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 19 Aired: Monday, March 25, 2024
    • Cannonball Adderley - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Grant Green - Hip Funk @ 5:56
    • Red Garland - Sophisticated Swing @ 14:00
    • Johnny Lytle - Old Folks @ 19:30
    • Ike Quebec - With a Song in My Heart @ 33:42
    • Sonny Clark - Someday My Prince Will Come @ 37:35
    • Blue Mitchell - Hip To It @ 48:37
    • Lou Donaldson - Way Down Upon the Swanee River @ 55:16
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 18 Aired: Monday, March 18, 2024
    • Peter Bernstein - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Milt Jackson - Sam Sack @ 7:55
    • Sal Nistico - Shoutin' @ 18:28
    • Grant Green - On Green Dolphin Street @ 23:45
    • Cannonball Adderley - Dizzy's Business @ 35:30
    • Sonny Clark - It Ain't Necessarily So @ 42:28
    • Ray Brown - Baubles, Bangles, and Beads @ 56:06
  • Sam Jones Centennial Broadcast - Episode 17 Aired: Monday, March 11, 2024
    • Billy Larkin and the Delegates - Unit 7 @ 0:00
    • Nancy Wilson - A Sleepin' Bee @ 3:10
    • Nat Adderley - Seventh Son @ 9:10
    • Wynton Kelly - Come Rain or Come Shine @ 16:00
    • Johnny Hodges - And Then Some @ 25:40
    • Eddie Cleanhead Vinson - Hold It! @ 36:25
    • Bessie Watson - Deed I Do @ 40:33
    • Cannonball Adderley - Scotch and Water @ 47:47
    • Phineas Newborn Jr. - Juicy Lucy @ 55:10
  • 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

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