Down Home (album)

Down Home is the third album by bassist and cellist Sam Jones featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.

Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "This is excellent hard bop-based music".

Track listing
All compositions by Sam Jones except as indicated
 * 1) "Unit 7" - 4:49
 * 2) "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:05
 * 3) "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:31
 * 4) "O.P." - 5:07
 * 5) "Thumbstring" (Ray Brown) - 4:31
 * 6) "Down Home" - 4:08
 * 7) "Strollin'" (Horace Silver) - 4:12
 * 8) "Falling in Love With Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 7:03

Personnel

 * Sam Jones - bass (tracks 1 & 5), cello (tracks 2-4 & 6-8)
 * Les Spann - flute (tracks 3, 4 & 8)
 * Snooky Young (tracks 1 & 5), Blue Mitchell (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), Clark Terry (tracks 2 & 7) - trumpet
 * Jimmy Cleveland - trombone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
 * Frank Strozier - flute (track 6), alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
 * Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
 * Pat Patrick - baritone saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
 * Ernie Wilkins - arranger (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
 * Wynton Kelly (tracks 2 & 7), Joe Zawinul (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8) - piano
 * Ron Carter (tracks 2, 6 & 7), Israel Crosby (tracks 3, 4 & 8) - bass
 * Vernel Fournier (tracks 3, 4 & 8), Ben Riley (tracks 1, 2 & 5-7) - drums