Bobby Jones (saxophonist)
Bobby Jones ( born October 30, 1928 in Louisville ( Kentucky), † March 6, 1980 in Munich) was an American jazz musician ( woodwinds ).
Life and work
Jones was already the age of four lessons by his father, who worked as a drummer. At eight, he joined the clarinet. As a teenager he played in the Ray McKinley Orchestra and then at Hal McIntyre. Finally, he worked as the first saxophonist with the Woody Herman Big Band. After his military service ( where he played in the Fort Knox Army Band ), he moved to Cleveland to work as a studio musician; he worked there in particular to R & B and rock 'n' roll with recordings. With the money he went to New York City because he wanted to be a member of the band of Mingus.
Jones is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, with whom he worked from 1970 to 1972, as on Let My Children Hear Music or Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert. He then lived in Europe and was part of the Munich jazz scene. He took several plates on as leader and led, together with Dusko Goykovich the band Summitt. Great response on the jazz scene took place - because of its expressive clarinet repertoire - the inclusion Hill Country Suite. Towards the end of his life he could no longer play the saxophone because of emphysema. His main job was then active as a composer.
Auswahldiskographie
- The Arrival of Bobby Jones ( 1972)
- The Legacy of Bobby Jones ( 1972)
- Bobby Pierce Introducing ( Cobblestone CST9016, Muse MR5304 1972)
- Live benefizkonzert (FDB Records in 1973, with Dusko Goykovich, Horace Parlan, Peter Trunk, Todd Canedy )
- Hill Country Suite ( Enja, 1974)