Arthur Jones (musician)

For other people named Arthur Jones, see Arthur Jones (disambiguation).

Arthur Jones (1940, in Cleveland, USA – 1998, in New York City, USA) was an American Free Jazz alto saxophonist known for his highly energetic but warm tones.

Jones first played for several years in a Rock and Roll band. After discovering music by Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy, he started appearing on the New York scene, playing in Frank Wright's group where he took part in the recording of the Your Prayer (1967) album. He then also worked with Jacques Coursil. In 1968 he was a member of Sunny Murray's Acoustical Swing Unit, with which he went to Paris in 1969 and where he recorded two albums of Africanasia as leader with most of the musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. He also made numerous other recordings for BYG Actuel, with Coursil, Archie Shepp, Sunny Murray or Burton Greene.

Discography

As leader

• 1969: Scorpio (BYG Actuel) with Bassist Beb Guerin and drummer Claude Delcloo
• 1970: Africanasia (BYG Actuel) with Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Clifford Thornton, Malachi Favors, et al.

As sideman

• 1967: Your Prayer - Frank Wright (ESP-Disk)
• 1969: Echo - Dave Burrell (BYG Actuel)
• 1969: Homage to Africa - Sunny Murray (BYG Actuel)
• 1969: Ketchaoua - Clifford Thornton (BYG Actuel)
• 1969: Sunshine - Sunny Murray (BYG Actuel)
• 1969: Way Ahead - Jacques Coursil (BYG Actuel)
• 1969: Yasmina, a Black Woman - Archie Shepp (BYG Actuel)
• 1969: Aquariana - Burton Greene (BYG Actuel)
• 1975: Bijou - Archie Shepp (Musica Records)