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Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981) was an American
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...
double bassist, cellist, and composer.


Background

Sam Jones was born in
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, United States, to a musical family. His father played piano and drums and his aunt played organ in church. In 1955, he moved to
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and began his recording career with
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, before working with
Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
,
Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...
, Les Jazz Modes,
Kenny Dorham McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public ...
,
Illinois Jacquet Jean-Baptiste "Illinois" Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. Although he was a pioneer of t ...
, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie (1958–59), and
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. 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, and recording extensively for Riverside Records as both a leader and sideman. He later spent several years working with Oscar Peterson (1966-1970) and
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(1972-1977). In the 1970s, Jones recorded several albums as a bandleader for the
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and SteepleChase labels. Jones wrote the jazz standards "Del Sasser" and "
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" 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.


Discography


As leader

* 1960: '' The Soul Society'' ( Riverside) * 1961: ''
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'' (Riverside) * 1962: '' Down Home'' (Riverside) * 1974: '' Seven Minds'' ( East Wind) * 1976: '' Cello Again'' (
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) * 1976: ''
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'' ( SteepleChase) – with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen * 1977: '' Changes & Things'' (Xanadu) * 1977: '' Something in Common'' (
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) * 1978: ''
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) * 1979: ''
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) – with Keith Copeland, Kenny Barron * 1979: '' Something New'' (Interplay) * 1988: ''Right Down Front: The Riverside Collection'' (
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) – compilation of Riverside recordings


As sideman

With Cannonball Adderley * ''
Sophisticated Swing ''Sophisticated Swing'' is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his fourth released on the EmArcy Records, EmArcy label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones (musician), Sam Jones and Jimmy Cobb ...
'' (1957; EmArcy) * ''
Cannonball Enroute ''Cannonball Enroute'' is an album by the jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, released on the Mercury label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, and Jimmy Cobb.
'' (1957; EmArcy) * ''
Cannonball's Sharpshooters ''Cannonball's Sharpshooters'' is the seventh album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his second released on the EmArcy label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, and Jimmy Cobb.Somethin' Else'' (1958; Blue Note) * '' Portrait of Cannonball'' by Cannonball Adderley (1959; Riverside) * ''
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'' (1959; Riverside) * '' Them Dirty Blues'' by Cannonball Adderley (1960; Riverside) * '' The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse'' (1960; Riverside) * ''
African Waltz ''African Waltz'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, released on the Riverside label and performed by Adderley with an orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins.
'' (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
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* '' Nippon Soul'' (1963; Riverside) * ''
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'' (Milestone, 1962-63 982 * '' Cannonball Adderley Live!'' (1964) * '' Live Session!'' (1964) * '' Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof'' (1964) * '' Domination'' (1965–70; Capitol) * ''
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'' (1975, Fantasy) With Nat Adderley *'' To the Ivy League from Nat'' (1956; EmArcy) *'' Much Brass'' (1961; Riverside) *'' Work Song'' (1960; Riverside) *'' That's Right!'' (1960; Riverside) *'' Naturally!'' (1961; Jazzland) *'' In the Bag'' (1962; Jazzland) *''
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'' (1964; Atlantic) With Joe Alexander *''Blue Jubilee'' (Jazzland, 1960) With
Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...
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Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/ hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of hi ...
*'' Left Bank Encores'' (Prestige, 1973
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*'' It Could Happen to You'' (Riverside, 1958) With
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'' (Verve, 1962) With
Ray Bryant Raphael Homer "Ray" Bryant (December 24, 1931 – June 2, 2011) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1931. His mother was an ordained minister who had tau ...
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*'' Off to the Races'' (1958; Blue Note) *'' Byrd in Hand'' (1959; Blue Note) With
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*'' The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!!'' (Riverside, 1960) – with
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*'' A Double Dose of Soul'' (Riverside, 1960) With Arnett Cobb *'' More Party Time'' (Prestige, 1960) *''
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'' (Prestige, 1960) With Al Cohn *'' Al Cohn's America'' (Xanadu, 1976) *'' True Blue'' (Xanadu, 1976) – with
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*'' Silver Blue'' (Xanadu, 1976) – with Dexter Gordon With
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*'' Amsterdam After Dark'' (Timeless, 1979) With Ronnie Cuber *''Cuber Libre'' (Xanadu, 1976) With
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'' (Prestige, 1960) With Walter Davis Jr. *''
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'' (1959; Blue Note) With Lou Donaldson * '' The Time Is Right'' (1959; Blue Note) * '' Sunny Side Up'' (1960; Blue Note) * '' Blowing in the Wind'' (1966;
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*'' 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia'' (1956; Blue Note) *''And The Jazz Prophets, Vol. 1'' (1956; ABC-Paramount) *'' This Is the Moment!'' (1958; Riverside) With Kenny Drew *'' Undercurrent'' (1960; Blue Note) With Ted Dunbar *''
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'' (Xanadu, 1978) With
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*'' Everybody Digs Bill Evans'' (1958; Riverside) With Art Farmer *'' Homecoming'' (Mainstream, 1971) *'' Yesterday's Thoughts'' (East Wind, 1975) *'' To Duke with Love'' (East Wind, 1975) *'' The Summer Knows'' (East Wind, 1976) *''
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'' (East Wind, 1976) With Victor Feldman *''
Merry Olde Soul ''Merry Olde Soul'' is an album by vibraphonist/pianist Victor Feldman recorded in early 1961 (with one track from December 1960) and originally released on the Riverside label.
'' (Riverside, 1961) With Red Garland *''
Red in Blues-ville ''Red in Blues-ville'' is an album by jazz pianist Red Garland, recorded in 1959 and released the same year on Prestige Records. Track listing #"He's a Real Gone Guy" ( Lutcher) – 5:13 #"See See Rider" (Traditional) – 8:00 #"M Squad (The ...
'' (Prestige, 1959) *'' The Red Garland Trio + Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis'' (Moodsville, 1959) – with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis *''
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'' (Jazzland, 1962) *'' Red's Good Groove'' (Jazzland, 1962) *'' Auf Wiedersehen'' (MPS, 1971 975 *''
Feelin' Red ''Feelin' Red'' is an album by pianist Red Garland which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Muse Records, Muse label in 1979.
'' (Muse, 1978) With Terry Gibbs *'' Take It from Me'' (Impulse!, 1964) *'' Bopstacle Course'' (Xanadu, 1974) With Dizzy Gillespie *''
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*'' The Jumpin' Blues'' (Prestige, 1970) *''
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Gooden's Corner ''Gooden's Corner'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Japanese Blue Note label in 1980.
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'' (Galaxy, 1978) With Barry Harris *'' Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop'' (Riverside, 1960) *'' Live in Tokyo'' (Xanadu, 1976) With
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'' (Xanadu, 1975) With Johnny Hodges *'' Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues'' (Verve, 1959) *'' Blue Hodge'' (Verve, 1961) With
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'' (Blue Note, 1960) With Fred Jackson *''
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'' (Prestige, 1963) With
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'' (SteepleChase, 1975 979 With Wynton Kelly *'' Wynton Kelly!'' (Vee Jay, 1961) With
Harold Land Harold de Vance Land (December 18, 1928 – July 27, 2001) was an American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist. Land developed his hard bop playing with the Max Roach/ Clifford Brown band into a personal, modern style, often rivalling Cliff ...
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West Coast Blues! ''West Coast Blues!'' is a studio album by American tenor saxophonist Harold Land, released in 1960 by Jazzland label. Reception According to Scott Yanow of All Music, who gave it a four-star review: "The music is as well-played and swinging a ...
'' (Jazzland, 1960) With Yusef Lateef *'' The Gentle Giant'' (Atlantic, 1971) *'' Part of the Search'' (Atlantic, 1973) With Abbey Lincoln *'' It's Magic'' (Riverside, 1958) *'' Abbey Is Blue'' (Riverside, 1959) With
Mike Longo Michael Josef Longo (March 19, 1937 – March 22, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and author. Early life Longo was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to parents who had a musical background. His father played bass, his mother played organ at c ...
*''Matrix'' (Mainstream, 1972) With Johnny Lytle *'' Nice and Easy'' (Jazzland, 1962) With Chuck Mangione *''Recuerdo'' (Jazzland, 1962) With Warne Marsh * '' How Deep, How High'' (Interplay, 1976
980 Year 980 ( CMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Peace is concluded between Emperor Otto II (the Red) and King Lothair III (or Lothair IV) a ...
With Jack McDuff *''
The Heatin' System ''The Heatin' System'' is a double album by organist Jack McDuff recorded in 1971 which was his fourth release on the Cadet Records, Cadet label and the first following his stint with Blue Note Records, Blue Note.Ken McIntyre *'' Looking Ahead'' (New Jazz, 1960) – with
Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to ...
With Charles McPherson *''
Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) ''Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)'' is an album by saxophonist Charles McPherson, dedicated to Billie Holiday, which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Mainstream label.Beautiful!'' (Xanadu, 1975) *'' Live in Tokyo'' (Xanadu, 1976) With Billy Mitchell *'' The Colossus of Detroit'' (Xanadu, 1978) With Blue Mitchell *''
Out of the Blue Out of the Blue may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Out of the Blue'' (1931 film), a British musical by Gene Gerrard * ''Out of the Blue'' (1947 film), an American comedy directed by Leigh Jason *'' Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley'', a ...
'' (1959; Riverside) *'' Blue Soul'' (1959; Riverside) *''
Blue's Moods ''Blue's Moods'' is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.A Sure Thing'' (1962; Riverside) With
Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...
*'' At Town Hall'' (1959; Riverside) *'' 5 by Monk by 5'' (1959; Riverside) *'' Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960'' (1959
017 Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese ...
; Sam Records) With
Wes Montgomery John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. Montgomery was known for an unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb and his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a dist ...
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Movin' Along ''Movin' Along'' is an album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1960. It was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series with two alternate takes. All the tracks are available in the Wes Montgomery compilation CD-set '' The C ...
'' (1960) With Tete Montoliu *'' Secret Love'' (Timeless, 1977) With Phineas Newborn Jr. *'' A World of Piano!'' (Contemporary, 1962) *'' The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr.'' (Contemporary, 1963) With
Sal Nistico Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to: Personal name * Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname Places * Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality * Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province * Ca ...
*'' Heavyweights'' (Jazzland, 1961) * ''
Neo/Nistico ''Neo/Nistico'' is an album by saxophonist Sal Nistico which was recorded in 1978 and released on the Bee Hive label.Bee Hive A beehive is an enclosed structure in which some honey bee species of the subgenus ''Apis'' live and raise their young. Though the word ''beehive'' is commonly used to describe the nest of any bee colony, scientific and professional literature ...
, 1978) With Horace Parlan *''
Movin' & Groovin' ''Movin' & Groovin is the debut album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1960.
'' (1960; Blue Note) With Cecil Payne and Duke Jordan *'' Brooklyn Brothers'' (Muse, 1973) With Oscar Peterson * '' Blues Etude'' (1966; Limelight) * '' Soul Espanol'' (1966; Limelight) * '' The Way I Really Play'' (1968; MPS) * '' Mellow Mood'' (1968; MPS) * ''
Travelin' On ''Travelin' On'' is an album by the jazz pianist Oscar Peterson and his trio, released in 1968. It was recorded during the same sessions as ''Mellow Mood''. It was the sixth part of Peterson's ''Exclusively for My Friends'' series. Music Th ...
'' (1968; MPS) * '' Hello Herbie'' (1969; MPS) * '' Tristeza on Piano'' (1970; MPS) With Bud Powell *'' Time Waits'' (1958; Blue Note) With Julian Priester *'' Keep Swingin''' (Riverside, 1960) *'' Spiritsville'' (Jazzland, 1960) With Ike Quebec *'' The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions'' (Blue Note, 1959–62) *''
Blue & Sentimental ''Blue & Sentimental'' is an album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.
'' (Blue Note, 1961) With
Jimmy Raney James Elbert Raney (August 20, 1927 – May 10, 1995) was an American jazz guitarist, born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, known for his work from 1951 to 1952 and then from 1953 to 1954 with the Red Norvo trio (replacing Tal Farlow) an ...
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The Influence ''The Influence'' is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney, released in 1975 for Xanadu Records.X ...
'' (Xanadu, 1975) *'' Live in Tokyo'' (Xanadu, 1976) With Sonny Red *''
Out of the Blue Out of the Blue may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Out of the Blue'' (1931 film), a British musical by Gene Gerrard * ''Out of the Blue'' (1947 film), an American comedy directed by Leigh Jason *'' Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley'', a ...
'' (1960; Blue Note) With
Dizzy Reece Alphonso Son "Dizzy" Reece (born 5 January 1931) is a Jamaican-born hard bop jazz trumpeter. Reece is among a group of jazz musicians born in Jamaica which includes Bertie King, Joe Harriott, Roland Alphonso, Wilton Gaynair, Sonny Bradshaw, s ...
*'' Comin' On!'' (Blue Note, 1960) *''
Blowin' Away ''Blowin' Away'' is the eighteenth studio album (and twentieth overall) by Joan Baez, released in 1977. It was her first after switching from A&M Records to Portrait Records (a then newly created division of CBS Records). Overview The album veer ...
'' (Interplay, 1978) With Red Rodney *'' Bird Lives!'' (Muse, 1973) *'' The Red Tornado'' (Muse, 1975) With Sal Salvador *'' Starfingers'' (Bee Hive, 1978) With Archie Shepp *'' On Green Dolphin Street'' (Denon, 1978) With Louis Smith *''Prancin (SteepleChase, 1979) With Les Spann *'' Gemini'' (Jazzland, 1961) With James Spaulding *'' James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington'' (Storyville, 1977) With
Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/ hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of hi ...
*'' Tune-Up!'' (Cobblestone, 1972) *'' Constellation'' (Cobblestone, 1972) *'' 12!'' (Muse, 1972) *'' My Buddy: Sonny Stitt Plays for Gene Ammons'' (Muse, 1975) *''
Blues for Duke ''Blues for Duke'' is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt featuring selections associated with Duke Ellington, recorded in 1975 and released on the Muse label in 1978. Reception The ''Bay State Banner'' wrote that Stitt "sticks mainly to tenor sa ...
'' (Muse, 1975 978 With Idrees Sulieman *''
Now Is the Time ''Now Is the Time'' is the second studio album by Alanis Morissette, released only in Canada on October 20, 1992. It was her final album for MCA Records Canada. Morissette recorded the album with Leslie Howe, who produced her debut album, '' A ...
'' (SteepleChase, 1976) With Art Taylor *'' Taylor's Tenors'' (1959; Prestige) With Clark Terry *'' In Orbit'' (1958; Riverside) *''
Top and Bottom Brass ''Top and Bottom Brass'' is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Riverside label.
'' (Riverside, 1959) With Lucky Thompson *'' Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) *'' I Offer You'' (Groove Merchant, 1973) With Teri Thornton *''
Devil May Care Devil May Care may refer to: Music * ''Devil May Care'', an album by Bob Dorough, 1956 ** "Devil May Care", the title song, covered by Jamie Cullum on ''Pointless Nostalgic'', 2002 * ''Devil May Care'' (album), by Teri Thornton, 1961 * ''Devil Ma ...
'' (Riverside, 1961) With
Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...
* '' This Here is Bobby Timmons'' (1960; Riverside) * '' Soul Time'' (1960; Riverside) * '' Easy Does It'' (1961; Riverside) *''
Sweet and Soulful Sounds ''Sweet and Soulful Sounds'' is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.
'' (1962; Riverside) * '' Born to Be Blue!'' (1963; Riverside) *''
From the Bottom ''From the Bottom'' is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1964 and released in 1970 on the Riverside label.
'' (1964; Riverside) *'' Workin' Out!'' (1964; Riverside) *'' Little Barefoot Soul'' (1964; Prestige) With Stanley Turrentine *'' Never Let Me Go'' (Blue Note, 1963) With Harold Vick *'' Don't Look Back'' (Strata-East, 1974) With
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair ...
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Back Door Blues ''Back Door Blues'' is an album by the American saxophonist/vocalist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson with the Cannonball Adderley Quintet recorded in Chicago in late 1961 and New York in early 1962 and released by the Riverside label. The album was parti ...
'' (Riverside, 1962) With
Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and ...
*'' Breakthrough!'' (Muse, 1972) *'' A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1'' (Muse, 1973) *'' A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2'' (Muse, 1973) *'' Firm Roots'' (Muse, 1974 976 *'' Pit Inn'' (East Wind, 1974) *'' Eastern Rebellion'' (Timeless, 1976) – with
George Coleman George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master. Early life Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
& Billy Higgins *''
The Pentagon The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense. It was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. As a symbol of the U.S. military, the phrase ''The Pentagon'' is often used as a metonym ...
'' (East Wind, 1976) *''
Eastern Rebellion 2 ''Eastern Rebellion 2'' is an album by Eastern Rebellion led pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in early 1977 and released on the Dutch Timeless Records, Timeless label.
'' (Timeless, 1977) – with Bob Berg & Billy Higgins *''
First Set ''First Set'' is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.Second Set ''Second Set'' is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.Third Set'' (SteepleChase, 1977) *'' Eastern Rebellion 3'' (Timeless, 1980) – with
Curtis Fuller Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932May 8, 2021) was an American jazz Trombone, trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings. Early life Fuller was born in Detroit on December ...
, Bob Berg & Billy Higgins With
Roosevelt Wardell Roosevelt Wardell (1933 – April 29, 1999) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, singer, and composer. Life and career Wardell was co-leader for two singles – "So Glad I'm Free" and "Deep Moanin' Blues" – that were recorded wit ...
*''The Revelation'' (Prestige, 1960) With Ben Webster *'' Soulmates'' (Riverside, 1963) – with Joe Zawinul With Don Wilkerson *'' The Texas Twister'' (Riverside, 1960) With
Claude Williamson Claude Berkeley Williamson (November 18, 1926 – July 16, 2016) was an American jazz pianist. Williamson was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music before moving to jazz, influenced m ...
*''New Departure'' (Interplay, 1978) With Joe Zawinul *'' Money in the Pocket'' (Atlantic, 1967)


References

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