In the collection
3 records
Played with
John Coltrane
2 records together
Jimmy Garrison
2 records together
McCoy Tyner
2 records together
Bob Thiele
2 records together
Sonny Rollins
1 record together
Johnny Hartman
1 record together
Alfred Lion
1 record together
E.Y. Harburg
1 record together
Oscar Hammerstein II
1 record together
Sigmund Romberg
1 record together
Dizzy Gillespie
1 record together
Leo Robin
1 record together
About
American jazz drummer
Born September 9, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, died May 18, 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Called by “Life” magazine “the world’s greatest rhythmic drummer”, two brothers were also jazz musicians: , a jazz pianist, and , a trumpet and flugelhorn player. Jones entered the Detroit jazz scene in the late 1940s after touring as a stagehand with the Army Special Services show Operation Happiness. After a brief gig at the Detroit club Grand River Street, he worked at another club, supporting visiting players such as , and . Jones, with his rhythmic, innovative style, became one of jazz’s highest profile drummers as a member of ‘s Quartet.