Biography
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Born
31 December 1909
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Born In
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
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Died
29 April 2000 (aged 90)
Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1909, trumpet player Jonah Jones turned professional at the age of 17. After working in many bands, he formed his own quartet, the Jonah Jones Quartet, in 1955. He made a string of successful albums with Capitol in the late fifties. After that he rarely recorded again, but continued playing until his death in 2000.
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