Richard M. Jones

Richard Marigny Jones (* June 13, 1889 or 1892 in Donald Ville ( Louisiana), † December 8, 1945 in Chicago ) was an American blues and jazz pianist, arranger, composer, bandleader, and music producer.

Life and work

Richard M. Jones grew up in New Orleans and learned in his parents' house various instruments know; due to a knee disability he received from colleagues the nickname " Richard My Knee Jones ". In his youth he played alto horn in brass bands like the Eureka Brass Band, to his main instrument was the piano. Around 1908, he played in clubs and cabarets of the Storyville District, as well as Lulu Whites Josie Arlington 's. Later, he headed 1912/13, a small ensemble, which also includes King Oliver belonged. Jones also played in the bands of John Robichaux, Armand J. Piron and 1918 with Papa Celestins Tuxedo Brass Band. In 1915 he began composing first songs, including "Lonesome Nobody Cares " which was then interpreted by Sophie Tucker.

1918 Jones moved to Chicago to work for a music publisher Clarence Williams. From 1923 first pictures of him emerged as soloists (1923 ), in a trio with Albert Nicholas and Johnny St. Cyr, as well as a companion to blues singers such Bertha " Chippie " Hill ( 1925-27 ), also with his band The Jazz Wizards ( including Albert Nicholas, Shirley Clay, Stomp Evans, Preston Jackson, Roy Palmer or Omer Simeon belonged ) and The Chicago Cosmopolitans. He took in the 1920s for Gennett ( ( under the pseudonym Wally Coulter, 1927), OKeh, Victor, and Paramount Records on, the latter with a trio of cornet, clarinet and piano; besides, he worked for OKeh Records as A & R of the Race. program, the African American records of the decade from 1930 to 1934 he headed again a band in New Orleans, from 1834 he worked as a & R for Decca, where he worked among others with recordings of Lee Collins, Herschel Evans and Louis Metcalf in addition, he was. songwriter active. Until his death in 1945, he worked for Mercury Records as an arranger and talent scout. in the 40's he still participated in recordings of Jimmie Noone (1940 ), Johnny Dodds and Punch Miller ( 1945) with. , 1944, he headed back own formation to which, inter alia, Preston Jackson, Baby Dodds, and Darnell Howard belonged ( " Canal Street Blues" ) and emerged with the March '44 recordings for Session Records.

As a composer, he was responsible for numerous songs, including " Caldonia ", " Jazzin ' Baby Blues " (also Tin Roof Blues called ), " 29th and Dearborn ", " Red Wagon ", " Riverside Blues " and " Trouble in Mind " to he recorded in 1926 with " Chippie " Hill ( vocals) and Louis Armstrong (cornet ).

Jones also starred in his career when shooting Willy Hightower's Nighthawks (1923 ), Blanche Calloway (1925 ), Louis Armstrong's Hot Five (1925 /26), King Oliver (1926 ), Lillie Delk Christian (1927 ) and Louis Powell (1938 ) with.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • Richard M. Jones 1923-1927 ' ( Classics ) with Preston Jackson, Albert Nicholas, Johnny St. Cyr
  • Richard M. Jones 1927-1944 ( Classics ) by Albert Wynn, Omer Simeon, Herschel Evans, Wallace Bishop, Baby Dodds
  • Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol 1 (1923-1927) & Vol 2 (1927-1936) (Document )
  • Jazz Piano with Blues Singers (Document ) with Callie Vassar, Thelma la Vizzo, Baby Mack, Wilmer Davis, Lillie Delk Christian, Louis Powell

Lexical entries

  • Carlo Bohländer (ed.): Reclams jazz leader. Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010464-5
  • Dto. Edition in 2 volumes ( persons and objects part ) 1977 ( Reclam ) / 1980 ( Ed. Peters, Leipzig)
  • Ian Carr, Brian Priestley, Digby Fairweather (eds.): Rough Guide to Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1700 artists and bands from the beginning until today. Metzler Verlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584- X
  • Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD 6th edition. ISBN 0-14-051521-6
  • John Jorgensen, Erik Wiedemann Jazz Encyclopedia, Mosaic, 1967

Weblink

  • Richard M. Jones at Redhotjazz
  • Holley, Campbell, Pruter include: Sessionologie Session Records

Note

  • Music producer
  • Composer (Jazz)
  • Jazz Pianist
  • Blues musicians
  • Arranger
  • American musician
  • Born in the 19th century
  • Died in 1945
  • Man
Storyville (New Orleans) Clarence Williams (musician) Bertha Hill Gennett Records Victor Talking Machine Company Decca Records Lee Collins (musician) Chronological Classics Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton (Scottish writer) Leonard Feather Integrated Authority File
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