Buddy Jones

Burgher Jones (born February 17, 1924 in Hope, Arkansas , † June 9, 2000 in Carmel Valley (San Diego) , California ) was an American jazz bassist.

Life

Jones learned to play the piano as a child. At the age of seventeen he began studying at the University of Kansas City , where he met Charlie Parker . Under Parker's influence, Jones decided to pursue a career as a musician and studied double bass while with the Navy . He worked with Charlie Ventura in 1947 and then went to Los Angeles , where he played in smaller jazz bands. In 1949 he worked with Joe Venuti and the Ina Ray Hutton Orchestra.

In 1950 Buddy Jones went to New York City and worked for Elliot Lawrence , whose arrangements a. a. written by Al Cohn . He also played with Buddy DeFranco , Zoot Sims , Gene Williams and Lennie Tristano's quintet . He then worked as a studio musician at CBS in New York from 1952 to 1964 , played in Jack Sterling's morning radio show and in studio bands with Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra , as well as on tours with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey .

As a sideman he is still on albums by musicians like Al Porcino , Stan Getz , Johnny Richards , Red Rodney , Jimmy Knepper , Porky Cohen , Don Lanphere , Gene Roland , Tiny Kahn , Joe Newman , Billy Byers , Osie Johnson , Manny Albam , Johnny Carisi , Thad Jones , Quincy Jones , Gerry Mulligan , Urbie Green , Bernie Glow , Conte Candoli , Ernie Royal , Hank Jones , Ernie Wilkins and many more.

In Clint Eastwood's film Bird about Charlie Parker (1988) he worked alongside the composer Lennie Niehaus as a musical advisor. In 1996, Jones was inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame .

He should not be confused with the country and honky-tonk singer of the same name, who died in 1950.

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SURNAME	Jones, buddy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jones, Burgher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz bassist
DATE OF BIRTH	February 17, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hope, Arkansas
DATE OF DEATH	June 9, 2000
Place of death	Carmel Valley , California