Papa Jo Jones

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Papa Jo Jones was a pioneering American jazz drummer best known for his influential work with the Count Basie Orchestra and for revolutionizing swing-era drumming techniques.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz drummer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jo Jones ⓘ
Papa Jo ⓘ
awardReceived American Jazz Masters Fellowship ⓘ
awardReceivedFrom National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
birthName Jonathan David Samuel Jones ⓘ
burialPlace Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1911-10-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1985-09-03 ⓘ
employer Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
genre jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
influenced Buddy Rich ⓘ
Elvin Jones ⓘ
Max Roach ⓘ
Philly Joe Jones ⓘ
instrument drums ⓘ
hi-hat cymbals ⓘ
knownFor innovative use of the hi-hat cymbal ⓘ
revolutionizing swing-era drumming techniques ⓘ
shifting timekeeping from bass drum to hi-hat and ride cymbal ⓘ
memberOf Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
movement swing era ⓘ
name Papa Jo Jones ⓘ
notableWork drumming with the Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
drummer ⓘ
partOf All-American Rhythm Section ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
recordedWith Billie Holiday ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ
Teddy Wilson ⓘ
recordLabel Everest Records ⓘ
Vanguard Records ⓘ
residence New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
style light, propulsive swing feel ⓘ
workedWith Count Basie ⓘ
Freddie Green ⓘ
Lester Young ⓘ
Walter Page ⓘ

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