Down Home (Sam Jones album)

Down Home
Studio album by Sam Jones
Released	1962
Recorded	June 25 and August 15 & 16, 1962 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:26
Label	Riverside RLP 432
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Sam Jones chronology
The Chant (1961) Down Home (1962) Seven Minds (1974)

Down Home is the third album by bassist and cellist Sam Jones featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "This is excellent hard bop-based music".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Jones except as indicated

1. "Unit 7" - 4:49
2. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:05
3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:31
4. "O.P." - 5:07
5. "Thumbstring" (Ray Brown) - 4:31
6. "Down Home" - 4:08
7. "Strollin'" (Horace Silver) - 4:12
8. "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:03

Personnel

• Sam Jones - 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) - bass
• Vernel Fournier (tracks 3, 4 & 8), Ben Riley (tracks 1, 2 & 5-7) - drums

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed September 17, 2012
2. Down Beat: March 28, 1963 vol. 30, no. 8
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2012