{"title":"Oliver Jones","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMontréal born Oliver Jones made his debut as a pianist at age five at Union United Church, and by the time he had his first nightclub appearance, he was nine.  In his 77 year career he has released an impressive 25 albums (and one DVD).  He has been recognized with numerous awards including the Order of Québec; he was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada and is also the proud recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr award.  In 2013 Dr. Jones was honored with a stamp in his likeness as part of the Canada Post stamp program paying tribute to black history.  A veteran of life on the road – he has toured extensively throughout Canada, appearing at festivals, concerts and clubs, either as a solo artist or with his trio. His travels also took him to the United States, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and his tour of Nigeria was the subject of a 1990 National Film Board of Canada documentary,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOliver Jones in Africa.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn early 2016 Oliver announced his plans to retire from performing professionally after one last cross country tour of Canada.  His very last show was in Barbados in January 2017 as a tribute to his parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"It's been seventy-seven years and I guess that's more than enough time working any job, but it's always been my contention I should play until that feeling is gone but the feeling is still there,\" says Jones but he can no longer play at the same capacity, though Jones says he still plans on performing a few times a year. In September 2017 the documentary\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOliver Jones | Mind Hands Heart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epremiered at the Montreal International Black Film Festival. The documentary goes behind the scenes at his final concert at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in July 2016 as well as the Barbados show. Mr. Jones reflects on his memorable life and career, and some of the people who know him best share what he has meant to them and to the Canadian jazz scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e His retirement plans include travelling, dusting off his saxophone and helping to promote Canadian jazz artists who are just getting started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a career filled with superlative achievements, Oliver Jones remains one of Canada's finest musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oliverjonespiano\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-facebook-square fa-3x\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CQI6x20voWo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-youtube-play fa-3x\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"just-for-my-lady-1","title":"Just For My Lady","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded during the fall of 2012, Just for my Lady documents the formidable rapport between pianist Oliver Jones and his long-time sidemen, veteran bassist Éric Lagacé and drummer extraordinaire Jim Doxas, a genuine rising star on the Canadian jazz horizon. Whether on hard driving numbers 'Josee’s Blues' or on melancholy ballads 'Lights of Burgundy' and 'When Summer Comes', the trio displays an astounding synergy that only comes from the profound respect, the sincere affection and the solid trust each member of the group obviously feels for the others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe commanding presence of very special guest Josée Aidans on violin is a welcome addition to the trio’s unique brand of swinging elegance. With a quality of emotion that recalls Stéphane Grappelli’s panache particularly on Michel Legrand’s 'Windmills of Your Mind', Aidans blends into the group as if she's always been a part of it, and still lets us hear a distinctive voice that gently challenges the other musicians to surpass themselves.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oliver Jones","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39426549645472,"sku":"0068944025152","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39435076960416,"sku":"068944025121","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/5c9c9a26-3fef-450f-b936-df464dbab23916462709801168270979-LARGE_f485b520-cc5d-44f5-a38e-62c35252c73a.jpg?v=1615327551"},{"product_id":"just-you-just-me-2","title":"Just You, Just Me","description":"","brand":"Ranee Lee \u0026 Oliver Jones","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39482149372064,"sku":"0068944021352","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39482180141216,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/0a28f68a-5590-4ed4-b53e-dcf4208e826a9137026394020496630-LARGE_a84e1df7-38f5-4d0b-958a-e04289965786.jpg?v=1615861553"},{"product_id":"just-friends-3","title":"Just Friends","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePianist Oliver Jones has recorded over a dozen albums (both LPs and CDs) for the Canadian Justin Time label, and virtually all are recommended. This particular outing finds Jones and his trio (with bassist Dave Young and drummer Nasar Abdul Al-Khabyyr)   welcoming guest flugelhornist Clark Terry to their date. Performing four of Jones' originals and a quartet of standards (including \"Just Friends\" and \"It Could Happen to You\"), C.T.'s  joyful presence clearly inspires the other musicians and makes this excellent set even more memorable than a typical Oliver Jones date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Scott Yanow\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oliver Jones","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39511099703456,"sku":"0068944003150","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39511117299872,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/a17660c8-d355-45ce-8f85-ef56b02e06742839931879280400311-LARGE_903e6ee6-4664-4036-985d-6d781ed4c20c.jpg?v=1616103175"},{"product_id":"a-class-act-1","title":"A Class Act","description":"For this CD, pianist Oliver Jones teams up with bassist Steve Wallace and drummer Ed Thigpen for a slightly more modern program than usual. 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By now most listeners know that Oliver studied piano with Daisy Peterson and that he grew up in Montreal within the giant shadow of Oscar Peterson. The St. Henri district spawned quite a few worthwhile pianists (such as Milton Sealey) but it is safe to say that Oliver Jones is the musician who has fulfilled all the promise he showed as a young man.The irony is that he waited until he was in his forties before launching a \",jazz\", career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the interim, he spent twenty years in Puerto Rico as music director for shows in the many clubs which catered to the tourist trade.That experience has certainly made a difference in his acceptance as a musician. He knows how to pace a set, how to keep an audience involved and he has a knack for being able to reach beyond the hardcore jazz fanatics.This recording with Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton is the culmination of a twenty-year odyssey and the excellence of the music is a reflection of Oliver's evolving maturity.It began at Biddle's, the jazz and ribs joint in Montreal, which has kept the music visible in that city for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe room's ambience has always been conducive to pianists who have a funky touch to their playing and Wray Downes and Johnny O'Neal are among those who have continued the tradition established by Oliver.For Oliver Jones, 1983 was a pivotal year. His live recording from Biddle's was the launching pad for Justin Time Records and also helped spread the word that an exciting performer within the music's central tradition was ready to spread his wings.In early 1985 he performed for the first time at Toronto's Café, des Copains and has returned annually to that club and its successor - The Montreal Bistro - always performing to full houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe shared the stage with Sarah Vaughan at Stratford and became a frequent headliner at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal.By 1990 he had traveled the universe appearing at festivals and in concerts as far away as Australia and New Zealand as well as a unique tour of West Africa, which was filmed for a television documentary.In fact his success was such that he was rarely able to spend more than a few days at home at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the chagrin of both listeners and presenters he decided in 1995 to cut back his workload and become semi-retired. That hasn't meant that he has stopped performing. Artists rarely retire completely, for their creative muse doesn't stop and they need to feel the public response in order to fulfill their own lives.With the daily grind of performances behind him there is more time to intensify the focus and scope of his music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can hear it in this collection of originals and standards. Each tune has a completeness to its interpretation and a great deal of cohesion.Oliver Jones continues to gravitate towards the great drawing board of Oscar Peterson for inspiration, but such tunes as \",Street Of Dreams\", and \",If I Were A Bell\", jog the memory of previous interpretations by Art Tatum\/Benny Carter and Miles Davis. Even more personal is the solo outing on \",My Romance\",.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoosing Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton as his companions was an inspired choice. Ray Brown's understanding of the role of the bass as the bottom instrument could serve as a primer for any musician wishing to work in this field, while Jeff Hamilton's bright, crisp drum sound is perfectly tuned to the piano and bass.Long ago Duke Ellington wrote \",It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing\",. 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It has been the location for many of Arild WiderØe's Jazz in der Aula concerts, a series that goes back to 1964.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn this occasion the event was 'Piano Night,' and making his Baden debut, Montreal's Oliver Jones.  With the solid American bassist Reggie Johnson and the creative and observant drummer, Ed Thigpen Oliver presented a wide-ranging programme - some standards a few originals, some ballads and blues.  Here is a fully mature talent, in command of his instrument and the history of jazz.    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oliver Jones","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":39517366517920,"sku":"0068944024353","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":39534659895456,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0537\/8477\/2768\/products\/aad54876-61fe-4a05-b98c-cfebebe6ccb413111624720765466747-LARGE_c864cc1a-8453-4127-ae0f-0ffdec9d631d.jpg?v=1616180214"},{"product_id":"northern-summit-1","title":"Northern Summit","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOliver Jones, who turned 75 this month (9-11-09), has always played second fiddle to Oscar Peterson amongst mainstream Canadian jazz pianists, although he's widely admired by his countrymen, winning several Juno Awards and the 1990 Prix de Oscar Peterson, among other honors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike Peterson, Jones was born in Montreal, and even studied piano with Oscar's sister Daisy, as did Oscar himself. Jones didn't begin focusing on jazz until the early '80's, having been the musical director for the Jamaican pop singer Ken Hamilton from 1962 until 1980. The Northern Summit album is one of his many for Canada's Justin Time label, and the instrumentation on it resembles that of Peterson's trio in the '50's, with Herb Ellis simulating his role with Oscar and Red Mitchell taking the place of Ray Brown. ??The rapport between these three musicians on the opening track, \"I Love You,\" is exceptional. Jones bouncily expounds upon the Cole Porter theme with Ellis breezing lightly through the bridge. The pianist's solo is backed at first by a percussively tapping Ellis in the manner of Tal Farlow, as Mitchell churns out deeply resonant bass lines. Jones' richly voiced chords and shimmering runs show little obvious sign of Peterson, his acknowledged greatest influence. Ellis solos with his customary twangy tone and agile bluesy runs, bending notes for added color. The clearly articulated formulations of Mitchell's compelling improv explode from his specially tuned (in fifths) bass, with never an instance of hesitation or murkiness. 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Most of the pianist's recordings have been in trios, so it is a welcome event that on some of the selections on One More Time he is joined by at least one horn player, if not all three.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChet Doxas has a nice spot on tenor during the wistful \"Ballad for a Lonely Man,\" Ingrid Jensen is both fiery and expressive during her solos, and trombonist Dave Grott keeps up with the other two. But the main star throughout is Jones who is not only heard playing at his prime but contributed six of the nine songs. 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