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Down Home (Sam Jones album)

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Released
  
1962

Down Home (1962)
  
Seven Minds (1974)

Release date
  
1962

Label
  
Riverside Records

Length
  
39:26

Artist
  
Sam Jones

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
June 25 and August 15 & 16, 1962 New York City

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Down Home is the third album by bassist and cellist Sam Jones featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "This is excellent hard bop-based music".

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Jones except as indicated

  1. "Unit 7" - 4:49
  2. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:05
  3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:31
  4. "O.P." - 5:07
  5. "Thumbstring" (Ray Brown) - 4:31
  6. "Down Home" - 4:08
  7. "Strollin'" (Horace Silver) - 4:12
  8. "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:03

Personnel

  • Sam Jones - bass (tracks 1 & 5), cello (tracks 2-4 & 6-8)
  • Les Spann - flute (tracks 3, 4 & 8)
  • Snooky Young (tracks 1 & 5), Blue Mitchell (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), Clark Terry (tracks 2 & 7) - trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland - trombone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
  • Frank Strozier - flute (track 6), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
  • Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
  • Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
  • Ernie Wilkins - arranger (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
  • Wynton Kelly (tracks 2 & 7), Joe Zawinul (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8) - piano
  • Ron Carter (tracks 2, 6 & 7), Israel Crosby (tracks 3, 4 & 8) - bass
  • Vernel Fournier (tracks 3, 4 & 8), Ben Riley (tracks 1, 2 & 5-7) - drums

    • Songs

    1Unit 74:49
    2Come Rain or Come Shine4:05
    3'Round Midnight5:31

    References

    Down Home (Sam Jones album) Wikipedia
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