mitchell
The Colossus Of Detroit (Xanadu, 1978)
With Blue Mitchell
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)
With Wes Montgomery
Movin' Along (1960)
Bags Meets Wes! (1962; Riverside) - with Milt Jackson
With Horace Parlan
Movin' & Groovin' (1960; Blue Note)
With Oscar Peterson
Blues Etude (1966; Limelight)
Soul Espanol (1966; Limelight)
The Way I Really Play (1968; MPS)
Mellow Mood (1968; MPS)
Travelin' On (1968; MPS)
Hello Herbie (1969; MPS)
Tristeza on Piano (1970; MPS)
With Bud Powell
Time Waits (1958; Blue Note)
With Julian Priester
Keep Swingin' (Riverside, 1960)
Spiritsville (Jazzland, 1960)
With Jimmy Raney
The Influence (Xanadu, 1975)
With Sonny Red
Out of the Blue (1960; Blue Note)
With Sonny Stitt
Tune-Up! (Cobblestone, 1972)
Constellation (Cobblestone, 1972)
12! (Muse, 1972)
With Clark Terry
In Orbit (1958; Riverside)
Top and Bottom Brass (Riverside, 1959)
With Teri Thornton
Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961)
With Bobby Timmons
This Here is Bobby Timmons (1960; Riverside)
Soul Time (1960; Riverside)
Easy Does It (1961; Riverside)
Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962; Riverside)
Born to Be Blue! (1963; Riverside)
From the Bottom (1964; Riverside)
Workin' Out! (1964; Riverside)
With Cedar Walton
A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1 (Muse, 1973)
A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2 (Muse, 1973)
Firm Roots (Muse, 1974 [1976])
Pit Inn (East Wind, 1974)
The Pentagon (East Wind, 1976)
With Ben Webster
Soulmates (Riverside, 1963) - with Joe Zawinul
2. Sam Jones, bedroom artist with 4 albums released for free. Collaborated heavily with MC Franklin. Recently since attending Liverpool University, he has played many gigs in the city, headlining the University's BandSoc events.
Jazz