Bobby Jones (20)

US jazz/soul performer/songwriter/pianist/organist from Pittsburgh, PA. Born in 1929, worked consistently until the 1970s as a leader of trios playing standards and blues.56 Members of his groups included locals such as drummer Cecil Brooks and saxophonist George Thompson, who comprised Jones’ trio on a 1950s single released on the Deuces Wild label. Jones’ Gateway 45 shows the influence of rock-and-roll on side A, with a quintet consisting of saxophone, organ, guitar, bass, and drums in an energetic romp through a Jones original, “R House Special,” named after a club in the suburb of Bethel Park called the R House where Jones and his group worked continuously for over eleven years. Side B is a relaxed ballad performance by the group sans saxophone. Jones’ son, Bobby Jones Jr., currently performs in the Pittsburgh area as a baritone saxophonist.