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Sam Jones

Sam Jones' father was a pianist, but Sam studied guitar and played drums during his school years. He took up the double bass (1945), made his debut as a musician, and led a rhythm'n'blues band (1947-1948). He moved to New York in 1949. In 1953, he was hired in Cincinnati by Tiny Bradshaw as a bassist, with whom he recorded. From this point on, Sam Jones entered the bebop scene, joining Julius Watkins and Charlie Rouse's group Jazz Modes (1955). He went on to play with the Jazz Prophets, a group formed by Kenny Dorham after his stint with the Jazz Messengers. It was with the Adder...