Herbie Jones (born Herbert Robert Jones) (March 23, 1926, Miami - March 19, 2001, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter and arranger. Jones dropped out of college to move to New York, where he joined the Lucky Millinder band. In subsequent years he worked with Andy Kirk, Buddy Johnson, and

Cab Calloway Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, conductor and dancer. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist ...

, and studied under Eddie Barefield. Jones spent several years as

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

's first trumpeter in the 1960s, and worked as an arranger and transcriber with Ellington and

Billy Strayhorn William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take ...

. Among his arrangements were "El Busto", "Cootie's Caravan", "The Prowling Cat", and "The Opener". After leaving Ellington, Jones became director of an alternative school in New York, and directed the Police Athletic League's bugle corps. He died as a result of complications from diabetes in March 2001.

Discography

As sideman

With

* ''Plays with the Original Motion Picture Score Mary Poppins'' (Reprise, 1964) * ''Ellington '65'' (Reprise, 1964) * ''Concert in the Virgin Islands'' (Reprise, 1965) * ''Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music'' (RCA Victor, 1966) * ''The Popular Duke Ellington'' (RCA Victor, 1966) * ''The Far East Suite'' (RCA Victor, 1967) * ''Antibes Concert Vol. 1'' (Verve, 1967) * ''...And His Mother Called Him Bill'' (RCA, 1968) * ''Francis A. & Edward K.'' (Reprise, 1968) * ''Second Sacred Concert'' (Fantasy, 1968) * ''Yale Concert'' (Fantasy, 1973) * ''Harlem'' (Pablo, 1985) * '' All Star Road Band Volume 2'' (Doctor Jazz, 1985) With others * Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington, ''Ella at Duke's Place'' (Verve, 1966) * Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington, ''The Stockholm Concert 1966'' (Pablo, 1984) * Johnny Hodges, ''Everybody Knows'' (Impulse!, 1964)

References

External links

The Duke Ellington Music Society
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Herbie 1926 births 2001 deaths American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters Musicians from Florida Duke Ellington Orchestra members American male jazz musicians 20th-century American male musicians