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Rodney Jones (guitarist)

December 18, 2023

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
Jones in 1977
Background information
Born (1956-08-30) August 30, 1956 (age 67)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, teacher
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1970s–present
LabelsStrata-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

With Maceo Parker

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

Further reading edit

  • "Rodney Jones biography". Manhattan School of Music.

References edit

  1. ^ Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – biography". AllMusic. from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Tom Floyd (2004). Quartal Harmony & Voicings for Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 4. ISBN 0786668113. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Juilliard: Rodney Jones – faculty". Juilliard.edu. from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – discography". Allmusic.com. from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bandcamp: Rodney Jones". bandcamp.com. from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website
 

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December 18, 2023
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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 JonesJones in 1977Background informationBorn 1956 08 30 August 30 1956 age 67 New Haven Connecticut U S GenresJazzOccupation s Musician teacherInstrument s GuitarYears active1970s presentLabelsStrata East Timeless Musicmasters Blue Note Savant Contents 1 Discography 1 1 As leader 1 2 As sideman 2 Further reading 3 References 4 External linksDiscography editCredits 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 amp 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 amp Rodney Whitaker Get Ready Mack Avenue 2007 Carl Allen amp 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 amp Vine 2009 Further reading edit Rodney Jones biography Manhattan School of Music ArchivedReferences 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 amp 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 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about an American jazz guitarist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rodney Jones guitarist amp oldid 1175920001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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