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Jo Jones
Born: 1911-10-07
Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes known as Papa Jo...
Films starring Jo Jones
Stormy Weather
1943
Love Crimes
1992
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
Jammin' the Blues
1944
Policy Man
1938
The Sound of Jazz
1957
Born to Swing
Born to Swing
1972
Jazz Is Our Religion
1972