Jonah Jones Quartet
Jonah Jones began his musical career at an early age, playing French horn in local orchestras, before quickly switching to trumpet. By the age of 12, he was playing alongside young trombonist Dicky Wells in his school orchestra. Later, not yet 20, he embarked, like many musicians of the time, on the riverboats up the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He then joined the great band of conductor and pianist Horace Henderson, alongside the young trumpeter Roy Eldridge. With his reputation already well established, he was recruited by bandleader and saxophonist Jimmie Lunceford, then by violinist Stuff Smith. During the '30s, the famous McKinney's Cotton Pickers called on Jonah Jones for the last year of their activity, and after the band disbanded, he returned to Stuff Smith. The band, based at New York's Onyx Club, enjoyed great success in all the city's clubs. This happy experience drew the attention of the famous leader-singer-dancer Cab Calloway, with whom he remained for over ten years from the early '40s onwards. As the cycle of big bands drew to a close, many of the former leaders set up small bands, and Jonah Jones joined pianist Earl Hines. In the mid-50s, he went to Paris, where he performed as a soloist at the Salon du Jazz. Back in the States, he set up his first quartet and frequented the New York club The Embers
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Capitol Records Collection
Jazz - Released by Capitol Records on Jan. 1, 2010
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Jumpin' With A Shuffle
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on Jan. 1, 2000
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I Dig Chicks (Original)
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on Jan. 1, 2010
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Harry "Sweets" Edison & Jonah Jones Quartet
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jonah Jones Quartet
Jazz - Released by LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records on Jan. 16, 2014
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Gentleman Jimmy
Jazz - Released by Hill Musizìk Rec on Nov. 20, 2020
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Tangerine / Linda (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1959
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Fascination (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1960
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Around the World (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1960
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All the Way (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1960
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Swingin' On Broadway (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on Jan. 1, 1958
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On the Sunny Side of the Street
World - Released by TP4 Music on Jan. 6, 2022
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Jonah Jones / Glen Gray
Jonah Jones Quartet, Glen Gray, The Casa Loma Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on Feb. 4, 2020
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The Greatest Hits Collection
Pop - Released by Music Manager on Apr. 7, 2015
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Jonah Jones At The Embers
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on Jan. 1, 2010
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Swingin'at the Cinema
World - Released by TP4 Music on Jan. 6, 2021
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Swingin' on Broadway
World - Released by TP4 Music on Feb. 7, 2022
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Swing Jazz Classics
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on Jun. 14, 2015
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Jonah Jumps Again
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on Jan. 1, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo