| Sam Jones | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Double bass, cello |
| Years Active: | 1955–1981 |
| Past Member Of: | Cannonball 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, Grant Green |
Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981)[1] was an American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer.[2]
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]
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
With James Clay
With Arnett Cobb
With Al Cohn
With George Coleman
With Ronnie Cuber
With King Curtis
With Walter Davis Jr.
With Lou Donaldson
With Kenny Dorham
With Kenny Drew
With Ted Dunbar
With Bill Evans
With Art Farmer
With Victor Feldman
With Red Garland
With Terry Gibbs
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Paul Gonsalves
With Dexter Gordon
With Rein de Graaff
With Grant Green
With Johnny Griffin
With Barry Harris
With Louis Hayes
With Jimmy 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 Mike Longo
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
With Oscar Peterson
With Bud Powell
With Julian Priester
With Ike Quebec
With Jimmy Raney
With Sonny Red
With Dizzy Reece
With Red Rodney
With Sal Salvador
With Archie Shepp
With Louis Smith
With Les Spann
With James Spaulding
With Sonny Stitt
With Idrees Sulieman
With Art Taylor
With Clark Terry
With Lucky Thompson
With Teri Thornton
With Bobby Timmons
With Stanley Turrentine
With Harold Vick
With Cedar Walton
With Roosevelt Wardell
With Ben Webster
With Don Wilkerson
With Claude Williamson
With Joe Zawinul