1979 studio album by Sam Jones Trio
The Bassist! , is an album by jazz bassist Sam Jones recorded in 1979 and released on the Interplay label.[ 1] [ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 3]
The Allmusic review called it "well played post-bop music" and states "Virtually all of Sam Jones' occasional dates as a leader featured him in a purely supportive role with a medium-size all-star group. This set is a bit different, for Jones is often in the forefront, heading a trio".[ 3]
All compositions by Sam Jones except where noted
"Rhythm-a-Ning " (Thelonious Monk ) – 5:27 "Lily" – 6:07 "Seascape" (Kenny Barron) – 7:02 "Tragic Magic" (Barron) – 6:02 "The Hymn of Scorpio" – 5:05 "Bittersweet" – 5:04
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens , 1967) Sunset to Dawn (1973) Peruvian Blue (1974) In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar , 1975) Lucifer (1975) Innocence (1978) Together (and Tommy Flanagan , 1978) Golden Lotus (1980) Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981) Imo Live (1982) Spiral (1982) Green Chimneys (1983–87) 1+1+1 (1984) Autumn in New York (1984) Landscape (1984) Scratch (1985) The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell , 1986) Two as One (and Buster Williams , 1986) What If? (1986) Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988) Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks , 1989) Invitation (1990) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990) The Only One (1990) Confirmation (and Barry Harris , 1991) Lemuria-Seascape (1991) The Moment (1991) Quickstep (1991) Sambao (1992) Other Places (1993) Wanton Spirit (1994) Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu , 1995) Things Unseen (1995) Live at Bradley's (1996) Live at Bradley's II (1996) Night and the City (and Charlie Haden , 1996) Spirit Song (1999) Canta Brasil (2000) Freefall (and Regina Carter , 2000) Images (2003) Super Standard (2004) The Traveler (2007) Minor Blues (2009) Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012) The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland , 2014) Book of Intuition (2015) Concentric Circles (2018) Without Deception (and Dave Holland , 2020) The Source (2023) Beyond This Place (2024) Member ofSphere WithBill Barron WithRon Carter WithStan Getz WithDizzy Gillespie WithFreddie Hubbard WithYusef Lateef WithJames Moody WithBuddy Rich With others Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson , 2015) Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti , 1992) Mustang (Curtis Amy , 1967) Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson , 1985) The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker , 1977) You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977) Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws , 1982) Bad Benson (George Benson , 1974) Code Red (Cindy Blackman , 1990) The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995) Shining Hour (Larry Coryell , 1989) Quicksand (Ted Curson , 1974) Continuum (Ray Drummond , 1994) Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin , 1967) Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968) All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald , 1989) Awakening (Sonny Fortune , 1975) Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess , 1983) Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984) Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks , 1978) Man & Woman (George Freeman , 1974) Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall , 1996) Light and Lively (Louis Hayes , 1989) Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989) The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath , 1972) Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath , 1973) Now! (Bobby Hutcherson , 1969) In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986) New Agenda (Elvin Jones , 1975) Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977) The Bassist! (Sam Jones , 1979) We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss , 1967) Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz , 1992) Number Two Express (Christian McBride , 1995) Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill , 1995) Never Never Land (Jane Monheit , 2000) Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad , 1971) A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval , 2010) This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank , 1984) Solid (Woody Shaw , 1986) Kamau (Charles Sullivan , 1995) Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry , 1972) A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine , 1967) Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner , 1985) Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro , 1982) Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington , 1967) Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles , 1983) New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson , 2003)