J.J. Special
  • Bethlehem BCP1014
    Bethlehem BCP1014
  • Swing Shellac 10inch
    Swing Shellac 10inch
  • Jonah Jones
    Jonah Jones

Jonah Jones

J.J. Special

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Jonah Jones (tp, vcl), Vic Dickenson, Urbie Green (tb), Alix Combelle, George Clarke (ts), Sidney Bechet (ss), Edmond Hall (cl), André Persiany, Kenny Kersey (p), Jean Bonal (g), Alix Bret, Milt Hinton, Pops Foster, Benoit Quersin (b), Marcel Blanche, Osie Johnson (d)

Reference: FSRCD 445

Bar code: 8427328604451

Robert Elliot 'Jonah' Jones was an A-class trumpet player, a dynamic and surefooted soloist who expressed himself through Mainstream Jazz. Somewhat inspired by Louis Armstrong and Charlie Shavers, Jonah soon added to those influences his clarity of tone and logical phrasing. These 1954 Paris-New York sessions were recorded not long before he took his first steps on the road to commercial success fronting his own quartet.

The two French sessions are outstanding. The swinging Mr. Jones shares the solo spot with the powerful sound of Alix Combelles tenor sax, and the poignant, eloquent and unmistakable soprano sax of a jazz giant: Sidney Bechet. On the New York sextet sides, along Jonahs always-smiling trumpet and singing, shines the horn work of the two bones Vick Dickenson and Urbie Green, along with clarinetist Ed Hall. The overall feeling is that of the Swing Era.



01. Jonahs Wail (Jones) 3:17
02. Love Is Just Around The Corner (Gensler-Robin) 4:19
03. Confessin (Dougherty-Neiburg) 4:23
04. Whales Bues [Aka Blues de la Baleine] (Jones-Combelle) 4:21
05. Coquette (Khan-Green-Lombardo) 5:05
06. I May Be Wrong (Ruskin-Sullivan) 4:05
07. Crazy Rhythm (Kahn-Caesar-Meyer) 3:58
08. Lonesome Road (Austin) 5:02
09. Somebody Stole My Gal (Woods) 4:23
10. When You Wore A Tulip (Trad.) 4:05
11. Squeeze Me (Waller-Williams) 3:27
12. Chinatown, My Chinatown (Jerome-Schwartz) 4:36
13. Beale Street Blues (Handy) 3:55
14. Down By The Riverside (Trad.) 3:22
15. European Blues (Jones) 3:50
16. Sheik Of Araby (Snyder-Wheeler-Smith) 3:54
17. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Barris) 2:52
18. Stars Fell On Alabama (Perkins-Parish) 2:53
19. Youre The Cream In My Coffee 3:12 (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson)
20. J.J. Special (Jones) 3:30

Album details

Sources:

Tracks #1-6, originally issued as Swing M 33328
Tracks #7-12, originally issued as Vogue LD 119
Tracks #13-20, originally Bethlehem BCP 1014

Personnel:

Tracks #1-6:
Jonah Jones with Alix Combelles Orchestra
Jonah Jones, trumpet; Alix Combelle, tenor sax; Jean-Claude Pelletier, piano; Jean Bonal, guitar; Alix Bret, bass; Pierre Lemarchand, drums.
Recorded in Paris, on June 3, 1954

Tracks #7-12:
Jonah Jones with Sidney Bechet
Jonah Jones, trumpet; Sidney Bechet, soprano sax; André Persiany, piano; Benoit Quersin, bass; Marcel Blanche, drums.
Recorded in Paris, on September 22, 1954

Tracks #13-16:
Jonah Jones Sextet
Jonah Jones, trumpet, vocals; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Edmond Hall, clarinet; Kenny Kersey, piano; George 'Pops' Foster, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Recorded in New York, December 9, 1954

Tracks #17-20:
Jonah Jones Sextet
Jonah Jones, trumpet, vocals; Urbie Green, trombone; George Clarke, tenor sax; Kenny Kersey, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Recorded in New York, circa December 1954

Compilation & liner notes: Tomás Gonzalez
Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
Price:

9,95 €  (tax incl.)

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