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Sam Jones

real name Samuel Jones

US jazz bassist

United States · 1924-11-12 – 1981-12-15

Sam Jones is credited on 3,843 releases across 734 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,843

Credits

734

Albums

8

Decades active

868

In collections

Biography

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American jazz bassist & composer, born 12 November 1924, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, died 15 December 1981 in New York City. Active since the mid-1950s, he joined Oscar Peterson in 1966 and also worked with Kenny Dorham, Cannonball Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and many others.

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3,843 releases · 734 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 5,152
  • Other credits · 8

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Reeves Sound Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Plaza Sound Studios

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