Rusty Jones (Isham Russell Jones II) was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1942 - 2015) but was raised in Chicago. He was a jazz drummer who played Chicago's clubs and concert halls from the 1960s.

Rusty played with Chicago's leading jazz musicians and played and recorded with Judy Roberts (1968-1972), George Shearing (1972-1-78), Buddy DeFranco, Lee Konitz, Ira Sullivan, Marian McPartland, Stéphane Grappelli, J.R. Moterose, Art Hodes, Frank D'rone, Patricia Barbe, Larry Novak, Adam Makowicz, Art Van Damme, Kai Winding, Curtis Fuller, "Wild Bill" Davison, Anita O'Day, Mark Murphy, Flip Phillips, Morgan King, Red Holloway, Eddie Higgins, Ike Cole, Clifford Jordan, Franz Jackson, Bobby Enriquez, Monty Alexander and Catherine Whitney, among many others.

This is Rusty playing "It's You or Else" from the album "Hopalong" (Nick Tountas - bass, Zvonimir Tot - guitar).