Al Jones (drummer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAl Jones (drummer)
American drummer
Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1930
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1976
Profession: drummer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Al Jones (drummer)
- Albert Francis Jones (December 18, 1930, Philadelphia - April 1976) was an American jazz drummer. Jones played with Lionel Hampton in 1949 and with Dizzy Gillespie in 1951-1953, including for tours of Europe.
- He also worked in the early 1950s with Joe Carroll, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, and Wade Legge.
- Later in the 1950s he played with Arnett Cobb and accompanied the singers Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Dinah Washington.
- After touring Europe with the Living Theater of New York in 1962, he moved permanently to Belgium, where he founded his own group to play as a house band in a Belgian club.
- His sidemen were Jean Fanis and Roger van Haverbeke.
- This ensemble played with visiting Americans such as Dexter Gordon, Milt Jackson, and Clark Terry.
- He also worked with Dany Doriz.
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