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'''Jo Jones''' ([[October 11]],[[1911]]–[[September 3]], [[1985]]) (later known as '''Papa Jo Jones''') was an [[United States|American]] drummer, one of the most influential in the history of jazz. Born Jonathan Jones in [[Chicago, Illinois]], he moved to [[Alabama]] where he learned to play several instruments, including saxophone, piano, and drums. He worked as a drummer and tap-dancer at carnival shows until joining [[Walter Page|Walter Page's]] band, the [[Blue Devils]] in Oklahoma City in the late 1920s. He later joined pianist [[Count Basie]]'s band in 1933. Jones, Basie, guitarist [[Freddie Green]] and bassist [[Walter Page]] are one of the more important rhythm sections in jazz. Jones took a brief break for two years when he was in the [[military]]. He played with the band until 1948 and performed in a concert series known as [[Jazz at the Philharmonic]]. | '''Jo Jones''' ([[October 11]],[[1911]]–[[September 3]], [[1985]]) (later known as '''Papa Jo Jones''') was an [[United States|American]] drummer, one of the most influential in the history of jazz. Born Jonathan Jones in [[Chicago, Illinois]], he moved to [[Alabama]] where he learned to play several instruments, including saxophone, piano, and drums. He worked as a drummer and tap-dancer at carnival shows until joining [[Walter Page|Walter Page's]] band, the [[Blue Devils]] in Oklahoma City in the late 1920s. He later joined pianist [[Count Basie]]'s band in 1933. Jones, Basie, guitarist [[Freddie Green]] and bassist [[Walter Page]] are one of the more important rhythm sections in jazz. Jones took a brief break for two years when he was in the [[military]]. He played with the band until 1948 and performed in a concert series known as [[Jazz at the Philharmonic]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 11 December 2006
Jo Jones (October 11,1911–September 3, 1985) (later known as Papa Jo Jones) was an American drummer, one of the most influential in the history of jazz. Born Jonathan Jones in Chicago, Illinois, he moved to Alabama where he learned to play several instruments, including saxophone, piano, and drums. He worked as a drummer and tap-dancer at carnival shows until joining Walter Page's band, the Blue Devils in Oklahoma City in the late 1920s. He later joined pianist Count Basie's band in 1933. Jones, Basie, guitarist Freddie Green and bassist Walter Page are one of the more important rhythm sections in jazz. Jones took a brief break for two years when he was in the military. He played with the band until 1948 and performed in a concert series known as Jazz at the Philharmonic.
Jones split off from the band in the late 1940s and created an image for himself. He was one of the first drummers to promote the use of brushes on drums and shifting the role of timekeeping from the bass drum to the hi-hat cymbal. Jones is regarded as the premier jazz drummer of the Swing era, and the transitional figure between classic and modern jazz drumming.
He had an incalculable influence on major drummers such as Buddy Rich, Kenny Clarke, Roy Haynes, Max Roach, and Louie Bellson. He also starred in several films, most notably Jammin' the Blues in 1944. In 1985 Jones was the recipient of an American Jazz Masters fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Style
In contrast to drummer Gene Krupa's loud, insistent pounding of the bass drum on each beat, Jones often ommitted bass drum playing altogether. Jones also continued a ride rhythm on high-hat while it was continuously opening and closing instead of the common practice of striking it while it was closed. Jones's style influenced the modern jazz drummer's tendency to play timekeeping rhythms on a suspended cymbal that is now known as the ride cymbal.
Discography
- The Drums (1973)
- The Main Man (1976)
- Our Man, Papa Jo! (1985)
Filmography
- Jammin’ the Blues (1944)
- Born to Swing (1973)
- The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
External links
- Drummer's World - biography with images and videos
- ArtistDirect - biography
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