''Five on Eight'' is the only album featuring drummer
Rufus "Speedy" Jones
Rufus "Speedy" Jones (May 27, 1936 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz drummer from Charleston, South Carolina.
Starting out on trumpet, Jones switched to drums at the age of 13. He worked with Lionel Hampton in 1954 before being drafted. ...
as leader.
Recording and music
Drummer
Rufus "Speedy" Jones
Rufus "Speedy" Jones (May 27, 1936 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz drummer from Charleston, South Carolina.
Starting out on trumpet, Jones switched to drums at the age of 13. He worked with Lionel Hampton in 1954 before being drafted. ...
led a quintet in the period 1963–64; this led to the recording of ''Five on Eight''.
The album was produced by Elliot Mezer.
[Jones, Rufus "Five on Eight" (LP liner notes). Cameo Records. C1076.]
Release and reception
The album was released by
Cameo Records
Cameo Records was an American record label that flourished in the 1920s. It was owned by the Cameo Record Corporation in New York City.
Cameo released a disc by Lucille Hegamin every two months from 1921 to 1926. Cameo records are also noted ...
.
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"Rufus 'Speedy' Jones"
AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2017. It was Jones's only album as leader.
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Billboard
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'' gave it a three-star review.
["Three-star Albums" (February 22, 1964). ''Billboard''. p. 29.]
Track listing
#"I Long for Your Love" – 3:12
#"My Special Dream" – 3:50
#"Theme from 'The Prize'" – 4:00
#"Ebb Tide" – 2:27
#"Bird Brain" – 3:45
#"Just About That Time" – 3:02
#"A Secret" – 4:47
#"Rollin'" – 5:35
#"Aluminum Baby" – 4:27
Personnel
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Seldon Powell – tenor sax (tracks 1–5)
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Joe Farrell – tenor sax (tracks 6–9)
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Tommy Turrentine – trumpet (tracks 6–9)
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Jaki Byard – piano (tracks 6–9)
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Gene Bertoncini – guitar
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Major Holley – bass (tracks 1–5)
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Teddy Smith
Theodore "Teddy" Smith (January 22, 1932, in Washington, D.C.—August 24, 1979, in Washington, D.C.) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Smith played with Betty Carter in 1960, and with Clifford Jordan (with whom he recorded the LP ''Bearc ...
– bass (tracks 6–9)
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Rufus Jones – drums
References
{{Jaki Byard
Cameo-Parkway Records albums