Something in Common (Sam Jones album)

Something in Common is a studio album by American jazz bassist Sam Jones, released on September 13, 1977 via the Muse label.[1] The record, with three bonus tracks, was re-released on CD in 2000 and as a digital download in 2009.

Something in Common
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1977
RecordedApril 1974 – September 13, 1977
StudioC.I. Recording Studios, NYC.
GenreJazz
Length1:02:22
LabelMuse Records MR 5149
ProducerBob Porter, Cedar Walton
Sam Jones chronology
Changes & Things
(1977)
Something in Common
(1977)
Visitation
(1978)
Alternative cover
CD cover (32 Jazz label)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic     [2]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote: "In the 1970s, Jones' recordings as a leader were quite consistent, and Something in Common is a rewarding example of the type of solid, hard-swinging bop and post-bop that people expected from him. The only Jones piece that the sextet embraces is "Seven Minds"; other selections were written by Hampton ("Every Man Is a King"), Walton ("Something in Common" and the better known "Bolivia"), and Mitchell ("Blue Silver").[3] A reviewer with All About Jazz stated: "Jones' only original tune from that 1978 album, Seven Minds, opens the CD with one of his ominous solos, backed by Higgins' cymbaled shimmering and Walton's upper-register ornamentation, before Jones leads into an enthralling, charging modal romp that challenges all of the players."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seven Minds"Jones12:16
2."Bolivia"Cedar Walton7:03
3."Something in Common"Cedar Walton5:58
4."Every Man Is a King"Slide Hampton5:11
5."For All We Know"J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis5:22
6."Blue Silver"Blue Mitchell5:30
7."Shoulders"Cedar Walton7:17
8."One for Amos"Jones6:47
9."You Are the Sunshine of My Life"Stevie Wonder6:58
Total length:01:02:22

Three songs, "Shoulders", "One for Amos", and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", are bonus tracks from the 1974 album, Cedar Walton-Firm Roots, included in later releases.

Personnel

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Musicians

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Production

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  • Todd Barkan – compilation producer, liner notes
  • Tom Copi – photography
  • Thomas Hampson – engineer
  • Chuck Irwin – engineer
  • Gene Paul – mastering
  • Bob Porter – original album producer
  • Page Simon – cover design
  • Dan Mueller – production coordination

References

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  1. ^ "Sam Jones – Something In Common". Discogs. discogs.com. 1978. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Sam Jones: Something in Common". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Sam Jones: Something in Common". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sam Jones: Something In Common". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. January 1, 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2017.