Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones

Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones

Ivan Joseph Jones, also known as "Boogaloo Joe", (born 1 November, 1940) is a jazz guitarist. He made his solo debut as "Joe Jones" on Prestige Records in 1967, but earned the name "Boogaloo Joe" following a 1969 record of that title. The nickname was meant to distinguish him from the other people with similar names in the music business, such as R&B singer Joe Jones, jazz drummers "Papa Jo" Jones and Philly Joe Jones, and the Joe Jones of the Fluxus movement. Later, he'd turn to billing himself as Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones.

Jones recorded several albums in a soul-jazz vein for Prestige in the period from 1966 to 1978. In addition to leading his own group for recording purposes, Ivan Jones recorded with Richard 'Groove' Holmes, Houston Person, Harold Mabern, Wild Bill Davis and, most notably, Willis Jackson. Rusty Bryant, Charles Earland, and Bernard Purdie are among the sidemen also featured on Boogaloo's albums.

His sound and style clearly derived from the blues. But it was a solid understanding of rock that Jones brought to his style of jazz. He was influenced most by Tal Farlow and Billy Butler, but gravitated toward the rhythm and blues jazz Butler was popularizing with organist Bill Doggett's popular group.

While jazz went through some drastic changes during the dozen years of his recording career, Jones’ sound and style stayed remarkably consistent. His twangy tone coupled catchy chordal vamps with astonishing rapid-fire single-note playing. He could handle familiar pop covers ("Light My Fire," "Have You Never Been Mellow") and ballads. But he really excelled in the jazz-funk groove and proved himself a first-rate blues player.

Jones has lived in South New Jersey most of his life and mostly worked in and around the Atlantic City area with chitlin-circuit heroes like Wild Bill Davis, Willis Jackson and Charlie Ventura. Jones, who never won the notice of critics or great support from fans during his career, is finding new life on CD.

Recordings (Discography)

* PR 45-733 Boogaloo Joe Jones - Right On c/w Someday We'll Be Together
* PR 45-751 Boogaloo Joe Jones - I Feel the Earth Move c/w Inside Job
* PR 7557 Joe Jones - Psychedelic Soul Jazz (1968)
* PR 7557 Joe Jones - My fire (1968)
* PR 7697 Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones - Boogaloo Joe (1969)
* PR 10004 Boogaloo Joe Jones - NO WAY! (1970)
* PR 10025 Ivan 'Boogaloo' Joe Jones - Right On, Brother! (1970)
* PR 10035 Boogaloo Joe Jones - WHAT IT IS (1971)
* PR 10056 Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones - Snake Rhythm Rock (1972)
* PR 10072 Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones - Black Whip (1973)
* Joka Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones - Sweetback (1975)

Collaborations

* Rusty Bryant - Night Train Now! (PR 7735)
* Sonny Phillips - Sure 'Nuff (PR 7737)
* Harold Mabern - Greasy Kid Stuff! (PR 7764)
* Richard "Groove" Holmes - Spicy (PR 7493)
* Houston Person - Soul Dance! (PR 7621)
* Billy Hawks - New Genius of the Blues (PR 7501)
* Willis Jackson - Gatorade(PR 2516)
* Willis Jackson - Lockin' horns (Muse 5200)
* Willis Jackson - The gator horn (Muse 5146)

Related Links

Legends of Acid Jazz @ Amazon

Ivan 'Boogaloo Joe' Jones at Music.comhttp://www.music.com/person/boogaloo_joe_jones/1/biography/


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