Description
TitleJimmy Jones oral history interview
IntervieweeJones, Jimmy
IntervieweeWillard, Patricia
Date Created1977-12-21, 1977-12-23, 1977-01-06, 1978-02-01, 1978-02-07
Genreoral histories (literary works)
Genreinterviews
Note(s)Jimmy Jones (1918-1982), an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer best known as an accompanist, first garnered recognition in 1943 when he played, and then recorded, with Stuff Smith. Jones later performed with J. C. Heard, accompanied Sarah Vaughan, and recorded with many jazz leaders in the 1940s and 1950s, including Dicky Wells, Coleman Hawkins, Trummy Young, Sonny Stitt, Thad Jones, Illinois Jacquet, Ruby Braff, and Joe Turner. In the 1960s and 1970s, he focused on arranging and conducting, including pieces for Duke Ellington, and served as Ella Fitzgerald's music director.
Table of ContentsPage numbers here indicate page numbers for "Read Online" interface. Page numbers listed on transcripts may differ.
Tape 1...pp. 2-26
Tape 2...pp. 26-46
Tape 3...pp. 47-71
Tape 4...pp. 71-91
Tape 5...pp. 92-113
Tape 6...pp. 113-131
Tape 7...pp. 132-157
Tape 8...pp. 156-179
Tape 9...pp. 180-205
Tape 10...pp. 205-227
Tape 11...pp. 228-252
Tape 12...pp. 252-272
no tape...pp. 273-314
CollectionJazz Oral History Project
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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