of the common practice of only striking it while it was closed. Jones's style influenced the modern jazz drummer's tendency to play timekeeping rhythms on a cymbal, that is now known as the ride cymbal. In 1979, Jones was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame for his contribution to the Birmingham, Alabama musical heritage. Jones was the 1985 recipient of an American Jazz Masters fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts. His autobiography (as told to Albert Murray), entitled Rifftide: The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones and based on conversations between Jones and novelist Murray from 1977 to before Jones' death in 1985, was posthumously published in 2011 by the University of Minnesota Press. Known as Papa Jo Jones in his later years, he is sometimes confused with another influential jazz drummer, Philly Joe Jones. The two died only a few days apart. Jones died of pneumonia in New York City at the age of 73. Discography As leader/co-leader 1955: The Jo Jones Special (Vanguard) 1957: The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport (Verve) with Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge and Pete Brown 1958: Jo Jones Plus Two (Vanguard) 1959: Jo Jones Trio (Everest) 1960: Vamp 'til Ready (Everest) 1960: Percussion and Bass (Everest) with Milt Hinton 1969-1975: Smiles (Black & Blue) 1973: The Drums (Jazz Odyssey ) 1976: The Main Man (Pablo) 1977: Papa Jo and His Friends (Denon) 1977: Our Man, Papa Jo! (Denon) As sideman With Count Basie Count Basie at Newport (Verve, 1957) The Original American Decca Recordings (GRP, 1992) – rec. 1937-39 With Art Blakey Orgy in Rhythm (Blue Note, 1957) Drum Suite (Columbia, 1957) With Milt Buckner Midnight Slows, Volume 4 (Black & Blue, 1974) Midnight Slows, Volume 5 (Black & Blue, 1974) With Buck Clayton The Huckle-Buck and Robbins' Nest (Columbia, 1954) How Hi the Fi (Columbia, 1954) Jumpin' at the Woodside (Columbia, 1955) All the Cats Join In (Columbia 1956) With Coleman Hawkins Timeless Jazz (Jazztone, 1954) The Hawk Flies High (Riverside, 1957) Jazz Reunion with Pee Wee Russell (Candid, 1961) With Illinois Jacquet Swing's the Thing (Clef, 1956) The King! (Prestige, 1968) With Paul Quinichette For Basie (Prestige, 1957) Basie Reunion (Prestige, 1958) Like Basie! (United Artists, 1959) With Slam Stewart Slam Bam (Black And Blue, 1971) Slamboree (Black And Blue, 1972) With Buddy Tate Swinging Like Tate (Felsted, 1958)