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Photostory14: Jonah Jones
Trumpeter Jonah Jones began recording in 1936 and worked steadily in Cab Calloway's band between 1941 and 1950. In the 1950s, Jones recorded mostly for Capitol, churning out themed albums with crisp jazz renditions of standards. I love this photo of Jones by Hank O'Neal because it captured a certain melancholy in Jones' eyes while the ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Jonah Jones
All About Jazz is celebrating Jonah Jones' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jonah JonesA talented and flashy trumpeter, Jonah Jones hit upon a formula in 1955 that made him a major attraction for a decade; playing concise versions of melodic swing standards and show tunes muted with ...
Baubles, Bangles and Beads & Mack The Knife
Featuring the music of Jonah Jones
Duration: 4:18
Jumpin' With Jonah
By Jonah Jones
Label: Capitol Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. No Moon at All
2. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
3. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
4. Blues Don't Care Who's Get 'Em
5. Jumpin' With Jonah
6. Just a Gigolo
7. It's a Good Day
8. Dance Only With Me
9. Lots of Luck Charley
10. Kiss to Build a Dream On
11. That's A-Plenty
12. Moten Swing
13. Slowly But Surely
14. Night Train
15. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?
16. Ballin' the Jack
Jonah Jones Quartet: Jumpin' With Jonah
by AAJ Staff
Hey, who’s that swingin’ that horn? That sounds like Pops! Well, though Jonah Jones and Louis "Pops" Armstrong were contemporaries, the comparisons stop there. Actually, Jonah and Louis do sound alike. And on this album (which takes its title from Jones’s third LP, but which is here reissued with some additional tracks), Jones puts his bell ...
I Dig Jonah: The Jonah Jones Capitol Collection
By Jonah Jones
Label: Collector's Choice Music
Released: 2000
Jumpin' With Jonah Jones: Jonah Jones
by Jim Santella
Swing trumpeter Jonah Jones was quite popular in the late 1950s when this recording was made. He had begun his professional career performing on Mississippi riverboats in the 1920s with smaller trad jazz ensembles and had moved into the big band arena early. From 1941 to 1952 Jones performed with the Cab Calloway orchestra. That exciting ...
