Arthur Jones (musician)
Arthur Jones (* around 1940 in Cleveland , † 1998 in New York City ) was an American alto saxophonist of free jazz was warm for a high-energy game despite his tone known.
Jones initially worked for several years in a rock'n'roll orchestra. After discovering the music of Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy , he appeared on the New York scene where he played in the Frank Wright group ; he was also involved in his album Your Prayer (1967). He also worked with Jacques Coursil . In 1968 he became a member of Sunny Murrays Acoustical Swing Unit , with which he also went to Paris in 1969 . There he played two albums as a leader; Most of the musicians of the Art Ensemble of Chicago participated in the recording of Africanasia . He was also involved in numerous other recordings for BYG Actuel , for example by Coursil, Archie Shepp , Sunny Murray and Burton Greene .
Discography
- Scorpio (BYG Actuel, 1969), with Beb Guérin and Claude Delcloo
- Africanasia (BYG Actuel, 1970) with Joseph Jarman , Roscoe Mitchell , Clifford Thornton , Malachi Favors , Earl Freeman , Claude Delcloo
- Dave Burrell : Echo (BYG Actuel, 1969)
- Clifford Thornton Ketchaoua (BYG Actuel, 1969)
literature
- Philippe Carles / Jean-Louis Comolli : Free Jazz Black Power. Fischer paperback, Frankfurt a. M., 1974
Remarks
- ↑ According to Thurston Moore
- ↑ See short biography at Allmusic
- ^ Allmusic review Africanasia
- ^ Allmusic review Scorpio
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jones, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1998 |
| Place of death | New York City |