Sam Jones (musician)
Samuel Jones (November 12, 1924 – December 15, 1981) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist, and composer. Background. Sam Jones was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, to a musical family. His father played piano and drums and his aunt played organ in church. In 1955, he moved to New York City and began his recording career with Tiny Bradshaw, before working with Bill Evans, Bobby Timmons, Les Jazz Modes, Kenny Dorham, Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie (1958–59), and Thelonious Monk. 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 Cedar Walton (1972-1977). In the 1970s, Jones recorded several albums as a bandleader for the Xanadu and SteepleChase labels. Jones wrote the jazz standards "Del Sasser" and "Unit 7" 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 sideman. With Cannonball Adderley With Nat Adderley  With Joe Alexander With Gene Ammons With Chet Baker With Walter Bishop Jr. With Tina Brooks With Ray Brown With Ray Bryant With Kenny Burrell With Donald Byrd With James Clay With Arnett Cobb With Al Cohn With George Coleman With Ronnie Cuber With King Curtis With Walter Davis Jr. With Lou Donaldson With Kenny Dorham With Kenny Drew With Ted Dunbar With Bill Evans With Art Farmer With Victor Feldman With Red Garland With Terry Gibbs With Dizzy Gillespie With Paul Gonsalves With Dexter Gordon With With Grant Green With Johnny Griffin With Barry Harris With Louis Hayes With  Jimmy Heath With Johnny Hodges With John Lee Hooker With Freddie Hubbard With Fred Jackson With Milt Jackson With Willis Jackson With Eddie Jefferson With J. J. Johnson With Etta Jones With Hank Jones With Jo Jones With Philly Joe Jones With Clifford Jordan With Duke Jordan With Wynton Kelly With Harold Land With Yusef Lateef With Abbey Lincoln With Mike Longo With Johnny Lytle With Chuck Mangione With Warne Marsh With Jack McDuff With Ken McIntyre With Charles McPherson With Billy Mitchell With Blue Mitchell With Thelonious Monk With Wes Montgomery With Tete Montoliu With Phineas Newborn Jr. With  Sal Nistico With Horace Parlan With Cecil Payne and Duke Jordan With Oscar Peterson With Bud Powell With Julian Priester With Ike Quebec With Jimmy Raney With Sonny Red With Dizzy Reece With Red Rodney With Sal Salvador With Archie Shepp With Louis Smith With Les Spann With James Spaulding With Sonny Stitt With Idrees Sulieman With Art Taylor With Clark Terry With Lucky Thompson With Teri Thornton With Bobby Timmons With Stanley Turrentine With Harold Vick With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson With Cedar Walton With Roosevelt Wardell With Ben Webster With Don Wilkerson With Claude Williamson With Joe Zawinul Sam