The Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast

The Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast will be a historical survey of the music of the great bassist, Sam Jones from his earliest jump blues recordings in the early 1950s until the end of his life in 1981.  His 30-year career provides a great way to hear the transitions in modern jazz and his music is marked by several long collaborations with some of the masters of American jazz: Cannonball Adderley, Oscar Peterson, Cedar Walton, and Billy Higgins.  We will listen to at least one track from each of his approximately 300 recording sessions which include some of the most important albums in history, paying attention to both his bass playing and how he interacts with the other musicians around him, especially drummers.  Tune in for a deep dive into the classic jazz period and some in-depth analysis of this great music!

Past Episodes

  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 16 Aired: Monday, March 4, 2024
    • Hendrick Meurkins - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Victor Feldman - New Delhi @ 5:26
    • Sam Jones - In Walked Ray @ 16:54
    • Cannonball Adderley - Lisa @ 26:30
    • Wynton Kelly - Winetone @ 37:05
    • Red Garland - I Ain't Got Nobody @ 47:10
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 15 Aired: Monday, February 26, 2024
    • Cesare Mecca - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • JJ Johnson - Bluzineff @ 3:45
    • Victor Feldman - Mosey on Down @ 10:45
    • Paul Gonzalves - Low Gravy @ 14:45
    • Teri Thornton - Lulaby of the Leaves @ 25:35
    • Sam Jones - The Chant @ 28:25
    • Cannonball Adderley - African Waltz @ 31:45
    • Stan Getz - Evening in Paris @ 40:10
    • Bobby Timmons - If You Could See Me Now @ 51:15
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 14 Aired: Monday, February 19, 2024
    • John McNeil - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Clifford Brown - What is This Thing Called Love? @ 7:23
    • Cannonball Adderley - Work Song @ 15:45
    • Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars - C Jam Blues @ 26:23
    • Less Spann - Smile @ 43:40
    • Kenny Drew - The Pot's On @ 53:28
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 13 Aired: Monday, February 12, 2024
    • Jason Henson - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Bobby Timmons - Dis Here @ 5:00
    • Wes Montgomery - Says You @ 18:47
    • Cannonball Adderley - Sack o' Woe @ 25:34
    • Miles Davis - One for Daddy-O @ 37:20
    • Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars - Bop 'n Boogie @ 51:25
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 12 Aired: Monday, February 5, 2024
    • Jimmy Junebug Jackson - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Red Garland - Halleloo-Y'-All @ 5:22
    • Dizze Reece - Comin' On @ 5:20
    • Nat Adderley - Tadd @ 26:45
    • Bobby Timmons - The Touch of Your Lips @ 31:04
    • Blue Mitchell - Avars @ 41:36
    • King Curtis - Do You Have Soul Now? @ 45:41
    • Roosevelt Wardell - Lazarus @ 55:28
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 11 Aired: Monday, January 29, 2024
    • Jimmy Junebug Jackson - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Red Garland - Halleloo-Y'all @ 5:22
    • Dizzy Reece - Comin' On @ 15:19
    • Nat Adderley - Tadd @ 26:45
    • Bobby Timmons - The Touch of Your Lips @ 31:04
    • Blue Mitchell - Avars @ 41:33
    • King Curtis - Do You Have Soul Now? @ 45:40
    • Roosevelt Wardell - Lazrus @ 55:27
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 10 Aired: Monday, January 22, 2024
    • Dusko Goykovich - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Sam Jones - Del Sasser @ 6:30
    • Cannonball Adderley - Jeannine @ 11:09
    • James Clay - Some Kinda Mean @ 21:40
    • Louis Hayes - Teef @ 30:42
    • Barry Harris - Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby? @ 44:04
    • Harold Land - West Coast Blues @ 52:58
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 9 Aired: Monday, January 15, 2024

    Slightly abbreviated version of Episode 9

    • Mike Smith - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Lou Donaldson - Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise @ 6:43
    • John Lee Hooker - I Need Some Money @ 15:59
    • Arnett Cobb - Sometimes I'm Happy @ 22:32
    • Horace Parlan - There is no Greater Love @ 30:39
    • Sam Jones - Some Kinda Mean @ 41:34
    • Bobby Timmons - So Tired @ 47:28
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 8 Aired: Monday, January 8, 2024
    • Don Miller - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Cannonball Adderley - Spontaneous Combustion @ 6:19
    • Lou Donaldson - The Nearness of You @ 21:55
    • Sonny Red - Bluesville @ 29:30
    • Red Garland - The Red Blues @ 35:19
    • Julian Priester - The End @ 38:25
    • Bobby Timmons - Dat Dere @ 48:33
    • Nat Adderley - Scrambled Eggs @ 56:50
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 7 Aired: Monday, January 1, 2024
    • Bobby Watson - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud @ 4:52
    • Walter Davis Jr. - S'make It @ 38:02
    • Johnny Griffin - Playmates @ 45:45
    • Blue Mitchell - Blue Soul @ 55:02

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