Sam Jones (musician)


Samuel Jones was an American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer.

Background

Sam Jones was born in Jacksonville, Florida, 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 and Thelonious Monk. He is probably best known for his work with Cannonball Adderley. He also spent several years working with Oscar Peterson 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", "O.P.", "Bittersweet", and "Seven Minds".

Discography

As leader

With Cannonball Adderley
With Nat Adderley
With Joe Alexander
With Gene Ammons
With Chet Baker
With Walter Bishop Jr.
With Tina Brooks
With Ray Brown
With Ray Bryant
With Kenny Burrell
With Donald Byrd
  • Off to the Races
  • Byrd in Hand
With James Clay
With Arnett Cobb
  • More Party Time
  • Movin' Right Along
With Al Cohn
  • Al Cohn's America
  • True Blue – with Dexter Gordon
  • Silver Blue – with Dexter Gordon
With George Coleman
  • Amsterdam After Dark
With King Curtis
  • Soul Meeting
With Walter Davis Jr.
  • Davis Cup
With Lou Donaldson
  • The Time Is Right
  • Sunny Side Up
  • Blowing in the Wind
With Kenny Dorham
With Kenny Drew
With Ted Dunbar
With Bill Evans
With Art Farmer
With Victor Feldman
With Red Garland
With Terry Gibbs
  • Take It from Me
  • Bopstacle Course
With Dizzy Gillespie
  • The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
  • Have Trumpet, Will Excite!
With Paul Gonsalves
  • Gettin' Together
With Dexter Gordon
  • The Jumpin' Blues
  • Biting the Apple
With Rein de Graaff
With Grant Green
With Johnny Griffin
With Barry Harris
  • Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop
  • Live in Tokyo
With Louis Hayes
  • Louis Hayes
With Jimmy Heath
  • The Time and the Place
  • Picture of Heath
With Johnny Hodges
With John Lee Hooker
With Freddie Hubbard
With Fred Jackson
With Milt Jackson
With Willis Jackson
With Eddie Jefferson
With J. J. Johnson
With Etta Jones
With Hank Jones
With Jo Jones
With Philly Joe Jones
With Clifford Jordan
With Duke Jordan
With Wynton Kelly
With Harold Land
With Yusef Lateef
With Abbey Lincoln
With Johnny Lytle
With Chuck Mangione
With Warne Marsh
With Jack McDuff
With Ken McIntyre
With Charles McPherson
With Billy Mitchell
With Blue Mitchell
With Thelonious Monk
With Wes Montgomery
With Tete Montoliu
With Phineas Newborn Jr.
With Sal Nistico
With Horace Parlan
With Cecil Payne and Duke Jordan
  • Brooklyn Brothers
With Oscar Peterson
  • Blues Etude
  • Soul Espanol
  • The Way I Really Play
  • Mellow Mood
  • Travelin' On
  • Hello Herbie
  • Tristeza on Piano
With Bud Powell
  • '
With Julian Priester
With Ike Quebec
  • The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions
  • Blue & Sentimental
With Jimmy Raney
  • The Influence
  • Live in Tokyo
With Sonny Red
  • Out of the Blue
With Dizzy Reece
With Red Rodney
With Sal Salvador
With Archie Shepp
With Les Spann
With James Spaulding
With Sonny Stitt
With Idrees Sulieman
  • Now Is the Time
With Art Taylor
  • Taylor's Tenors
With Clark Terry
With Lucky Thompson
With Teri Thornton
With Bobby Timmons
With Stanley Turrentine
With Harold Vick
With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
With Cedar Walton
With Roosevelt Wardell
With Ben Webster
With Don Wilkerson
With Joe Zawinul