Down Home is the third album by the double bass player and cellist Sam Jones, recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.Riverside Records discography. Retrieved September 17, 2012
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "This is excellent hard bop-based music."Yanow, S. AllMusic review.Retrieved September 17, 2012 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote that Jones "improvises against the grain of the orchestra to telling effect." Billboard called the album "a fine showcase for Jones."
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
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