The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
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Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2021-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Paul W. L. Jones.

Bancroft, Edwin Henderson. The Negro in Sports. Rev. ed. Washington, DC: Associated Publishers, 1939.

Dunnigan, Alice Allison, comp. and ed. The Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians: Their Heritage and Traditions. Washington, DC: Associated Publishers, 1982.

Jones, Paul W. L. “Negro Biography.” JNH 8, no. 2 (April 1923): 128–33.

“Paul W. L. Jones Papers.” Finding Aid. Blazer Library, Kentucky State Univ., Frankfort.

—Joshua D. Farrington

JONES, ROBERT ELLIOTT “JONAH” (b. 1909, Louisville, KY; d. 2000, New York), trumpeter. Robert Elliott “Jonah” Jones, jazz trumpeter, was born in Louisville on December 31, 1909. He began his professional career playing on a Mississippi riverboat and performed with the bands of such greats as Jimmie Lunceford, Fletcher Henderson, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, and Earl Hines before he began working as a soloist in 1955. At that time, he achieved international success with his recordings of show tunes and jazz standards, which featured him on muted trumpet as the leader of his own quartet. He also appeared frequently on national television. Jones is considered one of the great jazz swing trumpeters and his improvised solos have been cited as models, along with his extensive work with mutes.

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