The Jonah Jones Quartet - Jonah Jones at the Embers (1956)

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Title: Jonah Jones at the Embers
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Mosaic Records [MCD-1017]
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 46:06
Total Size: 178 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. It's All Right with Me (Porter) - 4:33
02. From This Moment On (Porter) - 4:08
03. Learnin' the Blues (Silver) - 3:37
04. Something's Gotta Give (Mercer) - 2:38
05. All of You (Porter) - 4:00
06. Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing) - 4:19
07. Basin Street Blues (Williams) - 4:08
08. High Society (Piron-Williams) - 4:32
09. Tin Roof Blues (Pollack-Brunies-Rappolo-Stitzel-Mares) - 5:53
10. Muskrat Ramble (Ory) - 3:50
11. At Sundown (Donaldson) - 4:28
The Jonah Jones Quartet - Jonah Jones at the Embers (1956)

personnel :

Jonah Jones - trumpet
George Rhodes - piano
John Browne - bass
Harold Austin - drums

In 1956, Jonah Jones started to become an unlikely commercial success. A veteran swing trumpeter not known to the general public despite being an exciting player, Jones caught on playing frequently muted solos with a quartet at the Embers in New York. His music often featured a shuffle rhythm and mixed Dixieland, swing and show tunes. This first recording by the quartet (also including pianist George Rhodes, bassist John Browne and drummer Harold Austin) was popular, although it would soon be dwarfed by Jones' successes for Capitol. Highlights of the date, which was also released by Groove and Victor, include "It's All Right With Me," "All of You," "High Society" and "At Sundown."~Scott Yanow