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Sam Jones Leader Discography

by Michael Weil

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Date: March 8, 1960
Location: Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Sam Jones Septet

Sam Jones (ldr), Jimmy Heath (ts), Charles Davis (bar), Nat Adderley (c), Bobby Timmons (p), Keter Betts (b), Louis Hayes (d), Sam Jones (vc)

a. Some Kinda Mean(Keter Betts) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 5:49
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Riverside CD4RCD-4422-2 — The Riverside Records Story
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-60105/08 — The Riverside Records Story
b. Just Friends(John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 4:13
c. Deep Blue Cello(Samuel Jones) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 4:57
d. There Is No Greater Love(Marty Symes, Isham Jones) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 3:41
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
All titles on:
Carrère LP 12"68.934 — The Soul Society
Riverside LP 12"RLP 12-324 — The Soul Society
Riverside LP 12"RLP-1172 — The Soul Society
Riverside LP 12"SMJ-6079 — The Soul Society
Victor (Japan) LP 12"VIJJ-30065 — The Soul Society
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1789-2 — The Soul Society
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-23768 — The Soul Society
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-41831 — The Soul Society

Jimmy Heath is credited for some of the arrangements in the liner notes.


Date: March 10, 1960
Location: Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Sam Jones Sextet

Sam Jones (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell (t), Jimmy Heath (ts), Charles Davis (bar), Bobby Timmons (p), Sam Jones (b), Louis Hayes (d)

a. All Members(Jimmy Heath) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 4:11
b. The Old Country(Curtis Lewis, Nat Adderley) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 6:05
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
c. Home(Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 5:13
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
d. So Tired(Bobby Timmons) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 6:17
All titles on:
Carrère LP 12"68.934 — The Soul Society
Riverside LP 12"RLP 12-324 — The Soul Society
Riverside LP 12"RLP-1172 — The Soul Society
Riverside LP 12"SMJ-6079 — The Soul Society
Victor (Japan) LP 12"VIJJ-30065 — The Soul Society
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1789-2 — The Soul Society
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-23768 — The Soul Society
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-41831 — The Soul Society

Jimmy Heath is credited for some of the arrangements in the liner notes.


Date: January 13, 1961
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Sam Jones Plus 10

Sam Jones (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell (t), Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley (as), Jimmy Heath (ts), Tate Houston (bar), Nat Adderley (c), Melba Liston (tb), Victor Feldman (vib, p), Wynton Kelly (p), Keter Betts (b), Louis Hayes (d), Sam Jones (vc)

a. Sonny Boy(Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Al Jolson) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 4:54
b. In Walked Ray(Samuel Jones) / arr: Victor Feldman - 4:04
c. Blue Bird(Charlie Parker) / arr: Victor Feldman - 4:10
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
d. Over The Rainbow(Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 6:37
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
All titles on:
Riverside LP 12"358 (mono) — The Chant
Riverside LP 12"9358 (stereo) — The Chant
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1839-2 — The Chant
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-60694 — The Chant
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-41776 — The Chant

Victor Feldman (p) on b; Wynton Kelly (p) on a, c-d.

The Jazz Discography Online states In Walked Ray was recorded on January 26, 1961 without giving a source for this information. To me it seems more probable that all tracks with Jones on cello were recorded at this session, like for the previous album.


Date: January 26, 1961
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Sam Jones Plus 10

Sam Jones (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell (t), Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley (as), Jimmy Heath (ts), Tate Houston (bar), Nat Adderley (c), Melba Liston (tb), Les Spann (g), Victor Feldman (p), Sam Jones (b), Louis Hayes (d)

a. The Chant(Victor Feldman) / arr: Victor Feldman - 3:24
b. Four(Eddie Vinson, Miles Davis) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 4:23
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
c. Blues On Down(Benny Golson) / arr: Victor Feldman - 5:45
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
d. Off-Color(Rudy Stevenson) / arr: Jimmy Heath - 4:26
All titles on:
Riverside LP 12"358 (mono) — The Chant
Riverside LP 12"9358 (stereo) — The Chant
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1839-2 — The Chant
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-60694 — The Chant
Victor (Japan) CDVICJ-41776 — The Chant

Date: June 25, 1962
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Sam Jones & Co.

Sam Jones (ldr), Les Spann (f), Josef Zawinul (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d), Sam Jones (vc)

a. 'Round Midnight(Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 5:31
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
b. O.P.(Samuel Jones) - 5:07
c. Falling In Love With Love(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:03
All titles on:
Riverside LP 12"432 (mono) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"9432 (stereo) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"WWLJ-7022 — Down Home
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1864-2 — Down Home

This was Israel Crosby's last recording session before his death on August 11, 1962, not the George Shearing Trio sessions of June 20-21 as stated on the cover of the LP "Jazz Moments".


Date: August 15, 1962
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Sam Jones & Co.

Sam Jones (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell, Clark Terry (t), Pat Patrick (f, bar), Frank Strozier (as), Jimmy Heath (ts), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Ron Carter, Sam Jones (b), Ben Riley (d), Ernie Wilkins (con)

a. Come Rain Or Come Shine(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 4:05
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
b. Strollin'(Horace Silver) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 4:12
Both titles on:
Riverside LP 12"432 (mono) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"9432 (stereo) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"WWLJ-7022 — Down Home
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1864-2 — Down Home

"Above date previously given as August 16th, but has since been corrected by Orrin Keepnews who also confirms Sam Jones on bass (not cello), along with Ron Carter on bass (source: Claude Schlouch Wynton Kelly discography)." (The Jazz Discography Online)


Date: August 15, 1962
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Sam Jones & Co.

Sam Jones (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell, Snooky Young (t), Pat Patrick (f, bar), Frank Strozier (f, as), Jimmy Heath (ts), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Josef Zawinul (p), Ron Carter (b), Sam Jones (b, vc), Ben Riley (d), Ernie Wilkins (con)

a. Down Home(Samuel Jones) - 4:08
Riverside LP 12"432 (mono) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"9432 (stereo) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"WWLJ-7022 — Down Home
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1864-2 — Down Home
b. Unit 7(Samuel Jones) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 4:49
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC-6008 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Riverside LP 12"432 (mono) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"9432 (stereo) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"WWLJ-7022 — Down Home
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-6008-2 — Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1864-2 — Down Home
c. XY-159ed Unit 7(Samuel Jones) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 3:51
Riverside 45RF-45477 — Sam Jones Orchestra
d. Thumbstring(Ray Brown) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 4:31
Riverside LP 12"432 (mono) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"9432 (stereo) — Down Home
Riverside LP 12"WWLJ-7022 — Down Home
Fresh Sound CDFSRCD 765 — The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-1864-2 — Down Home
e. XY-160ed Thumbstring(Ray Brown) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 3:41
Riverside 45RF-45477 — Sam Jones Orchestra

Richard "Blue" Mitchell (t) on b-e; Snooky Young (t) on b-e; Pat Patrick (f) on b-e, (bar) on b-e; Frank Strozier (f) on a, e, (as) on b-e; Jimmy Heath (ts) on b-e; Jimmy Cleveland (tb) on b-e; Ron Carter (b) on a; Sam Jones (b) on b-e, (vc) on a, c, e; Ernie Wilkins (con) on b-e.

Aural Comparison reveals the short versions were edited from the takes on the LP: on Unit 7 Jimmy Heath's tenor sax solo was edited out ; On Tumbstring the bass intro was removed.


Date: December 21, 1974
Location: Victor Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Label: East Wind
Sam Jones Trio

Sam Jones (ldr), Cedar Walton (p), Sam Jones (b), Billy Higgins (d), unidentified (vn, vl, vc)

a. Blues For Amos(Samuel Jones) - 4:49
b. Holy Land(Cedar Walton) / arr: Cedar Walton - 6:18
c. Seven Minds(Samuel Jones) - 11:56
d. I Didn't Know What Time It Was(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Cedar Walton - 6:47
e. Miss Morgan(Samuel Jones) - 5:25
f. The Maestro(Cedar Walton) / arr: Cedar Walton - 6:19
All titles on:
East Wind LP 12"EW-7010 — Seven Minds
East Wind CDUCCJ-9015 — Seven Minds
East Wind CDUCCJ-9140 — Seven Minds

unidentified (vn) on b, d, f, (vl) on b, d, f, (vc) on b, d, f.

The Masaya Katsura Strings Quartet is credited for playing on three tracks, individual players are not identified. Cedar Walton is co-credited for composing the Rodgers & Hart tune, which probably means he wrote the arrangements for the string quartet.


Date: January 5, 1976
Location: New York City
Label: Xanadu
Sam Jones Quartet/ Quintet

Sam Jones (ldr), Charles McPherson (as), Barry Harris (p), David Williams (b), Billy Higgins (d), Sam Jones (vc)

a. In Walked Ray(Samuel Jones) - 4:48
b. Old Folks(Willard Robison, Dedette Hill) - 5:19
c. Scorpio(Samuel Jones) - 5:48
d. Easy To Love(Cole Porter) - 5:29
e. Midnight Waltz [aka Twilight Waltz](Cedar Walton) - 5:34
f. Angel In The Night(Billy Higgins) - 7:19
g. Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 4:53
All titles on:
Vogue LP 12"JX.6606 — Cello Again
Xanadu LP 12"129 — Cello Again
Xanadu LP 12"JC-7017 — Cello Again

Charles McPherson (as) on a, c, f.


Date: February 15, 1976
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Label: SteepleChase
Double Bass

Sam Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (ldr), Philip Catherine (g), Sam Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b), Billy Higgins (d), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (per)

a. Falling In Love With Love(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:20
SteepleChase 45 12"45S-108 — Double Bass
Inner City LP 12"IC 2055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS 1055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"RJ-7134 — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (1st edition 1986) — Double Bass
b. take 1alt A Notion(Albert 'Tootie' Heath) - 5:11
c. take 2 A Notion(Albert 'Tootie' Heath) - 5:38
SteepleChase 45 12"45S-108 — Double Bass
Inner City LP 12"IC 2055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS 1055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"RJ-7134 — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (1st edition 1986) — Double Bass
d. Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 5:44
SteepleChase 45 12"45S-108 — Double Bass
Inner City LP 12"IC 2055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS 1055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"RJ-7134 — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (1st edition 1986) — Double Bass
e. Yesterdays(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 4:59
SteepleChase 45 12"45S-108 — Double Bass
Inner City LP 12"IC 2055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS 1055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"RJ-7134 — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (1st edition 1986) — Double Bass
All titles on:
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (2nd edition 1988) — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDVACE-1022 — Double Bass
Think! Records (Jap.) CDTHCD-480 — Double Bass

Philip Catherine (g) on a-d; Billy Higgins (d) on a-d; Albert 'Tootie' Heath (per) on b-c.

The first CD edition did not include the alternate takes!


Date: February 16, 1976
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Label: SteepleChase
Double Bass

Sam Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (ldr), Philip Catherine (g), Sam Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b), Billy Higgins (d), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (per)

a. I Fall In Love Too Easily(Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 6:16
SteepleChase 45 12"45S-108 — Double Bass
Inner City LP 12"IC 2055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS 1055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"RJ-7134 — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (1st edition 1986) — Double Bass
b. take 1 Miss Morgan(Samuel Jones) - 6:17
SteepleChase 45 12"45S-108 — Double Bass
Inner City LP 12"IC 2055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS 1055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"RJ-7134 — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (1st edition 1986) — Double Bass
c. Little Train(Heitor Villa-Lobos) - 5:20
SteepleChase 45 12"45S-108 — Double Bass
Inner City LP 12"IC 2055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS 1055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"RJ-7134 — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (1st edition 1986) — Double Bass
d. take 2alt Miss Morgan(Samuel Jones) - 5:59
e. Giant Steps(John Coltrane) - 3:43
SteepleChase 45 12"45S-108 — Double Bass
Inner City LP 12"IC 2055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS 1055 — Double Bass
SteepleChase LP 12"RJ-7134 — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (1st edition 1986) — Double Bass
All titles on:
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31055 (2nd edition 1988) — Double Bass
SteepleChase CDVACE-1022 — Double Bass
Think! Records (Jap.) CDTHCD-480 — Double Bass

Albert 'Tootie' Heath (per) on a, c.

The first CD edition did not include the alternate takes!


Date: September 13, 1977
Location: CI Recording, New York City
Label: Muse
Sam Jones Sextet

Sam Jones (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell (t), Bob Berg (ts), Slide Hampton (tb), Cedar Walton (p), Sam Jones (b), Billy Higgins (d)

a. Every Man Is A King(Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton - 5:09
b. For All We Know(Sam M. Lewis, J. Fred Coots) / arr: Cedar Walton - 5:20
c. Blue Silver(Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) - 5:29
d. Something In Common(Cedar Walton) / arr: Cedar Walton - 5:55
e. Bolivia(Cedar Walton) / arr: Cedar Walton - 7:03
f. Seven Minds(Samuel Jones) - 12:14
All titles on:
Muse LP 12"MR 5149 — Something In Common
32 Jazz CD32217 — Something In Common

There are no arranger's credits for some tracks.


Date: September 14, 1977
Location: New York City
Label: Xanadu
Sam Jones Sextet

Sam Jones (ldr), Richard "Blue" Mitchell (t), Bob Berg (ts), Slide Hampton (tb), Barry Harris (p), Sam Jones (b), Louis Hayes (d)

a. Stablemates(Benny Golson) / arr: Slide Hampton, Don Schlitten - 6:59
b. Miss Morgan(Samuel Jones) / arr: Slide Hampton - 7:59
c. Laverne Walk(Oscar Pettiford) / arr: Slide Hampton - 5:22
d. Trane Changes(Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton - 7:29
e. Sam's Things(Samuel Jones) / arr: Slide Hampton - 5:57
f. Blue's(Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) / arr: Slide Hampton - 7:58
All titles on:
Xanadu LP 12"150 — Changes & Things
Xanadu LP 12"ULX-99 — Changes And Things
Elemental Music Xanadu Master Edition CD906088 — Changes And Things

Slide Hampton probably wrote the arrangements; producer Don Schlitten suggested the rubato opening for Stablemates.


Date: March 20, 1978
Location: New York City
Label: SteepleChase
Sam Jones Quintet

Sam Jones (ldr), Terumasa Hino (t), Bob Berg (ts), Ronnie Mathews (p), Sam Jones (b), Al Foster (d)

a. Occurrence(Tom Harrell) - 5:50
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS-1097 — Visitation
SteepleChase LP 12"(Japan) RJ-7465 — Visitation
b. take 1alt Visitation(Paul Chambers) - 5:53
c. Visitation(Paul Chambers) - 6:35
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS-1097 — Visitation
SteepleChase LP 12"(Japan) RJ-7465 — Visitation
d. Jean Marie(Ronnie Mathews) - 6:53
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS-1097 — Visitation
SteepleChase LP 12"(Japan) RJ-7465 — Visitation
e. take 1alt Before You(Tom Harrell) - 5:45
f. Before You(Tom Harrell) - 5:55
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS-1097 — Visitation
SteepleChase LP 12"(Japan) RJ-7465 — Visitation
g. My Funny Valentine(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:10
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS-1097 — Visitation
SteepleChase LP 12"(Japan) RJ-7465 — Visitation
h. take 2alt My Funny Valentine(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:29
i. Del Sasser(Samuel Jones) - 8:30
SteepleChase LP 12"SCS-1097 — Visitation
SteepleChase LP 12"(Japan) RJ-7465 — Visitation
All titles on:
SteepleChase CDSCCD-31097 — Visitation

Date: January 3, 1979
Location: RPM Studio, New York City
Label: Interplay
Sam Jones Trio

Sam Jones (ldr), Kenny Barron (p, ep), Sam Jones (b), Keith Copeland (d)

a. Rhythm-a-ning(Thelonious Monk) - 5:30
Discovery LP 12"DS-861 — The Bassist!
Interplay LP 12"IP 7720 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) LP 12"PAP-9159 — The Bassist!
Trio (Jap.) LP 12"PAP-9159 — Seascape
Interplay CD(Japan) MYCJ-30363 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) CD30363 — The Bassist!
b. Lily(Samuel Jones) - 6:01
Discovery LP 12"DS-861 — The Bassist!
Interplay LP 12"IP 7720 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) LP 12"PAP-9159 — The Bassist!
Trio (Jap.) LP 12"PAP-9159 — Seascape
Interplay CD(Japan) MYCJ-30363 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) CD30363 — The Bassist!
c. Seascape(Kenny Barron) - 7:14
Discovery LP 12"DS-861 — The Bassist!
Interplay LP 12"IP 7720 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) LP 12"PAP-9159 — The Bassist!
Trio (Jap.) LP 12"PAP-9159 — Seascape
Interplay CD(Japan) MYCJ-30363 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) CD30363 — The Bassist!
d. alt Seascape(Kenny Barron) - 6:01
e. Tragic Magic(Kenny Barron) - 6:06
Discovery LP 12"DS-861 — The Bassist!
Interplay LP 12"IP 7720 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) LP 12"PAP-9159 — The Bassist!
Trio (Jap.) LP 12"PAP-9159 — Seascape
Interplay CD(Japan) MYCJ-30363 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) CD30363 — The Bassist!
f. The Hymn Of Scorpio(Samuel Jones) - 4:09
Discovery LP 12"DS-861 — The Bassist!
Interplay LP 12"IP 7720 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) LP 12"PAP-9159 — The Bassist!
Trio (Jap.) LP 12"PAP-9159 — Seascape
Interplay CD(Japan) MYCJ-30363 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) CD30363 — The Bassist!
g. alt The Hymn Of Scorpio(Samuel Jones) - 5:24
h. Bittersuite [aka Bittersweet](Samuel Jones) - 6:09
Discovery LP 12"DS-861 — The Bassist!
Interplay LP 12"IP 7720 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) LP 12"PAP-9159 — The Bassist!
Trio (Jap.) LP 12"PAP-9159 — Seascape
Interplay CD(Japan) MYCJ-30363 — The Bassist!
Pony Canyon (Jap) CD30363 — The Bassist!
All titles on:
Interplay CDIP-7003 — Sam Jones Trio
Venus (Jap.) CDVHCD-1258 — Sam Jones Trio

Kenny Barron (p) on a-d, f-g, (ep) on e, h.

The album title The Bassist! was omitted on the two most recent CD reissues front covers and printed only on the spine.
The Hymn Of Scorpio is a re-arrangement of Sam Jones' tune O.P.


Date: June 4, 1979
Location: Sound Ideas Studios, New York City
Label: Interplay
Sam Jones 12 Piece Band

Sam Jones (ldr), Spanky Davis, John Eckert, Richard Williams (t), Pete Yellin (as), Bob Mintzer, Harold Vick (ts), Ronnie Cuber (bar), Sam Burtis, Dick Griffin (tb), Fred Hersch (p), Sam Jones (b), Mickey Roker (d)

a. Unit 7(Samuel Jones) / arr: Tom Harrell - 8:12
b. Stella By Starlight(Victor Young, Ned Washington) / arr: Fred Jacobs - 9:05
c. Tropical Delight(Pete Yellin) / arr: Pete Yellin - 5:39
d. Antigua(Bob Mintzer) / arr: Bob Mintzer - 6:06
e. Tender Touch(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 5:45
All titles on:
Interplay LP 12"IP-7726 — Something New
Sea Breeze LP 12"SB-2004 — Something New
Interplay CD(Japan) MYCJ-30372 — Something New
Solos:
a - Fred Hersch (p); Richard Williams (t); Bob Mintzer (ts); Pete Yellin (as)
b - Sam Jones (b); Fred Hersch (p); Harold Vick (ts)
c - Pete Yellin (as); Sam Burtis (tb); John Eckert (t)
d - Bob Mintzer (ts); Fred Hersch (p)
e - Harold Vick (ts)

Sessions Reported: 16

Performances Reported: 83

Unique Songs Reported: 67

Unique Issues Reported: 56