Jonah Jones

Jonah Jones

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 31, 1909 (Louisville), Died April 30, 2000 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist, piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-09644	10-in.	8/16/1937	Confessin' (That I love you)	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060351	10-in.	1/22/1941	Cuddle up, huddle up	Benny Carter Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060352	10-in.	1/22/1941	[Unknown title(s)]	Benny Carter Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060353	10-in.	1/22/1941	Babalu	Benny Carter Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-060354	10-in.	1/22/1941	There, I've said it again	Benny Carter Orchestra ; Ray Felton	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Columbia	29867	10-in.	3/5/1941	Jonah joins the Cab	Cab Calloway Orchestra ; Cab Calloway ; Cab Calloway ; Jonah Jones	Jazz/dance bandJazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Brunswick	B19495	10-in.	6/30/1936	It's like reaching for the moon	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Brunswick	B19496	10-in.	6/30/1936	These foolish things	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Brunswick	B19498	10-in.	6/30/1936	I cried for you	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Brunswick	B19499	10-in.	6/30/1936	Guess who?	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Brunswick	B20290	10-in.	11/19/1936	Pennies from heaven	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Brunswick	B20291	10-in.	11/19/1936	That's life I guess	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Brunswick	B20293	10-in.	11/19/1936	I can't give you anything but love (Baby)	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Vocalion	20506	10-in.	1/12/1937	One never knows, does one?	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Vocalion	20507	10-in.	1/12/1937	I've got my love to keep me warm	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Vocalion	20508	10-in.	1/12/1937	If my heart could only talk	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Vocalion	20509	10-in.	1/12/1937	Please keep me in your dreams	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	62172	10-in.	5/4/1937	Twilight in Turkey	Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	62173	10-in.	5/4/1937	Where is the sun ?	Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	62174	10-in.	5/4/1937	Upstairs	Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	62175	10-in.	5/4/1937	Onyx Club spree	Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67331	10-in.	3/18/1940	Sixth Street	Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67332	10-in.	3/18/1940	Riffin' the blues	Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67333	10-in.	3/18/1940	Why is a good man so hard to find?	Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67334	10-in.	3/18/1940	My secret flame	Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67481	10-in.	4/4/1940	Big apple blues	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67482	10-in.	4/4/1940	Big money blues	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67483	10-in.	4/4/1940	Chicago mill blues	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67484	10-in.	4/4/1940	Five minutes blues	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67485	10-in.	4/4/1940	Two time Mama	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67486	10-in.	4/4/1940	Jaybird blues	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67487	10-in.	4/4/1940	Suicide blues	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67488	10-in.	4/4/1940	Pocket knife blues	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67563	10-in.	4/18/1940	Jazzin' babies blues	Georgia White		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67564	10-in.	4/18/1940	Papa pleaser	Georgia White		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67565	10-in.	4/17/1940	Let me ride your train	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67566	10-in.	4/17/1940	Be your natural self	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67567	10-in.	4/17/1940	Turn over	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67568	10-in.	4/17/1940	Take off them hips	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67569	10-in.	4/17/1940	Gimme a pig's foot and a bottle of beer	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67570	10-in.	4/17/1940	You can't tell	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67571	10-in.	4/17/1940	My little girl	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67572	10-in.	4/17/1940	Lucille blues	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67573	10-in.	4/17/1940	Mississippi water blues	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67574	10-in.	4/17/1940	Little leg woman	Lee Brown		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67575	10-in.	4/18/1940	Sensation blues	Georgia White		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67576	10-in.	4/18/1940	Late hour blues	Georgia White		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67577	10-in.	4/18/1940	Panama limited blues	Georgia White		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	67578	10-in.	4/18/1940	You ought to be ashamed of yourself	Georgia White		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68022	10-in.	8/28/1940	Gangster's blues	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68023	10-in.	8/28/1940	Cuttin' 'em slow	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68024	10-in.	8/28/1940	Look out for yourself	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68025	10-in.	8/28/1940	No count woman	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68026	10-in.	8/28/1940	What's that?	Peetie Wheatstraw		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68284	10-in.	10/23/1940	By the watermelon vine, Lindy Lou	Benny Carter Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68285	10-in.	10/23/1940	The last kiss you gave me	Benny Carter Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68286	10-in.	10/23/1940	Boogie woogie sugar blues	Benny Carter Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	68287	10-in.	10/23/1940	I've been in love before	Benny Carter Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85447		11/7/1953	Whamboogie	George Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85448		11/7/1953	Creole	George Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85449		11/7/1953	The knocked out choo choo	George Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85450		11/7/1953	The rompin' stamper	George Williams Orchestra		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115534		1/6/1965	Who can I turn to?	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115535		1/6/1965	Think beautiful	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115536		1/6/1965	A wonderful day like today	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115537		1/6/1965	Theme from Golden Boy	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115538		1/7/1965	People	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115539		1/7/1965	When I dance with the person	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115540		1/7/1965	Can it be possible	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115541		1/7/1965	Do you love me	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115542		1/7/1965	Variations on a theme by Bird	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115543		1/7/1965	Hello, Dolly!	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115544		1/7/1965	Take the moment	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	115545		1/7/1965	127th Street march	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116226		6/17/1965	Long ago	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116227		6/17/1965	Jonah in a solo	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116440		8/18/1965	Side by side	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116441		8/18/1965	Down among the sheltering palms	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116442		8/18/1965	Red head	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116443		8/18/1965	I used to love you	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116444		8/19/1965	Save your sorrow	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116445		8/19/1965	Who's sorry now	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116446		8/19/1965	Angry	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116447		8/19/1965	Anytime	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116448		8/19/1965	There'll be some changes made	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116449		8/19/1965	On the sunny side of the street	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116450		8/20/1965	I want a girl	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116451		8/20/1965	You're nobody 'til somebody loves you	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	116960		1/26/1966	I'll get by	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116961		1/26/1966	Georgia on my mind	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116962		1/26/1966	Opus one	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116963		1/26/1966	Baby dream your dream	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116964		1/27/1966	Dulcinea	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116965		1/27/1966	Moment to moment	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116966		1/27/1966	Over the rainbow	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116967		1/31/1966	It makes no difference	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116968		1/31/1966	Dream of you	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116969		1/31/1966	Jonah don't you blow	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116970		1/31/1966	Second hand rose	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	116971		1/31/1966	Tijuana taxi	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	117445		5/19/1966	In the shade of the old apple tree	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117446		5/19/1966	That's how young I feel	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117447		5/19/1966	Sweet Georgia Brown	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117448		5/20/1966	Theme from Maya	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117449		5/20/1966	Strangers in the night	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117450		5/20/1966	Green grass	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117451		5/23/1966	If I had you	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117452		5/23/1966	Squeeze me	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117453		5/23/1966	Everywhere you go	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117454		5/23/1966	Birth of the blues	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117455		5/23/1966	In the shade of the old apple tree	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117456		5/23/1966	Limehouse blues	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	117457		5/23/1966	Begin the beguine	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	118096		10/27/1966	Lover's medley: That's my desire ; I'm gettin' sentimental over you ; All my love ; I can't believe that you're in love with me	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	118097		10/27/1966	Duke Ellington medley: Rockin' in rhythm ; I let a song go out of my heart ; Mood indigo ; It don't mean a thing ; Sophisticated lady ; Caravan	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	118098		10/28/1966	Swing Street medley: Organ grinder's swing ; Moonglow ; Sweet Lorraine ; Corrine Corrina	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	118102		11/12/1966	Good time medley: When my sugar walks down the street ; Just a girl that men forget ; Ain't misbehavin' ; Ting-a-ling ; Farewell blues	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119036		6/9/1967	Now I know the feeling	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119037		6/9/1967	Tango Natasha	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119038		6/9/1967	Claudia	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119039		6/9/1967	Yellow days (La mentira)	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119040		6/12/1967	Jurame (Promise love)	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119041		6/12/1967	La pollera colora	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119042		6/12/1967	Lamento Borincano	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119043		6/12/1967	Compadre Pedro Juan	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119044		6/14/1967	Eddie's bossa nova	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119045		6/14/1967	Where is you laughter?	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119046		6/14/1967	El amor de mi bohio	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Decca	119047		6/14/1967	Jonah's pachanga	Jonah Jones Quartet		instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist
Signature	SRC 2070	10-in.	5/5/1949	Baby, it's cold outside	Cab Calloway and his Cab Jivers		instrumentalist, trumpet
Signature	SRC 2071	10-in.	5/5/1949	The hucklebuck	Cab Calloway and his Cab Jivers		instrumentalist, trumpet
Signature	SRC 2072	10-in.	5/5/1949	I've got the world on a string	Cab Calloway and his Cab Jivers		instrumentalist, trumpet
Signature	SRC 2073	10-in.	5/5/1949	Why can't you behave	Cab Calloway and his Cab Jivers		instrumentalist, trumpet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Jonah," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104916.

Jones, Jonah. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104916.

"Jones, Jonah." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.