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Biography
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Jimmy Jones
Real name: James Henry Jones
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 1963
Jazz swing pianist and arranger, born December 30, 1918 in Memphis, TN (USA); died April 29, 1982 in Burbank, CA (USA).First started to play with Stuff Smith from 1943 to 1945, then J.C. Heard (1946/1947) and Sarah Vaughan until 1958. He has appeared as a sideman on many jazz recordings in the 60s, including Duke Ellington or Ella Fitzgerald to name a few.