Biography by Scott Yanow
Jo Jones shifted the timekeeping role of the drums from the bass drum to the hi-hat cymbal, greatly influencing all swing and bop drummers. Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson were just two musicians who learned from his light but forceful playing, as Jones swung the Count Basie Orchestra with just the right accents and sounds. After growing up in Alabama, Jones worked as a drummer and tap dancer with carnival shows. He joined Walter Page's Blue Devils in Oklahoma City in the late '20s. After a period with Lloyd Hunter's band in Nebraska, Jones moved to Kansas City in 1933, joining Count Basie's band the following year. He went with Basie to New York in 1936 and with Basie, Freddie Green, and Walter Page, he formed one of the great rhythm sections. Jones was with the Basie band (other than 1944-1946 when he was in the military) until 1948, and in later years, he participated in many reunions with Basie alumni. He was on some Jazz at the Philharmonic tours and recorded in the '50s with Illinois Jacquet, Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson, Lester Young, Art Tatum, and Duke Ellington, among others; Jones appeared at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival with both Basie and the Coleman Hawkins-Roy Eldridge Sextet. He led sessions for Vanguard (1955 and 1959) and Everest (1959-1960), a date for Jazz Odyssey on which he reminisced and played drum solos (1970), and mid-'70s sessions for Pablo and Denon. In later years he was known as "Papa" Jo Jones, and thought of as a wise if brutally frank elder statesman.
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Biografía de Scott Yanow
Jo Jones cambió el papel de cronometraje de la batería del bombo al platillo charles, influyendo enormemente en todos los bateristas de swing y bop. Buddy Rich y Louie Bellson fueron sólo dos músicos que aprendieron de su interpretación ligera pero contundente, mientras Jones hacía girar a la Count Basie Orchestra con los acentos y sonidos adecuados. Después de crecer en Alabama, Jones trabajó como baterista y bailarín de claqué en espectáculos de carnaval. Se unió a los Blue Devils de Walter Page en Oklahoma City a finales de los años 20. Después de un período con la banda de Lloyd Hunter en Nebraska, Jones se mudó a Kansas City en 1933 y se unió a la banda de Count Basie al año siguiente. Se fue con Basie a Nueva York en 1936 y con Basie, Freddie Green y Walter Page formó una de las grandes secciones rítmicas. Jones estuvo con la banda de Basie (aparte de 1944-1946 cuando estaba en el ejército) hasta 1948, y en años posteriores participó en muchas reuniones con ex alumnos de Basie. Estuvo en algunas giras de Jazz at the Philharmonic y grabó en los años 50 con Illinois Jacquet, Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson, Lester Young, Art Tatum y Duke Ellington, entre otros; Jones apareció en el Festival de Jazz de Newport de 1957 con Basie y el Sexteto Coleman Hawkins-Roy Eldridge. Dirigió sesiones para Vanguard (1955 y 1959) y Everest (1959-1960), fecha de Jazz Odyssey en la que rememoró y tocó solos de batería (1970), y sesiones de mediados de los 70 para Pablo y Denon. En años posteriores fue conocido como "Papá" Jo Jones, y se le consideraba un anciano estadista sabio aunque brutalmente franco.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jo-jones-mn0000134722#biography
1 - Take The "A" Star Train - 5:45
2 - My Last Affair - 5:43
3 - Stompin' At The Savoy - 7:12
4 - Broadway - 6:22
5 - As Time Goes By - 3:02
6 - Wrap Up Your Troubles In Dreams - 3:31
7 - Solitude - 4:27
8 - It Don't Mean A Thing - 4:42
Credits:
Bass – Major Holley
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Hank Jones
Producer – Yoshio Ozawa
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Oliver (3)
Recorded at Sound Ideas Studio, N. Y., December 12, 1977.
Label: Denon – 38C38-7047
Country: Japan
Released: Jun 1983
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing
https://www.discogs.com/es/release/4549749-Jo-Jones-Our-Man-Papa-Jo
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