Jonathan David Samuel Jones
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Jonathan David Samuel Jones, better known as Jo Jones, was an influential American jazz drummer famed for his pioneering work with the Count Basie Orchestra and his role in shaping modern jazz drumming.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan David Samuel Jones canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American jazz musician
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human ⓘ jazz drummer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jo Jones
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Papa Jo Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Count Basie
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Freddie Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
big band performance
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swing era jazz ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
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jazz ⓘ swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kenny Clarke
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Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ bebop drummers ⓘ modern jazz drumming style ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum kit
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hi-hat cymbals ⓘ snare drum ⓘ |
| memberOf | Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName |
David
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Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Kansas City jazz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative timekeeping on the hi-hat
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light, swinging cymbal-based timekeeping ⓘ shaping modern jazz drumming ⓘ use of brushes on drums ⓘ work with the Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ |
| notableWork | pioneering use of the hi-hat in jazz drumming ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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drummer ⓘ |
| partOf | Count Basie rhythm section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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