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Jonah Jones
Composer
Born December 31, 1909Died April 30, 2000 (90 years)
Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 30, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, he is known for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II", a reference to Louis Armstrong. Jones started playing alto saxophone at the age of 12 in the Booker T. Washington Community Center band in Louisville, Kentucky, before quickly transitioning to trumpet, where he excelled. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonah Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| 2012 | How Playboy Changed the World · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Jazz Trumpeter |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1958 | An Evening with Fred Astaire · as Self |
| 1955 | Show Time at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self - Trumpet Player |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Hi De Ho · as Self - Trumpetist In Cab Calloway's Small Band |