OLIVER JONES

Hard Bop / Bop / Post-Fusion Contemporary • Canada
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Oliver was born and raised in Saint Henri, a predominantly working class area of Montreal, several blocks from Peterson, and young Oliver would sit on the Peterson porch, listening to the older boy practice. Oscar's sister, Daisy Peterson Sweeney, became his first piano teacher, with lessons continuing for the next twelve years. These lessons solidified young Jones' skills, which were already considerable; Oliver was performing publicly at age five, and by the time he had his first nightclub appearance, he was nine. Oliver Jones' six-decade musical career has been rich and varied. His classical music education was followed by stints at Montreal's Café St-Michel, enthralling patrons with his acrobatic piano stunts. From his teens to his early twenties, Jones could play anything from swing to rock-n-roll; in those days playing jazz was not considered a viable career. This diverse training proved invaluable when, in 1964, the opportunity to become musical read more...
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OLIVER JONES Lights of Burgundy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Lights of Burgundy
Hard Bop 1985
OLIVER JONES Requestfully Yours album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Requestfully Yours
Hard Bop 1985
OLIVER JONES Speak Low, Swing Hard album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Speak Low, Swing Hard
Hard Bop 1985
OLIVER JONES Just Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just Friends
Hard Bop 1989
OLIVER JONES Northern Summit album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Northern Summit
Bop 1990
OLIVER JONES A Class Act album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Class Act
Hard Bop 1991
OLIVER JONES Just 88 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just 88
Bop 1993
OLIVER JONES Yuletide Swing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Yuletide Swing
Hard Bop 1994
OLIVER JONES From Lush to Lively album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
From Lush to Lively
Bop 1995
OLIVER JONES Have Fingers, Will Travel album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Have Fingers, Will Travel
Bop 1997
OLIVER JONES Just In Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just In Time
Hard Bop 1998
OLIVER JONES Then & Now (with Skip Bey) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Then & Now (with Skip Bey)
Hard Bop 2002
OLIVER JONES One More Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One More Time
Hard Bop 2006
OLIVER JONES Second Time Around album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Second Time Around
Hard Bop 2008
OLIVER JONES Oliver Jones & Hank Jones : Pleased to Meet You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Oliver Jones & Hank Jones : Pleased to Meet You
Bop 2009
OLIVER JONES A Celebration In Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Celebration In Time
Hard Bop 2010
OLIVER JONES Just For My Lady album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just For My Lady
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2013

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OLIVER JONES Oliver Jones et Charlie Biddle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Oliver Jones et Charlie Biddle
Hard Bop 1983
OLIVER JONES The Many Moods of Oliver Jones album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Many Moods of Oliver Jones
Bop 1984
OLIVER JONES FIJM album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
FIJM
Hard Bop 1985
OLIVER JONES Cookin' at Sweet Basil album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cookin' at Sweet Basil
Bop 1987
OLIVER JONES Live in Baden Switzerland album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live in Baden Switzerland
Hard Bop 2011

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Serenade
Hard Bop 2005

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