Rodney Jones (guitarist)
| Rodney Jones | |
|---|---|
-Buffalo-NY-1977.jpg) Jones in 1977 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
August 30, 1956 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, teacher |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Strata-East, Timeless, Musicmasters, Blue Note, Savant |
Rodney Jones (born August 30, 1956) is a jazz guitarist who worked with Jaki Byard, Chico Hamilton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lena Horne and as a bandleader.[1] He is cited as a jazz guitarist who uses modern quartal harmony.[2] Jones is a faculty member at Juilliard.[3]
Discography
Credits adapted from AllMusic, Discogs and Bandcamp.[4][5][6]
As leader
- 1977: The Liberation of the Contemporary Jazz Guitar (Strata-East) with Bruce Johnson
- 1979: Articulation (Timeless)
- 1981: When You Feel the Love (Timeless)
- 1981: My Funny Valentine (Timeless)
- 1996: The X-Field (Musicmasters)
- 1996: Right Now! (Minor Music)
- 1999: The Undiscovered Few (Blue Note)
- 2001: Soul Manifesto (Blue Note)
- 2003: Soul Manifesto Live (Savant)
- 2005: Dreams and Stories (Savant)
- 2009: A Thousand Small Things (18th & Vine)
- 2011: The Journey of Soul (Independent)
- 2012: The Resonance of Love (Independent)
- 2013: Devotion (Independent)
- 2013: I Dream of the Sea (Independent)
As sideman
With James Carter
- Present Tense (EmArcy, 2008)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- Dizzy's Party (Pablo, 1976)
Further reading
- "Rodney Jones biography". Manhattan School of Music. Archived
References
- ↑ Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – biography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ Tom Floyd (2004). Quartal Harmony & Voicings for Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 4. ISBN 0786668113. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Juilliard: Rodney Jones – faculty". Juilliard.edu. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – discography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Discogs: Rodney Jones". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Bandcamp: Rodney Jones". bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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