Vol.3

This is critically acclaimed drummer Willie Jones III's third CD as a leader. As the celebrated sideman to jazz luminaries including Ernestine Anderson, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Bobby Hutcherson, Hank Jones, Wynton Marsalis and many others, Mr. Jones is at the forefront as master jazz artist and producer on Volume III. This album is a modern-day standards masterpiece, and selections include First Man, composed by pianist Eric Reed, the McCoy Tyner penned ballad Inception and the gospel classics He Looked Beyond My Faults and I Heard a Forest Praying. Volume III features a remarkable array of guest musicians including Eric Reed (piano), Dwayne Burno (bass), Willie Jones II (piano) and Mike Elizondo (bass).