Rodney Jones (guitarist)

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]

Rodney Jones
Jones in 1977
Background information
Born (1956-08-30) August 30, 1956
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, teacher
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1970s–present
LabelsStrata-East, Timeless, Musicmasters, Blue Note, Savant

Discography

Credits adapted from AllMusic and Bandcamp.[4][5]

As leader
  • The Liberation of Contemporary Jazz Guitar (Strata-East, 1977)
  • Articulation (Timeless, 1978)
  • When You Feel the Love (Timeless, 1981)
  • Friends (1981)
  • My Funny Valentine (Timeless, 1983)
  • The Unspoken Heart (Minor Music, 1992)
  • The "X" Field (MusicMasters, 1996)
  • Right Now (Minor Music, 1996)
  • The Undiscovered Few (Blue Note, 1999)
  • Soul Manifesto (Blue Note, 2001)
  • Soul Manifesto Live! (Savant, 2003)
  • Dreams and Stories (Savant, 2005)
  • A Thousand Small Things (18th & Vine, 2009)

As sideman

With Ruth Brown

  • Blues On Broadway (Fantasy, 1989)
  • Fine and Mellow (Fantasy, 1992)
  • The Songs of My Life (Victor, 1993)
  • R+B=Ruth Brown (Bullseye Blues, 1997)

With Lena Horne

  • We'll Be Together Again (Blue Note, 1994)
  • An Evening with (Blue Note, 1995)
  • Being Myself (Blue Note, 1998)

With Jimmy McGriff

  • You Ought to Think About Me (Headfirst, 1990)
  • Right Turn On Blue (Telarc, 1994)
  • McGriff's Blues (K-Tel, 1994)
  • Straight Up (Milestone, 1998)
  • McGriff's House Party (Milestone, 2000)
  • McGriff Avenue (Milestone, 2002)

With Maceo Parker

With Lucky Peterson

  • Organ Soul Sessions: Brother Where Are You? (Universal/EmArcy, 2009)
  • Organ Soul Sessions: Mercy (Universal/EmArcy, 2009)
  • Organ Soul Sessions: The Music Is the Magic (Universal/EmArcy, 2009)
  • Organ Soul Sessions (Universal/EmArcy, 2009)

With others

Further reading
  • "Rodney Jones biography". Manhattan School of Music. Archived

References
  1. Scott Yanow. "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – biography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. Tom Floyd (2004). Quartal Harmony & Voicings for Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 4. ISBN 0786668113. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. "Juilliard: Rodney Jones – faculty". Juilliard.edu. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  4. "Allmusic: Rodney Jones – discography". Allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  5. "Bandcamp: Rodney Jones". bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.


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