Sam Jones (US jazz bassist)

Samuel Jones (12 de noviembre de 1924 – 15 de diciembre de 1981) fue un contrabajista y compositor de jazz estadounidense. Sam Jones nació en Jacksonville, FL y se trasladó en 1955 a Nueva York. Allí toca con Bobby Timmons, Tiny Bradshaw, Les Jazz Modes, Kenny Dorham, Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie (1958–59) y Thelonious Monk. Es probablemente más conocido por su trabajo con Cannonball Adderley (1959–65). También trabajó varios años con Oscar Peterson (1966-1970) y con Cedar Walton y graba con Bill Evans en los años 50. Su carrera trascurre principalmente alrededor de la escena de jazz de Nueva York. Jones escribió los estándares de jazz "Del Sasser" y "Unidad 7" mientras trabajaba con Adderley. Otras de sus composiciones conocidas son: "Blue Funk", "O.P." y "Seven Minds". 1960: The Soul Society (Riverside) 1961: The Chant (Riverside) 1962: Down Home (Riverside) 1974: Seven Minds (East Wind) 1976: Cello Again (Xanadu) 1976: Double Bass (SteepleChase) with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen 1977: Changes & 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) Con 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) Con Nat Adderley To the Ivy League from Nat (1956; EmArcy) Work Song (1960; Riverside) In the Bag (1962; Jazzland) Con Gene Ammons Jug & Dodo (Prestige, 1962 ) - with Dodo Marmarosa God Bless Jug and Sonny (Prestige, 1973 ) - with Sonny Stitt Left Bank Encores (Prestige, 1973 ) - with Sonny Stitt Together Again for the Last Time (Prestige, 1973 ) - with Sonny Stitt Goodbye (Prestige, 1974) Con Chet Baker It Could Happen to You (1958) Con Tina Brooks True Blue (1960; Blue Note) Con Kenny Burrell Blue Lights Volume 1 (1958; Blue Note) Blue Lights Volume 2 (1958; Blue Note) Con Donald Byrd Byrd in Hand (1959; Blue Note) Con James Clay The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! (Riverside, 1960) - with David "Fathead" Newman A Double Dose of Soul (Riverside, 1960) Con Arnett Cobb More Party Time (Prestige, 1960) Movin' Right Along (Prestige, 1960) Con Al Cohn Al Cohn's America (Xanadu, 1976) True Blue (Xanadu, 1976) - with Dexter Gordon Silver Blue (Xanadu, 1976) - with Dexter Gordon Con George Coleman Amsterdam After Dark (Timeless, 1979) Con Walter Davis Jr. Davis Cup (1959; Blue Note) Con 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) Con Kenny Dorham 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (1956; Blue Note) Con Kenny Drew Undercurrent (1960; Blue Note) Con Ted Dunbar Opening Remarks (Xanadu, 1978) Con Bill Evans Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1958; Riverside) Con Art Farmer Homecoming (Mainstream, 1971) Yesterday's Thoughts (East Wind, 1975) To Duke with Love (East Wind, 1975) The Summer Knows (East Wind, 1976) Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (East Wind, 1976) Con 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) Con Terry Gibbs Take It from Me (Impulse!, 1964) Bopstacle Course (Xanadu, 1974) Con Dizzy Gillespie The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959) Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (Verve, 1959) Con Paul Gonsalves Gettin' Together (1960; Jazzland) Con Dexter Gordon The Jumpin' Blues (Prestige, 1970) Biting the Apple (SteepleChase, 1977) Con Grant Green Gooden's Corner (1961; Blue Note) Con Barry Harris Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop (Riverside, 1960) Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976) Con Louis Hayes Louis Hayes (Vee-Jay, 1960) Con Jimmy Heath The Time and the Place (Landmark, 1974 ) Picture of Heath (Xanadu, 1975) Con Johnny Hodges Blue Hodge (Verve, 1961) Con John Lee Hooker That's My Story (Riverside, 1960) Con Freddie Hubbard Open Sesame (Blue Note, 1960) Con Fred Jackson Hootin' 'n Tootin' (Blue Note, 1962) Con Willis Jackson More Gravy (Prestige, 1963) Con Hank Jones Groovin' High (Muse, 1978) Con Philly Joe Jones Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959) Con Clifford Jordan Glass Bead Games (Strata-East, 1974) Half Note (SteepleChase, 1974 ) Night of the Mark VII (Muse, 1975) On Stage Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 1975 ) On Stage Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 1975 ) On Stage Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 1975 ) Firm Roots (Steeplechase, 1975) The Highest Mountain (Steeplechase, 1975) Con Duke Jordan Misty Thursday (SteepleChase, 1975 ) Duke's Delight (SteepleChase, 1975 ) Lover Man (SteepleChase, 1975 ) Con Wynton Kelly Wynton Kelly! (Vee Jay, 1961) With Harold Land West Coast Blues! (Jazzland, 1960) Con Yusef Lateef The Gentle Giant (Atlantic, 1971) Part of the Search (Atlantic, 1973) Con Abbey Lincoln It's Magic (Riverside, 1958) Abbey Is Blue (Riverside, 1959) Con Johnny Lytle Nice and Easy (Jazzland, 1962) Con Warne Marsh How Deep, How High Con Jack McDuff The Heatin' System (Cadet, 1971) Con Ken McIntyre Looking Ahead (New Jazz, 1960) with Eric Dolphy Con Charles McPherson Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (Mainstream, 1972) Beautiful! (Xanadu, 1975) Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976) Con Billy Mitchell The Colossus Of Detroit (Xanadu, 1978) Con Blue Mitchell Blue's Moods (1960; Riverside) A Sure Thing (1962; Riverside) Con Thelonious Monk At Town Hall (1959; Riverside) 5 by Monk by 5 (1959; Riverside) Con Wes Montgomery Movin' Along (1960) Bags Meets Wes! (1962; Riverside) - with Milt Jackson Con Phineas Newborn, Jr. A World of Piano! (Contemporary, 1962) The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (Contemporary, 1963) Con Horace Parlan Movin' & Groovin' (1960; Blue Note) Con Cecil Payne y Duke Jordan Brooklyn Brothers (Muse, 1973) Con 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) Con Bud Powell Time Waits (1958; Blue Note) Con Julian Priester Keep Swingin' (Riverside, 1960) Spiritsville (Jazzland, 1960) Con Jimmy Raney The Influence (Xanadu, 1975) Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976) Con Sonny Red Out of the Blue (1960; Blue Note) Con Dizzy Reece y Ted Curson Blowin' Away (Interplay, 1978) Con Sonny Stitt Tune-Up! (Cobblestone, 1972) Constellation (Cobblestone, 1972) 12! (Muse, 1972) Con Idrees Sulieman Now Is the Time (SteepleChase, 1976) Con Clark Terry In Orbit (1958; Riverside) Top and Bottom Brass (Riverside, 1959) Con Teri Thornton Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961) Con 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) Con Harold Vick Don't Look Back (Strata-East, 1974) Con Cedar Walton A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1 (Muse, 1973) A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2 (Muse, 1973) Firm Roots (Muse, 1974 ) Pit Inn (East Wind, 1974) Eastern Rebellion (Timeless, 1976) with George Coleman & Billy Higgins The Pentagon (East Wind, 1976) Eastern Rebellion 2 (Timeless,