Biography
Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians have described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award. He was also honored in 2003 with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Jazz Living Legend Award. In 2008, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. On April 13, 2009, the University of Hartford presented Jones with an honorary Doctorate of Music for his musical accomplishments. Jones recorded more than 60 albums under his own name and is estimated to have "appeared on over a thousand recordings" as a sideman, including Cannonball Adderley's celebrated album Somethin' Else with Miles Davis. On May 19, 1962, he played piano as actress Marilyn Monroe sang her famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" song to then U.S. president John F. Kennedy.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Kind Of Blue
1959
Somethin' Else
1958
Jazz Samba
1962
Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
1960
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
1960
Bass On Top
1957
Out Of The Cool
1961
Lady In Satin
1958
The Hawk Flies High
1957
Road Song
1968
Coltrane Plays The Blues
1962
Bags & Trane
1961
Legrand Jazz
1958
Big Band Bossa Nova
1962
The Best Of Miles Davis (The Capitol / Blue Note Years)
1992
The Verve Years (1948-50)
1976
I Just Dropped By To Say Hello
1964
The Drum Battle - Gene Krupa And Buddy Rich At JATP
1960
Portrait Of Art Farmer
1958
Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985
Spontaneous Combustion
1976
The Impulse Years
1974
With Respect To Nat
1966
Baker's Holiday
1965
Credited work
7,396 releases · 1,217 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 9,627
- Other credits · 246
- Production · 15
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Carnegie Hall