Rodney Jones (born August 30, 1956) is an American jazz guitarist who worked with Jaki Byard, Chico Hamilton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lena Horne and as a bandleader.[1] He is cited as a jazz guitarist who uses modern quartal harmony.[2] Jones is a faculty member at Juilliard.[3]
Rodney Jones | |
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-Buffalo-NY-1977.jpg) Jones in 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 30, 1956 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, teacher |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Strata-East, Timeless, Musicmasters, Blue Note, Savant |
Discography edit
Credits adapted from AllMusic and Bandcamp.[4][5]
As leader edit
- The Liberation of Contemporary Jazz Guitar (Strata-East, 1977)
- Articulation (Timeless, 1978)
- When You Feel the Love (Timeless, 1981)
- Friends (1981)
- My Funny Valentine (Timeless, 1983)
- The Unspoken Heart (Minor Music, 1992)
- The "X" Field (MusicMasters, 1996)
- Right Now (Minor Music, 1996)
- The Undiscovered Few (Blue Note, 1999)
- Soul Manifesto (Blue Note, 2001)
- Soul Manifesto Live! (Savant, 2003)
- Dreams and Stories (Savant, 2005)
- A Thousand Small Things (18th & Vine, 2009)
As sideman edit
With Ruth Brown
- Blues On Broadway (Fantasy, 1989)
- Fine and Mellow (Fantasy, 1992)
- The Songs of My Life (Victor, 1993)
- R+B=Ruth Brown (Bullseye Blues, 1997)
With Lena Horne
- We'll Be Together Again (Blue Note, 1994)
- An Evening with (Blue Note, 1995)
- Being Myself (Blue Note, 1998)
With Jimmy McGriff
- You Ought to Think About Me (Headfirst, 1990)
- Right Turn On Blue (Telarc, 1994)
- McGriff's Blues (K-Tel, 1994)
- Straight Up (Milestone, 1998)
- McGriff's House Party (Milestone, 2000)
- McGriff Avenue (Milestone, 2002)
With Maceo Parker
- Roots Revisited (Minor Music, 1990)
- Mo' Roots (Verve, 1991)
- Life on Planet Groove (Minor Music, 1992)
- Southern Exposure (Minor Music, 1993)
- Roots Revisited: The Bremen Concert (Minor Music, 2015)
With Lucky Peterson
- Organ Soul Sessions: Brother Where Are You? (Universal/EmArcy, 2009)
- Organ Soul Sessions: Mercy (Universal/EmArcy, 2009)
- Organ Soul Sessions: The Music Is the Magic (Universal/EmArcy, 2009)
- Organ Soul Sessions (Universal/EmArcy, 2009)
With others
- Brian Culbertson, 20 Anniversary Tour (Oakland, 2015)
- Carl Allen & Rodney Whitaker, Get Ready (Mack Avenue, 2007)
- Carl Allen & Rodney Whitaker, Work to Do (Mack Avenue, 2009)
- Ernestine Anderson, Love Makes the Changes (HighNote, 2003)
- Victor Bailey, Bottom's Up (Atlantic, 1989)
- Hamiet Bluiett, Makin' Whoopee (Mapleshade, 1997)
- Ray Brown, Blues for Jazzo (Prevue, 1998)
- Ray Brown, Moonlight in Vermont (Prevue, 1998)
- Kenny Burrell, Generation (Blue Note, 1987)
- Kenny Burrell, Pieces of Blue and the Blues (Blue Note, 1988)
- Ann Hampton Callaway, Signature (N-Coded Music, 2002)
- James Carter, Present Tense (EmArcy, 2008)
- Regina Carter, Rhythms of the Heart (Verve, 1999)
- Keyshia Cole, 11:11 Reset (Epic, 2017)
- Larry Coryell, Sketches of Coryell (Shanachie, 1996)
- Noah Creshevsky, The Twilight of the Gods (Tzadik, 2010)
- Noah Creshevsky, The Four Seasons (Tzadik, 2013)
- Charles Earland, Coming to You Live (Columbia, 1980)
- Eliane Elias, Everything I Love (Blue Note, 1999)
- Pee Wee Ellis, Sepia Tonality (Minor Music, 1994)
- Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy's Party (Pablo, 1976)
- Chico Hamilton, Chico Hamilton and the Players (Blue Note, 1976)
- Donald Harrison, Free to Be (Impulse!, 1999)
- Vincent Herring, American Experience (MusicMasters, 1990)
- Jennifer Holliday, The Song Is You (Shanachie, 2013)
- Dave Koz, At the Movies (Capitol, 2007)
- Carmen Lundy, Night and Day (CBS/Sony, 1987)
- Gloria Lynne, This One's On Me (HighNote, 1998)
- Christian McBride, Bringin' It (Mack Avenue, 2017)
- Houston Person, The Opening Round (Savant, 1997)
- Houston Person, I'm Just a Lucky So and So (HighNote, 2019)
- Irene Reid, Movin' Out (Savant, 2003)
- Irene Reid, Thanks to You (Savant, 2004)
- Hilton Ruiz, El Camino (Novus, 1988)
- Hilton Ruiz, Strut (Novus, 1989)
- Lonnie Smith, Too Damn Hot (Palmetto, 2004)
- Billy Strayhorn, Lush Life (Blue Note, 2007)
- Akira Tana, Secret Agent Men (Sons of Sound, 2002)
- Frankie Valli, Romancing the '60s (Universal Motown, 2007)
- Fred Wesley, Comme Ci Comme Ca (Minor Music, 1991)
- Reuben Wilson, Azure Te (18th & Vine, 2009)
Further reading edit
- "Rodney Jones biography". Manhattan School of Music. Archived
References edit
- ^ Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ Tom Floyd (2004). Quartal Harmony & Voicings for Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 4. ISBN 0786668113. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Juilliard: Rodney Jones – faculty". Juilliard.edu. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – discography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Bandcamp: Rodney Jones". bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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