Biography
Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 30, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, he is known for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II", a reference to Louis Armstrong. Jones started playing alto saxophone at the age of 12 in the Booker T. Washington Community Center band in Louisville, Kentucky, before quickly transitioning to trumpet, where he excelled.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Hi De Ho Man
1974
Remember How Great...?
1961
A Touch Of Blue
1960
The Late, Late Show
1957
Lady Day
1954
The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 1, 1933-1935
1987
Giants Of Jazz: Billie Holiday
1979
The Original Recordings
1973
"The Golden Years" Volume II
1966
Jivin' The Vibes
1957
Muted Jazz
1957
Small Combos 1937-1940
1990
The Most Important Recordings Of Cab Calloway
1989
The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 3 (1936-1937)
1988
The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 2
1987
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet
1985
Reefer Songs (16 Original Jazz Classics)
1976
Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
1975
The Billie Holiday Story Volume I
1973
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing
1967
Jonah Jumps Again
1959
Hot Mallets
1954
The Complete Lionel Hampton 1937-1941
1976
Vol. 1 Stompology
1971
Credited work
869 releases · 209 albums · active 1951–2021
- Performance · 1,484
- Other credits · 45
Studios: CBS Studios, New York · Town Hall, New York · WOR Studios · Savoy Ballroom