Rodney Jones (guitarist)
Rodney Jones (born August 30, 1956) is a 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]
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Background information | |
Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | August 30, 1956
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, teacher |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Labels | Strata-East, Timeless, Musicmasters, Blue Note, Savant |
Discography
Credits adapted from AllMusic, Discogs and Bandcamp.[4][5]
As leader
- 1977: The Liberation of the Contemporary Jazz Guitar (Strata-East) with Bruce Johnson
- 1979: Articulation (Timeless)
- 1981: When You Feel the Love (Timeless)
- 1981: My Funny Valentine (Timeless)
- 1996: The X-Field (Musicmasters)
- 1996: Right Now! (Minor Music)
- 1999: The Undiscovered Few (Blue Note)
- 2001: Soul Manifesto (Blue Note)
- 2003: Soul Manifesto Live (Savant)
- 2005: Dreams and Stories (Savant)
- 2009: A Thousand Small Things (18th & Vine)
- 2011: The Journey of Soul (independent)
- 2012: The Resonance of Love (independent)
- 2013: Devotion (independent)
- 2013: I Dream of the Sea (independent)
As sideman
With Ruth Brown
- 1989 Blues on Broadway (Fantasy)
- 1991 Fine and Mellow
- 1993 The Songs of My Life (Fantasy)
- 1997 R+B = Ruth Brown (Bullseye Blues)
- 2009 Ms. B's Blues
With Kenny Burrell
- 1987 Generation (Blue Note)
- 1988 Pieces of Blue and the Blues (Blue Note)
With Ann Hampton Callaway
- 2002 Signature (N-Coded)
- 2004 Slow (Shanachie)
- 2006 Blues in the Night (Telarc)
- 2009 At Last (Telarc)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- 1976 Dizzy's Party (Pablo)
- 1997 Be Bop
- 2000 Les Incontournables
With Lena Horne
- 1988 The Men in My Life
- 1994 We'll Be Together Again
- 1998 Being Myself (Blue Note)
- 2006 Seasons of a Life (Blue Note)
With Jimmy McGriff
- 1990 You Ought to Think About Me (Headfirst)
- 1994 McGriff's Blues
- 1994 Right Turn on Blues
- 1998 Straight Up
- 2000 McGriff's House Party
- 2002 McGriff Avenue
With Maceo Parker
- 1990 Roots Revisited (Minor Music)
- 1991 Mo' Roots
- 1992 Life on Planet Groove (Minor Music)
- 1993 Southern Exposure
With Houston Person
- 1997 The Opening Round (Savant)
- 2017 Rain or Shine (HighNote)
With Hilton Ruiz
- 1988 El Camino (The Road)
- 1989 Strut
With others
- 1976 Chico Hamilton and the Players, Chico Hamilton
- 1989 Bottom's Up, Victor Bailey
- 1990 American Experience, Vincent Herring
- 1991 Comme Ci Comme Ca, Fred Wesley
- 1994 Sepia Tonality, Pee Wee Ellis
- 1996 Sketches of Coryell, Larry Coryell
- 1997 Spiral Staircase, Mark Sherman
- 1998 Darji's Groove, Hank Jones
- 1998 Moonlight in Vermont, Ray Brown
- 1998 This One's On Me, Gloria Lynne
- 1999 Free to Be, Donald Harrison
- 1999 Rhythms of the Heart, Regina Carter
- 2000 Everything I Love, Eliane Elias
- 2003 Love Makes the Changes, Ernestine Anderson
- 2004 Thanks to You, Irene Reid
- 2004 Too Damn Hot, Lonnie Smith
- 2007 Get Ready, Carl Allen
- 2008 Present Tense, James Carter (EmArcy)
- 2009 Azure Te, Reuben Wilson
- 2010 The Twilight of the Gods, Noah Creshevsky
- 2014 The Song Is You, Jennifer Holliday
- 2017 Bringin' It, Christian McBride (Mack Avenue)
- 2017 Rain or Shine, Houston Person[6]
Further reading
- "Rodney Jones biography". Manhattan School of Music. Archived
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References
- Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – biography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 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 March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- "Rodney Jones | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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