Albinia Jones

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Albinia Jones (promotional image in a magazine, around 1945)

Albinia Jones (birth name Albennie Jones, born November 29, 1914 in Gulfport , Mississippi , † June 24, 1989 in New York City ) was an American blues , rhythm and blues and jazz singer of the 1940s.

Live and act

Jones sang in the choir at Mt. Holy Baptists Church in Gulfport when she was young . She came to New York in 1932 and had her first professional engagement in Elk's Rendez-vous Club ; due to the great success she stayed there for nine months. She later also sang in Club Harlem nightclubs , Village Vanguard and Murrains Cafe . The first recordings were made in the late 1930s; In the early 1940s she worked with jazz musicians such as Lester Young and Dizzy Gillespie , whose compositions she sang. At the end of 1944 she recorded four tracks, including "Albinia's Blues", one of her most famous songs, for the National label . a. was accompanied by Frankie Newton , Leonard Ware and Edmond Hall . 1945 created four more shots that it with the Swing Seven of Don Byas grossed, including inter alia Gillespie, Merchandise, Gene Sedric , Sammy Price and Harold Doc West belonged ( "Evil Gal Blues," "Salty Papa Blues"). In 1952, shortly after their hit "Cool Papa Tall" was released and Jones, divorced from her husband, was the mother of a one-year-old son named Alvin, Jones collapsed during a gig and was then partially paralyzed. This paralysis persisted after years, despite numerous visits to the doctor. In 1954, $ 300 was donated to Jones at a fundraiser at the Baby Grand Cafe in Harlem , where she performed often.

Discographic notes

  • The Complete Recorded Works of Albinia Jones 1938-1949

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  1. ↑ s. Entry Albinia Jones on Rate Your Music
  2. ^ Savoy discography 1931-1944
  3. ^ Savoy discography 1945
  4. ^ Mercury discography 1945
  5. ↑ JET, edition of December 23, 1954, p. 59 online
  6. ↑ JET, issue of December 23, 1954, p. 58 online .
  7. ↑ JET, edition of December 23, 1954, p. 59 online

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personal data
SURNAME Jones, Albinia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Gulfport , Mississippi , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 1989
Place of death New York City , New York , United States