Lombardi Live! featuring Harold Jones (Episode 60)

Born and raised in closeby Richmond, Indiana, Harold Jones is one of the legends of the straight ahead style of big band drumming. He worked and toured with the Count Basie Orchestra for five years, cutting no less than 15 albums in that timespan, and went on to work for ten years with Sarah Vaughn, touring the world, and playing the White House five times "because she was Nancy Reagan's favorite singer," according to press releases. Harold Jones was also the drummer on Natalie Cole's famous album, Unforgettable, and toured with the show. Join us every Tuesday at 5 PM PT for a new episode of Lombardi Live! --- Upgrade your playing on Drum Channel! 👉 https://www.drumchannel.com Free drum lessons! 👉 https://www.drumchannel.com/free-less... --- The list of jazz performers with whom he has played is like a whos's who of the music business. Besides Basie, Mr. Jones has performed with Oscar Peter son, Duke Ellingon, Marlena Shaw, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Crosby, Nancy Wilson, Billy Eckstine, Carmen McRae, the Mills Brothers, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Samy Davis Jr., the Harry James Orchestra, Benny Carter, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Griffin, Ira Sullivan, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, James Moody, Benn Goodman, Joe Williams, Roger Williams, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Roosevelt Sykes, Ray Charles, and Kay Starr. He has also recorded with Sammy Nestico, and is featured on the famous album, Warm Breeze. In 2001 he was on the staff for the Henry Mancini Institute at the University of California in Los Angeles, and performed on Quincy Jones' new CD, "Count Basie and Beyond," and Robbie Williams' "Swing When You're Winning." Currently Harold Jones leads drumming workshops at colleges and universities throughout the country. "I teach how to interpret music on drums," he says. He also fronts his own 17-piece big band, The Bossmen, playing for community events and corporate occasions. "I want to bring the Basie swing style back to the music world." --- Stay in touch with Drum Channel! 📕 Facebook –   / drumchannel   📸 Instagram –   / drumchannel   🐦 Twitter –   / drumchannel   Get better faster with our Practice Assist Metronome™! http://www.drumchannel.com/practice-a... Visit the Drum Channel Store! https://shop.drumchannel.com/