Visitation

Personnel: Sam Jones (cello); Bob Berg (tenor saxophone); Terumasa Hino (cornet); Ronnie Mathews (piano); Al Foster (drums).Audio Mixer: Freddy Hansson.Liner Note Author: JoRgen Frigard.Recording information: 03/20/1978.Photographer: Nils Winther.Sam Jones was a prolific sideman during his career, though he recorded on an occasional basis as a leader. This 1978 session, just a few years prior to his premature death, finds him leading a powerful post-bop quintet, his regular group at the time, with cornetist Terumasa Hino, tenor saxophonist Bob Berg, pianist Ronnie Mathews, and drummerAl Foster. Jones primarily plays a supporting role through a good part of the date, though he is prominently featured in the interpretation of Paul Chambers' "Visitation," while he also revisits his breezy bop vehicle "Del Sasser." Mathews penned the tense modal work "Jean Marie" which incorporates a quirky unison horn line. Berg, who worked with Tom Harrell, likely is responsible for the inclusion of the