My brother Melvin Jones has created a new series, “Coronatet,” to help us all get through these trying times. This time we played his amazing arrangement of Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child.

Featured are :

Vocalist- Paula Champion

Trumpet/ Director/ Arranger- Melvin Jones

Tenor Saxophone (solo) - Mace Hibbard Flugelhorn- Lee Hogans

Tenor Saxophone- Mike Burton

Piano- Tyrone Jackson

Acoustic Bass- Rodney Jordan

Drums/ Mixing Engineer- Marlon Patton

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Mace Hibbard Quintet

Good Times by Mace Hibbard

Mace Hibbard (saxophone), Melvin Jones (trumpet), Louis Heriveaux (piano), Marc Miller (bass), Marlon Patton (drums).

Recorded live at Atlanta Lovers of Music Association (ALOMA) concert June 28, 2015.

Melvin Jones Quintet

Amazing Grace arranged by Melvin Jones

Melvin Jones (trumpet), Mace Hibbard (saxophone), Kevin Bales (piano), Billy Thornton (bass), Marlon Patton (drums).

Recorded at The Velvet Note on August 25, 2019

Mace Hibbard Quintet

Remembrance of Things Past by Mace Hibbard

Mace Hibbard (composer, saxophone). Melvin Jones (trumpet). Louis Heriveaux (piano). Marc Miller (bass). Marlon Patton (drums).

Recorded live at Atlanta Lovers of Music Association (ALOMA) concert June 28, 2015.

Mace Hibbard Quartet

Hear Me Now written by Mace Hibbard

Mace Hibbard (saxophone), Louis Heriveaux (piano), Marc Miller (bass), Leon Anderson (drums).

Recorded at The Atlanta Jazz Festival on May 27. 2012

Please check out the recorded version on Yonrico Scott’s album Be In My World, featuring Derek Trucks (guitar), Kofi Burbridge (keyboards). Todd Smallie (bass), and Yonrico Scott (drums)

Guest Soloist with the Waco Jazz Orchestra

Isfahan by Billy Strayhorn

Waco Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Byron Swann (my high school jazz band director)

Recorded on April 30, 2018

Joe Gransden Big Band

I Can’t Stop Loving You arr. Wes Funderburk

Recorded at The Blue Note, New York on July 10, 2017

DCM Trio

Have You Met Miss Jones

Mace Hibbard (saxophone), David Ellington (organ), Chris Burroughs (drums).

Recorded at Graveyard Tavern on April 1, 2008

Melvin Jones Quintet

Funkytown Shuffle by Melvin Jones

Melvin Jones (composer, trumpet), Mace Hibbard (tenor saxophone), Louis Heriveaux (piano), Kevin Smith (bass), Leon Anderson (drums)

with SPECIAL GUESTS: Saunders Sermons (trombone) Mike Burton (alto saxophone)

Recorded at The Atlanta Jazz Festival on May 28, 2012

Mace Hibbard and Tyrone Jackson

East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)

Mace Hibbard (saxophone), Tyrone Jackson (piano)

Recorded at Mason Tavern on March 4, 2017