Jonah Jones
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Jonah Jones | |
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.jpg) Jones, ca. March 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Elliott Jones |
| Also known as | King Louis II |
| Born | December 31, 1909 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2000 (aged 90)[1] |
| Genres | Jazz, swing, boogie-woogie, jump blues |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, alto saxophone |
| Years active | 1920s- 2000 |
| Labels | Capitol, Decca, Motown |
Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 30, 2000)
Career
Jones was born in
Starting in the 1950s, he had his own quartet and began concentrating on a formula which gained him wider appeal for a decade.
A 1996 videotaped interview completed by Dan Del Fiorentino was donated to the NAMM Oral History Program Collection in 2010 to preserve his music for future generations.[4]
Jones performed in the orchestra pit under the direction of Alexander Smallens and briefly in an onstage musical sequence of Porgy and Bess, starring Cab Calloway.
He was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1999 and died the following year in New York City, at the age of 90.[3]
Family
Jonah Jones married the trumpeter, clarinetist and hornist Elizabeth Bowles (1910–1993),[5] sister of Russell Bowles.[6] They had four children.
Discography
As leader
- Jonah Jones at the Embers (RCA, 1956)
- Muted Jazz (Capitol, 1957)
- Jazz Kaleidoscope (Bethlehem, 1957)
- Jumpin' with Jonah (Capitol, 1958)
- Swingin' at the Cinema (Capitol, 1958)
- Swingin' on Broadway (Capitol, 1958)
- Jonah Jumps Again (Capitol, 1959)
- I Dig Chicks (Capitol, 1959)
- Swingin' Around the World (Capitol, 1959)
- Hit Me Again! (Capitol, 1960)
- The Greatest Dixieland Ever (Guest Star, 1960)
- A Touch of Blue (Capitol, 1960), production by Dave Cavanaugh
- The Unsinkable Jonah Jones Swings the Unsinkable Molly Brown (Capitol, 1961)
- Jumpin' with a Shuffle (Capitol, 1961)
- Great Instrumental Hits Styled by Jonah Jones (Capitol, 1961)
- Broadway Swings Again (Capitol, 1961)
- Jonah Jones Quartet/Glen Gray Casa Loma Orchestra (Capitol, 1962)
- Jazz Bonus (Capitol, 1962)
- Trumpet On Tour (Baronet, 1962)
- And Now in Person Jonah Jones (Capitol, 1963)
- That Righteous Feelin' (Capitol, 1963)
- Jonah Jones Swings Etta Jones Sings (Crown, 1964)
- Blowin' Up a Storm (Capitol, 1964)
- Hello Broadway (Decca, 1965)
- Double Exposure (Ember, 1965)
- On the Sunny Side of the Street (Decca, 1965)
- Sweet with a Beat (Decca, 1966)
- Tijuana Taxi (Decca, 1966)
- Good Time Medleys (Decca, 1967)
- Squeeze Me and Other Favorites (Brunswick, 1968)
- Along Came Jonah (Motown, 1968)
- A Little Dis, a Little Dat (Motown, 1969)
- Back On the Street with Earl Hines, Buddy Tate, Cozy Cole (Chiaroscuro, 1972)
- Confessin' (Black and Blue, 1978)
As sideman
- Sidney Bechet, The Fabulous Sidney Bechet (Blue Note, 1984)
- Jazztone, 1955)
- Dakota Staton, The Late Late Show (Capitol, 1957)
References
- ^ a b Ben Ratliff (3 May 2000). "Jonah Jones, 91, a Master Jazz Trumpeter". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ a b "Jonah Jones". The Guardian. 9 May 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Jonah Jones Interviews". NAMM Oral History Library. 1995–1996. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ C. Calloway Brooks on Jonah Jones Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Jonah Jones at JazzArcheology.com.
External links
- BBC Radio 2 biography
- Scott Yanow Allmusic
- Jonah Jones recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
- Jonah Jones discography at Discogs
- Robert Eliott "Jonah" Jones at Find a Grave
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