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{{Short description|American jazz drummer}}
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| name = Rusty Jones
| name = Rusty Jones
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| birth_name = Isham Russell Jones II
| birth_name = Isham Russell Jones II
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|04|13}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|09|1942|04|13}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|12|09|1942|04|13}}
| birth_place= [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], US
| birth_place = [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], U.S.
| death_place=[[Chicago, Illinois]], US
| death_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
| instrument = [[Drum kit|drums]]
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| genre = [[Jazz]]
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| occupation = [[Musician]]
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| years_active = 1955–2015
| years_active = 1955–2015
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| associated_acts = [[George Shearing]], [[Marian McPartland]], [[Stéphane Grappelli]]
| past_member_of = [[George Shearing]], [[Marian McPartland]], [[Stéphane Grappelli]]
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'''Isham Russell "Rusty" Jones II''' (April 13, 1942 – December 9, 2015), was an American jazz drummer who was [[Chicago]]-based. Jones' father was a saxophonist and his mother a vocalist (appearing under the name of Gretchen Lee) with most of their gigs being in and around the Chicago area. His mother was working at the Bismark Hotel in 1936 when the couple married. Other musicians in Jones' family were his grandfather, a trombonist/bandleader named Frank Jones, who worked in the Saginaw and Detroit area and his maternal uncle, Dean Herrick, an early artist on the [[Hammond organ]].<ref name="interview">Publication: Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz Article: Information from interview with Rusty Jones conducted by webmaster Glen Bailia Date: July 4th 2001 Website: http://www.illianajazz.com/</ref>
The best known of these family musicians was Jones' great uncle, [[Isham Jones]] who became a renowned American bandleader/songwriter beginning with the 1920s and ending in 1936 when he initially retired. He wrote popular songs of the era such as, "[[It Had To Be You (song)|It Had To Be You]]", "I'll See You In My Dreams", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else", "Swingin' Down The Lane", "On The Alamo", "[[There Is No Greater Love]]", "We're In The Army Now" and several others.<ref name="interview"/><ref>Website: http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/discog_song_list.asp?exhibitId=295</ref>


'''Isham Russell''' "'''Rusty'''" '''Jones II''' (April 13, 1942 – December 9, 2015) was an American jazz drummer.
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Jones began playing drums at the age of thirteen and continued on throughout his college years, choosing traditional and modern jazz as his preferred mode of music. He went "on the road" after graduating college in 1965 from the University of Iowa with a degree in history and political science, to "get it out of his system", but he never stopped his pursuit of a musical vocation. He moved to the Chicago area in 1967.<ref name="interview"/>


==Early life==
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Jones appeared with Chicago musician [[Judy Roberts (singer)|Judy Roberts]] from 1968 to 1972, soon after becoming a member of [[George Shearing]]'s trio from 1972 to 1978. Later years he accompanied pianist [[Marian McPartland]] for a few years and then freelanced throughout Chicago with several bands, touring the United States and Europe. He has worked quite a bit with [[Adam Makowicz]], [[Larry Novak]], [[Danny Long (musician)|Danny Long]], [[Patricia Barber]], [[Johnny Gabor]], [[Jim Beebe]], [[Charlie Hooks]], [[Frank D'Rone]], [[Art Hodes]], [[Mark Pompe]], [[Frank Portolese]], [[Ron Surace]], [[Ira Sullivan]], [[J.R. Monterose]], [[Stéphane Grappelli]] and [[Curt Warren]].<ref name="interview"/>
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Jones began playing drums at the age of thirteen and continued on throughout his college years, choosing traditional and modern jazz as his preferred mode of music. He went "on the road" after graduating college in 1965 from the [[University of Iowa]] with a degree in history and political science, to "get it out of his system", but he never stopped his pursuit of a musical vocation. He moved to the [[Chicago]] area in 1967.<ref name="interview"/>


==Playing career==
Jones had short stints with [[Buddy DeFranco]], [[Art Van Damme]], [[Kai Winding]], [[Curtis Fuller]], [[Lee Konitz]], [[Chuck Hedges]], [[Bill Davison]] ("Wild Bill"), [[Anita O'Day]], [[Mark Murphy (singer)|Mark Murphy]], [[Flip Phillips]], [[Sylvia Symms]], [[Morgan King]], [[Red Holloway]], [[Eddie Higgins]], [[Ike Cole]], [[Clifford Jordan]], Bill Porter, [[Polly Podewell]], Jim Clark, [[Franz Jackson]], [[Bobby Enriquez]], [[Monty Alexander]] and [[Catherine Whitney]], among many others. He has recorded with many of the previously mentioned musicians. Jones appeared quite regularly around the [[Chicago area]] with the Johnny Gabor Trio featuring vocalist [[Connie Marshall]] and musicians from the young Jazz scene in Chicago <ref>Website: http://www.stnevents.com/chicago/arts-incubator-in-washington-park/first-monday-jazz-rusty-jones-quartet?6tcydunqx4</ref> like Swiss guitarist [[Samuel Mösching]], [[Mike W Harmon]], [[Chad McCullough]] and [[Ben Schmidt-Swartz]]. He died in Chicago on December 9, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-rusty-jones-dies-at-73-20151210-column.html|title=Rusty Jones, jazz drummer, dies|author=Chicago Tribune|date=10 December 2015|work=chicagotribune.com}}</ref>
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Jones appeared with Chicago singer [[Judy Roberts]] from 1968–72, soon after becoming a member of [[George Shearing]]'s trio from 1972-78. Later years he accompanied pianist [[Marian McPartland]] for a few years and then freelanced throughout Chicago with several bands, touring the United States and Europe. He worked quite a bit with [[Adam Makowicz]], [[Larry Novak]], [[Patricia Barber]], [[Frank D'Rone]], [[Art Hodes]], [[Ira Sullivan]], [[J.R. Monterose]], and [[Stéphane Grappelli]].<ref name="interview"/>


Jones appeared quite regularly around the [[Chicago area]] with musicians from the young jazz scene in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.stnevents.com/chicago/arts-incubator-in-washington-park/first-monday-jazz-rusty-jones-quartet?6tcydunqx4 |title= First Monday Jazz: Rusty Jones Quartet, Chicago |website=Stnevents.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-14}}</ref> He died in Chicago on December 9, 2015.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-12-10 |title=Jazz drummer Rusty Jones dies at 73 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-rusty-jones-dies-at-73-20151210-column.html |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
==Notes==

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==Notable family members==
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Jones' father was a saxophonist and his mother a vocalist (appearing under the name of Gretchen Lee) with most of their gigs being in and around the Chicago area. His mother was working at the Bismark Hotel in 1936 when the couple married. Other musicians in Jones' family were his grandfather, a trombonist/bandleader named Frank Jones, who worked in the Saginaw and Detroit area and his maternal uncle, Dean Herrick, an early artist on the [[Hammond organ]].<ref name="interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.illianajazz.com/ |title=Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz - Home |website=Illianajazz.com |date= |accessdate=2015-12-14}}</ref> The best known of these family musicians was Jones' great uncle, songwriter and band leader [[Isham Jones]].<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.chicagojazz.com/RustyJones}}
*{{official website|http://www.chicagojazz.com/RustyJones}}
* http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=14769
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=14769 All About Jazz]
* http://www.cimprecords.com/artists/?artist=Rusty+Jones
* [http://www.cimprecords.com/artists/?artist=Rusty+Jones Cimrecords.com]
* http://www.centerstagechicago.com/music/whoswho/RustyJones.html
* [http://www.centerstagechicago.com/music/whoswho/RustyJones.html Centre stage Chicago entry]
* http://www.moderndrummer.com/
* [http://www.moderndrummer.com/ Modern Drummer article]

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[[Category:American drummers]]
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[[Category:American jazz drummers]]
[[Category:Cool jazz drummers]]
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[[Category:Musicians from Chicago, Illinois]]
[[Category:Jazz musicians from Chicago]]
[[Category:American session musicians]]
[[Category:American session musicians]]
[[Category:Musicians from Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]

Latest revision as of 21:52, 10 October 2024

Rusty Jones
Background information
Birth nameIsham Russell Jones II
Born(1942-04-13)April 13, 1942
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 2015(2015-12-09) (aged 73)
Chicago, Illinois
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1955–2015
Formerly ofGeorge Shearing, Marian McPartland, Stéphane Grappelli

Isham Russell "Rusty" Jones II (April 13, 1942 – December 9, 2015) was an American jazz drummer.

Early life

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Jones began playing drums at the age of thirteen and continued on throughout his college years, choosing traditional and modern jazz as his preferred mode of music. He went "on the road" after graduating college in 1965 from the University of Iowa with a degree in history and political science, to "get it out of his system", but he never stopped his pursuit of a musical vocation. He moved to the Chicago area in 1967.[1]

Playing career

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Jones appeared with Chicago singer Judy Roberts from 1968–72, soon after becoming a member of George Shearing's trio from 1972-78. Later years he accompanied pianist Marian McPartland for a few years and then freelanced throughout Chicago with several bands, touring the United States and Europe. He worked quite a bit with Adam Makowicz, Larry Novak, Patricia Barber, Frank D'Rone, Art Hodes, Ira Sullivan, J.R. Monterose, and Stéphane Grappelli.[1]

Jones appeared quite regularly around the Chicago area with musicians from the young jazz scene in Chicago.[2] He died in Chicago on December 9, 2015.[3]

Notable family members

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Jones' father was a saxophonist and his mother a vocalist (appearing under the name of Gretchen Lee) with most of their gigs being in and around the Chicago area. His mother was working at the Bismark Hotel in 1936 when the couple married. Other musicians in Jones' family were his grandfather, a trombonist/bandleader named Frank Jones, who worked in the Saginaw and Detroit area and his maternal uncle, Dean Herrick, an early artist on the Hammond organ.[1] The best known of these family musicians was Jones' great uncle, songwriter and band leader Isham Jones.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz - Home". Illianajazz.com. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  2. ^ "First Monday Jazz: Rusty Jones Quartet, Chicago". Stnevents.com. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  3. ^ a b "Jazz drummer Rusty Jones dies at 73". Chicago Tribune. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
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