# Sam Jones (músico)

Samuel Jones (12 de noviembre de 1924 – 15 de diciembre de 1981) era un contrabajista y compositor de jazz.

## Carrera

Sam Jones nació en Jacksonville, FL y se trasladó en 1955 a Nueva York. Allí toca con Bobby Timmons, Tiny Bradshaw, Les Jazz Modes, Kenny Dorham, Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie (1958–59) y Thelonious Monk. Es probablemente más conocido por su trabajo con Cannonball Adderley (1959–65). También trabajó varios años con Oscar Peterson (1966-1970) y con Cedar Walton y graba con Bill Evans en los años 50. Su carrera trascurre principalmente alrededor de la escena de jazz de Nueva York. Jones escribió los estándares de jazz "Del Sasser" y "Unidad 7" mientras trabajaba con Adderley. Otras de sus composiciones conocidas son: "Blue Funk", "O.P." y "Seven Minds".

## Discografía
### Como líder

* 1960: The Soul Society (Riverside)
* 1961: The Chant (Riverside)
* 1962: Down Home (Riverside)
* 1974: Seven Minds (East Wind)
* 1976: Cello Again (Xanadu)
* 1976: Double Bass (SteepleChase) with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
* 1977: Changes & Things (Xanadu)
* 1977: Something In Common (Muse)
* 1978: Visitation (SteepleChase)
* 1978: The Bassists (Discovery) - with Keith Copeland, Kenny Barron
* 1978: Something New - 12 Piece Band (Interplay)
* 1988: Right Down Front: The Riverside Collection (Original Jazz Classics)

### Como músico de sesión

Con Cannonball Adderley
* Somethin' Else (1958; Blue Note)
* Portrait of Cannonball by Cannonball Adderley (1959; Riverside)
* The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (1959; Riverside)
* Them Dirty Blues by Cannonball Adderley (1960; Riverside)
* The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse (1960; Riverside)
* African Waltz (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 [Japan])
* Nippon Soul (1963; Riverside)
* Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964)
* Live Session! (1964)
* Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964)
* Phenix (1975, Fantasy)
Con Nat Adderley
* To the Ivy League from Nat (1956; EmArcy)
* Work Song (1960; Riverside)
* In the Bag (1962; Jazzland)
Con Gene Ammons
* Jug & Dodo (Prestige, 1962 [1972]) - with Dodo Marmarosa
* God Bless Jug and Sonny (Prestige, 1973 [2001]) - with Sonny Stitt
* Left Bank Encores (Prestige, 1973 [2001]) - with Sonny Stitt
* Together Again for the Last Time (Prestige, 1973 [1976]) - with Sonny Stitt
* Goodbye (Prestige, 1974)
Con Chet Baker
* It Could Happen to You (1958)
Con Tina Brooks
* True Blue (1960; Blue Note)
Con Kenny Burrell
* Blue Lights Volume 1 (1958; Blue Note)
* Blue Lights Volume 2 (1958; Blue Note)
Con Donald Byrd
* Byrd in Hand (1959; Blue Note)
Con James Clay
* The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces!!!! (Riverside, 1960) - with David "Fathead" Newman
* A Double Dose of Soul (Riverside, 1960)
Con Arnett Cobb
* More Party Time (Prestige, 1960)
* Movin' Right Along (Prestige, 1960)
Con Al Cohn
* Al Cohn's America (Xanadu, 1976)
* True Blue (Xanadu, 1976) - with Dexter Gordon
* Silver Blue (Xanadu, 1976) - with Dexter Gordon
Con George Coleman
* Amsterdam After Dark (Timeless, 1979)
Con Walter Davis Jr.
* Davis Cup (1959; Blue Note)
Con Lou Donaldson
* The Time is Right (1959; Blue Note)
* Sunny Side Up (1960; Blue Note)
* Blowing in the Wind (1966; Cadet)
* Lou Donaldson At His Best (1966; Cadet)
Con Kenny Dorham
* 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (1956; Blue Note)
Con Kenny Drew
* Undercurrent (1960; Blue Note)
Con Ted Dunbar
* Opening Remarks (Xanadu, 1978)
Con Bill Evans
* Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1958; Riverside)
Con Art Farmer
* Homecoming (Mainstream, 1971)
* Yesterday's Thoughts (East Wind, 1975)
* To Duke with Love (East Wind, 1975)
* The Summer Knows (East Wind, 1976)
* Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (East Wind, 1976)
Con Red Garland
* The Red Garland Trio + Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Moodsville, 1959) - with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
* Halleloo-Y'-All (Prestige, 1960)
* Red's Good Groove (Jazzland, 1962)
Con Terry Gibbs
* Take It from Me (Impulse!, 1964)
* Bopstacle Course (Xanadu, 1974)
Con Dizzy Gillespie
* The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie (Verve, 1959)
* Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (Verve, 1959)
Con Paul Gonsalves
* Gettin' Together (1960; Jazzland)
Con Dexter Gordon
* The Jumpin' Blues (Prestige, 1970)
* Biting the Apple (SteepleChase, 1977)
Con Grant Green
* Gooden's Corner (1961; Blue Note)
Con Barry Harris
* Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop (Riverside, 1960)
* Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)
Con Louis Hayes
* Louis Hayes (Vee-Jay, 1960)
Con Jimmy Heath
* The Time and the Place (Landmark, 1974 [1994])
* Picture of Heath (Xanadu, 1975)
Con Johnny Hodges
* Blue Hodge (Verve, 1961)
Con John Lee Hooker
* That's My Story (Riverside, 1960)
Con Freddie Hubbard
* Open Sesame (Blue Note, 1960)
Con Fred Jackson
* Hootin' 'n Tootin' (Blue Note, 1962)
Con Willis Jackson
* More Gravy (Prestige, 1963)
Con Hank Jones
* Groovin' High (Muse, 1978)
Con Philly Joe Jones
* Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959)
Con Clifford Jordan
* Glass Bead Games (Strata-East, 1974)
* Half Note (SteepleChase, 1974 [1985])
* Night of the Mark VII (Muse, 1975)
* On Stage Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1977])
* On Stage Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1978])
* On Stage Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1979])
* Firm Roots (Steeplechase, 1975)
* The Highest Mountain (Steeplechase, 1975)
Con Duke Jordan
* Misty Thursday (SteepleChase, 1975 [1976])
* Duke's Delight (SteepleChase, 1975 [1976])
* Lover Man (SteepleChase, 1975 [1979])
Con Wynton Kelly
* Wynton Kelly! (Vee Jay, 1961)
With Harold Land
* West Coast Blues! (Jazzland, 1960)
Con Yusef Lateef
* The Gentle Giant (Atlantic, 1971)
* Part of the Search (Atlantic, 1973)
Con Abbey Lincoln
* It's Magic (Riverside, 1958)
* Abbey Is Blue (Riverside, 1959)
Con Johnny Lytle
* Nice and Easy (Jazzland, 1962)
Con Warne Marsh
* How Deep, How High
Con Jack McDuff
* The Heatin' System (Cadet, 1971)
Con Ken McIntyre
* Looking Ahead (New Jazz, 1960) with Eric Dolphy
Con Charles McPherson
* Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (Mainstream, 1972)
* Beautiful! (Xanadu, 1975)
* Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)
Con Billy Mitchell
* The Colossus Of Detroit (Xanadu, 1978)
Con Blue Mitchell
* Blue's Moods (1960; Riverside)
* A Sure Thing (1962; Riverside)
Con Thelonious Monk
* At Town Hall (1959; Riverside)
* 5 by Monk by 5 (1959; Riverside)
Con Wes Montgomery
* Movin' Along (1960)
* Bags Meets Wes! (1962; Riverside) - with Milt Jackson
Con Phineas Newborn, Jr.
* A World of Piano! (Contemporary, 1962)
* The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (Contemporary, 1963)
Con Horace Parlan
* Movin' & Groovin' (1960; Blue Note)
Con Cecil Payne y Duke Jordan
* Brooklyn Brothers (Muse, 1973)
Con Oscar Peterson
* Blues Etude (1966; Limelight)
* Soul Espanol (1966; Limelight)
* The Way I Really Play (1968; MPS)
* Mellow Mood (1968; MPS)
* Travelin' On (1968; MPS)
* Hello Herbie (1969; MPS)
* Tristeza on Piano (1970; MPS)
Con Bud Powell
* Time Waits (1958; Blue Note)
Con Julian Priester
* Keep Swingin' (Riverside, 1960)
* Spiritsville (Jazzland, 1960)
Con Jimmy Raney
* The Influence (Xanadu, 1975)
* Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)
Con Sonny Red
* Out of the Blue (1960; Blue Note)
Con Dizzy Reece y Ted Curson
* Blowin' Away (Interplay, 1978)
Con Sonny Stitt
* Tune-Up! (Cobblestone, 1972)
* Constellation (Cobblestone, 1972)
* 12! (Muse, 1972)
Con Idrees Sulieman
* Now Is the Time (SteepleChase, 1976)
Con Clark Terry
* In Orbit (1958; Riverside)
* Top and Bottom Brass (Riverside, 1959)
Con Teri Thornton
* Devil May Care (Riverside, 1961)
Con Bobby Timmons
* This Here is Bobby Timmons (1960; Riverside)
* Soul Time (1960; Riverside)
* Easy Does It (1961; Riverside)
* Sweet and Soulful Sounds (1962; Riverside)
* Born to Be Blue! (1963; Riverside)
* From the Bottom (1964; Riverside)
* Workin' Out! (1964; Riverside)
Con Harold Vick
* Don't Look Back (Strata-East, 1974)
Con Cedar Walton
* A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1 (Muse, 1973)
* A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2 (Muse, 1973)
* Firm Roots (Muse, 1974 [1976])
* Pit Inn (East Wind, 1974)
* Eastern Rebellion (Timeless, 1976) with George Coleman & Billy Higgins
* The Pentagon (East Wind, 1976)
* Eastern Rebellion 2 (Timeless, 1977) with Bob Berg & Billy Higgins
* First Set (SteepleChase, 1977)
* Second Set (SteepleChase, 1977)
* Third Set (SteepleChase, 1977)
* Eastern Rebellion 3 (Timeless, 1980) with Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg & Billy Higgins
Con Roosevelt Wardell
* The Revelation (Prestige, 1960)
Con Ben Webster
* Soulmates (Riverside, 1963) - with Joe Zawinul
Con Joe Zawinul
* Money in the Pocket (Atlantic, 1967)
Con Rein de Graaff
* New York Jazz (Timeless Records,1979) - with Louis Hayes