Down Home (Sam Jones album)
1962 studio album by Sam Jones
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Down Home is the third album by the double bass player and cellist Sam Jones, recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | June 25 & August 15–16, 1962 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 432 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "This is excellent hard bop-based music."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote that Jones "improvises against the grain of the orchestra to telling effect."[5] Billboard called the album "a fine showcase for Jones."[6]
Track listing
All compositions by Sam Jones except as indicated
- "Unit 7" - 4:49
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:05
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:31
- "O.P." - 5:07
- "Thumbstring" (Ray Brown) - 4:31
- "Down Home" - 4:08
- "Strollin'" (Horace Silver) - 4:12
- "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:03
Personnel
- Sam Jones - double bass (tracks 1 & 5), cello (tracks 2–4 & 6–8)
- Les Spann - flute (tracks 3, 4 & 8)
- Snooky Young (tracks 1 & 5), Blue Mitchell (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), Clark Terry (tracks 2 & 7) - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Frank Strozier - flute (track 6), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Ernie Wilkins - arranger (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
- Wynton Kelly (tracks 2 & 7), Joe Zawinul (tracks 1, 3–6 & 8) - piano
- Ron Carter (tracks 2, 6 & 7), Israel Crosby (tracks 3, 4 & 8) - double bass
- Vernel Fournier (tracks 3, 4 & 8), Ben Riley (tracks 1, 2 & 5–7) - drums