Richard M. Jones
Richard M. Jones, born Richard Marigny Jones (sometimes written Richard Mariney Jones), (June 13, 1892 – December 8, 1945) was an American jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and record producer. Numerous songs bear his name as author, including "Trouble in Mind". He was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, United States. Jones grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jones suffered from a stiff leg and walked with a limp; fellow musicians gave him the nickname "Richard My Knee Jones" as a pun on his middle name. In his youth he played alto horn in brass bands. His main instrument, however, became the piano. By 1908, he was playing in Storyville, the red-light district of New Orleans. A few years later, he often led a small band which sometimes included Joe Oliver. Jones also worked in the bands of John Robichaux, Armand J. Piron, and Papa Celestin. In 1918, Jones moved to Chicago, Illinois. He worked as Chicago manager for publisher and pianist Clarence Williams. Jones began recording in 1923, making gramophone records as a piano soloist, accompanist to vocalists, and with his bands The Jazz Wizards and The Chicago Cosmopolitans. He recorded for Gennett, OKeh, Victor, and Paramount Records in the 1920s. He also worked for OKeh Records as Chicago supervisor of the company's "Race" (African-American) Records for most of the decade. During this period he was the producer of the influential Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings led by cornetist (later trumpeter) Louis Armstrong. In the 1930s, Jones performed a similar management role for Decca. Richard M. Jones worked for Mercury Records until his death in December 1945 in Chicago, at the age of 53. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 13, 1892, Died December 8, 1945 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, leader, lyricist, songwriter, arranger, vocalist, speaker
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 155 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-38681 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | Dark alley | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-38682 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | Hollywood shuffle | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-38683 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | Good stuff | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-38684 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | Smoked meat blues | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-40820 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | Jazzin' baby blues | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-40821 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | African hunch | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-40822 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | Boar hog blues | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-40823 | 10-in. | 11/7/1927 | Who made you cry? (Sugar babe) | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-42930 | 10-in. | 9/7/1928 | Trouble in mind | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-48872 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | Novelty blues | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-48873 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | New Jersey blues | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance trio | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-48874 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | Tickle britches blues | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance quartet | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-48875 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | Baby mine | Jazz Wizards ; Richard M. Jones | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BS-100681 | 10-in. | 8/5/1936 | Trouble in mind | Richard M. Jones | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-100682 | 10-in. | 8/5/1936 | Black rider | Richard M. Jones | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter | |
Victor | BS-030772 | 10-in. | 12/28/1938 | 29th and Dearborn | Ziggy Elman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2169 | 10-in. | 12/8/1947 | Your red wagon | Count Basie Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 81153 | 10-in. | 7/27/1923 | All night blues | Fletcher Henderson ; Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | 81321 | 10-in. | 10/30/1923 | Jazzin' babies' blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | W142476 | 10-in. | 7/29/1926 | Heebie jeebies | Ethel Waters and her Jazz Band | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | C1481 | 10-in. | 9/29/1936 | Trouble in mind | Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 8403 | 10-in. | 6/23/1923 | Jazzin' babies' blues | King Oliver’s Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 8477 | 10-in. | October 1923 | I ain't gonna tell nobody | King Oliver’s Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | 9446 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | New Orleans shags | Richard M. Jones Three Jazz Wizards | Jazz/dance trio | composer, leader, instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | 9447 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Spanish shawl | Albert Nicholas ; Richard M. Jones Three Jazz Wizards | Clarinet solo, with piano and banjo | leader, instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Richard M.," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106200.
Jones, Richard M.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106200.
"Jones, Richard M.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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