Jo Jones (US jazz drummer)

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Relationships

member of:Count Basie Band (drums (drum set))
The Blues Band (blues backing band, appeared at 1958 Newport Jazz Festival) (drums (drum set))
Earl Hines Quartet (drums (drum set))
Jazz Artists Guild (A short lived, early 60s, jazz collective) (drums (drum set))
The Jimmy Rushing All Stars (drums (drum set))
The Jones Boys (Quincy Jones, Thad Jones, Jimmy Jones and Jo Jones) (drums (drum set))
Jones‐Smith, Incorporated (drums (drum set))
Kansas City Five (Count Basie’s rhythm musicians in the late 1930s) (drums (drum set))
Kansas City Six (drums (drum set))
Max Kaminsky & His All Star Dixieland Band (drums (drum set))
The Nat Pierce Orchestra (drums (drum set))
The Oscar Pettiford Quartet
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85369941 [info]
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000134722 [info]
VIAF ID:223144783148250911768 [info]
Wikidata:Q125686 [info]

Appearances

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1936-10-08Lady Be Gooddrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:11
1936-10-09Boogie Woogiedrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:22
1936-10-09Boogie Woogiedrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith, Incorporated3:17
1936-10-09Evenin’drums (drum set)Jones‐Smith, Incorporated2:57
1936-10-09Shoe Shine Boydrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith, Incorporated3:01
1936-11-09Boogie Woogiedrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:14
1936-11-09Boogie Woogiedrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:12
1936-11-09Boogie Woogie (alt. take)drums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:13
1936-11-09Evenin'drums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:56
1936-11-09Evenin'drums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:54
1936-11-09Evenin' (alt. take)drums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:05
1936-11-09Lady Be Good (alt. take)drums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:03
1936-11-09Lady, Be Gooddrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated3:06
1936-11-09Oh, Lady Be Good! (Mat. C 1660-1 - Vocalion 3459. CHICAGO, 9/10/1936)drums (drum set)Jones‐Smith, Incorporated3:08
1936-11-09Shoe Shine Bluesdrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:47
1936-11-09Shoe Shine Boydrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:50
1936-11-09Shoe Shine Boydrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:57
1936-11-09Shoe Shine Boydrums (drum set)Jones‐Smith Incorporated2:59
1936-11-09Shoe Shine Swingdrums (drum set)Jones-Smith Inc.3:00
1937-01-21Honeysuckle Rose (1937-01-21, mx. 61542-A)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra3:01
1937-01-21Honeysuckle Rosedrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:50
1937-01-21Honeysuckle Rosedrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:56
1937-01-21Honeysuckle Rose (alt. take)drums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:51
1937-01-21Pennies from Heaven (1937-01-21, mx. 61543-A)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra3:02
1937-01-21Roseland Shuffledrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:30
1937-01-21Roseland Shuffledrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:32
1937-01-21Roseland Shuffle (1937-01-21, mx. 61545-A)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra2:35
1937-01-21Swinging at the Daisy Chaindrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:45
1937-01-21Swinging at the Daisy Chaindrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:48
1937-01-21Swinging at the Daisy Chain (1937-01-21, mx. 61544-A)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra2:51
1937-01-25He Ain't Got Rhythm (matrix B.20568-1)drums (drum set)Billie Holiday2:52
1937-01-25He Ain't Got Rhythmdrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson2:51
1937-01-25I Must Have That Mandrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:55
1937-01-25I Must Have That Mandrums (drum set)Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:56
1937-01-25I Must Have That Mandrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson3:02
1937-01-25I Must Have That Man (matrix B.20571-1)drums (drum set)Billie Holiday2:56
1937-01-25I Must Have That Mandrums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Lester Young2:52
1937-01-25I Must Have That Man!drums (drum set)Billie Holiday2:59
1937-01-25I'll See You in My Dreamsdrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson2:42
1937-01-25This Year's Kissesdrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:10
1937-01-25This Year’s Kissesdrums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Lester Young3:06
1937-01-25This Year’s Kisses (matrix B.20569-2)drums (drum set)Billie Holiday3:11
1937-01-25Why Was I Born?drums (drum set)Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:51
1937-01-25Why Was I Born? (matrix B.20570-1)drums (drum set)Billie Holiday2:51
1937-02-08Moten Swingdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra0:12
1937-02-08Moten Swingdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra1:35
1937-02-08Oh! Lady Be Gooddrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra4:42
1937-02-08Roseland Shuffledrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:22
1937-02-08St. Louis Bluesdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra5:27
1937-02-10I'll Always Be in Love With Youdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:40
1937-02-10King Porter Stompdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:44
1937-02-10Moten Swingdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra0:59
1937-02-10Riffin'drums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra3:19
1937-02-10Swinging at the Daisy Chaindrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra3:50
1937-02-10Yeah! Mandrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:22
1937-02-10You Do the Darnedest Things, Babydrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra3:00
1937-02-12Oh! Lady Be Gooddrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra3:16
1937-02-12Tattersfield Stompdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:33
1937-03-26Boo-Hoodrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:26
1937-03-26Boo-Hoodrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:24
1937-03-26Boo‐Hoo (1937-03-26, mx. 62079-A)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra2:29
1937-03-26Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)drums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:50
1937-03-26Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)drums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:49
1937-03-26Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) (1937-03-26, mx. 62081-A)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra2:53
1937-03-26Exactly Like Youdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:42
1937-03-26Exactly Like Youdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:40
1937-03-26Exactly Like You (1937-03-26, mx. 62078-A)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra2:43
1937-03-26The Glory of Lovedrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:30
1937-03-26The Glory of Lovedrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:31
1937-03-26The Glory of Lovedrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:30
1937-03-26The Glory of Love (1937-03-26, mx. 62080-A)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra2:31
1937-06-01Easy Livingdrums (drum set)Billie Holiday3:07
1937-06-01Easy Livingdrums (drum set)Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:04
1937-06-01Easy Livingdrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson3:00
1937-06-01Easy Livingdrums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Lester Young3:03
1937-06-01Foolin' Myselfdrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:03
1937-06-01Foolin’ Myselfdrums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Lester Young2:58
1937-06-01I've Found a New Babydrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra2:40
1937-06-01I’ll Never Be the Samedrums (drum set)Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra with Billie Holiday3:04
1937-06-15A Sailboat in the Moonlightdrums (drum set)Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:51
1937-06-15A Sailboat in the Moonlightdrums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Lester Young2:46
1937-06-15A Sailboat in the Moonlightdrums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:51
1937-06-15Me, Myself and Idrums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Lester Young2:30
1937-06-15Me, Myself and I (take 2)drums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra2:37
1937-06-15Me, Myself and I (take 2)drums (drum set)Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra2:38
1937-06-15Without Your Lovedrums (drum set)Billie Holiday & Lester Young2:48
1937-06-29Heaven Help This Heart of Minedrums (drum set)Mildred Bailey2:44
1937-06-29If You Ever Should Leavedrums (drum set)Mildred Bailey3:06
1937-06-29It’s the Natural Thing to Dodrums (drum set)Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra3:03
1937-06-29The Moon Got in My Eyesdrums (drum set)Mildred Bailey2:36
1937-06-29The Moon Got in My Eyesdrums (drum set)Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra2:37
1937-06-30Bugle Bluesdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra5:52
1937-06-30I Got Rhythmdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:32
1937-06-30I'll Always Be in Love With Youdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra3:02
1937-06-30Moten Swingdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra1:54
1937-06-30Moten Swingdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra0:22
1937-06-30Shout and Feel Itdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:22
1937-06-30Swing, Brother, Swingdrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra1:57
1937-06-30Swing! Brother, Swing! (mx. unknown)drums (drum set)Count Basie and His Orchestra1:51
1937-06-30The Count Steps Indrums (drum set)Count Basie & His Orchestra2:35
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performed
1955-12-18A Date With RayAl Cohn, Joe Newman, Freddie Green4:56
1955-12-18Down for DoubleAl Cohn, Joe Newman, Freddie Green4:01
1955-12-18Easy Does ItAl Cohn, Joe Newman, Freddie Green3:45
1955-12-18Free and EasyAl Cohn, Joe Newman, Freddie Green3:28
1955-12-18Learnin' the BluesLou Rawls3:31
1955-12-18Something's Got to GiveAl Cohn, Joe Newman, Freddie Green2:56
1955-12-18When You Wish Upon a StarAl Cohn, Joe Newman, Freddie Green2:38
Swinging BackAl Cohn, Joe Newman, Freddie Green3:25
instruments
From the Southland Cafe: Boston 1940drums (drum set)Count Basie / Duke Ellington
Give Him the Ooh-La-Ladrums (drum set)Blossom Dearie
Jazz Reuniondrums (drum set)Coleman Hawkins and Pee Wee Russell
The Legendary 1955 Sessiondrums (drum set)The Art Tatum Sextet
miscellaneous roles
Black Diamondtask: production coordinatorAngie Stone
composed
Me and You