Herbie Jones (born Herbert Robert Jones) (March 23, 1926,

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- March 19, 2001,

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) was an American

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trumpeter and arranger. Jones

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of college to move to New York, where he joined the

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band. In subsequent years he worked with Andy Kirk,

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, and Cab Calloway, and studied under

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. Jones spent several years as Duke Ellington's first trumpeter in the 1960s, and worked as an arranger and transcriber with Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. 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

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corps. He died as a result of complications from

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in March 2001.

Discography

As sideman

With Duke Ellington * ''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) * ''

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'' (Doctor Jazz, 1985) With others *

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& Duke Ellington, ''Ella at Duke's Place'' (Verve, 1966) * Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington, ''The Stockholm Concert 1966'' (Pablo, 1984) *

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

, ''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