Philly Joe Jones
| Philly Joe Jones | |
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 Jones ca. 1970 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Rudolph Jones |
| Born | July 15, 1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | August 30, 1985 (aged 62) |
| Genres | Jazz, hard bop, bebop, cool jazz, modal |
| Occupations | Drummer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Associated acts | Miles Davis |
Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe) Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia-born American jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the Miles Davis Quintet.[1]
Philly Joe Jones was often confused with another influential jazz drummer, Jo Jones. The two died only a few days apart from each other.
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[edit] Biography
In 1947 he became the house drummer at Café Society in New York City, where he played with the leading bebop players of the day. Among them, the most important influence on Jones was Tadd Dameron. Jones toured and recorded with Miles Davis Quintet from 1955 to 1958 – a band that became known as "The Quintet" (along with Red Garland on piano, John Coltrane on sax, and Paul Chambers on bass).[2] Miles acknowledged that Jones was his favorite drummer[2] (in fact, in his autobiography, Davis admitted to asking other drummers to play that "Philly Joe lick", with mixed results).
From 1958 onwards Jones worked as a leader, but continued to work as a sideman with other musicians, including Bill Evans and Hank Mobley. Evans also openly admitted that Philly Joe was his all-time favorite drummer. For two years (1967–69) he taught at a specially organized school in Hampstead, London, but was prevented from otherwise working in the UK by the Musicians' Union.
From 1981 he helped to found the group Dameronia, dedicated to the music of the composer Tadd Dameron, and led it until his death.[2] He also played in two movies.
[edit] Discography
[edit] As leader
- 1958: Blues for Dracula (Riverside Records)
- 1959: Drums Around the World: Philly Joe Jones Big Band Sounds (Riverside)
- 1959: Showcase (Riverside)
- 1960: Philly Joe's Beat (Atlantic)
- 1964: Together!
- 1968: Mo' Joe (Black Lion)
- 1977: Mean What You Say (Sonet)
- 1977: Philly Mignon (Galaxy)
- 1978: Drum Songs (Galaxy)
- 1979: Advance! (Galaxy)
- 1981: Octet (Marge)
- 1982: To Tadd with Love (Uptown)
[edit] As sideman
With Miles Davis
- Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1956)
- Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (1956)
- Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (1956)
- Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (1956)
- Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (1956)
- 'Round About Midnight (1957)
- Porgy and Bess (1958)
- Milestones (1958)
- Someday My Prince Will Come (1961)
With others
- Clifford Brown – Memorial Album (1953; Blue Note)
- J.R. Monterose – J. R. Monterose (1956; Blue Note)
- Sonny Rollins – Tenor Madness (1956; Riverside)
- Bennie Green- Bennie Green with Art Farmer (1956)
- Sonny Rollins – Newk's Time (1957; Blue Note)
- John Coltrane – Blue Train (1957; Blue Note)
- Joe Castro – Mood Jazz (1957; Atlantic)
- Art Pepper – Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (1957; Riverside)
- Clark Terry – In Orbit (1958; Riverside)
- Jimmy Smith – Softly as a Summer Breeze (1958; Blue Note)
- Bill Evans – Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1958; Riverside Records)
- Blue Mitchell – Big 6 (1958; Riverside)
- Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin' (1958; Blue Note)
- Bud Powell – Time Waits (1958; Blue Note)
- Freddie Hubbard – Goin' Up (1960; Blue Note) Hub Cap (1961; Blue Note)
- Dexter Gordon – Dexter Calling... (1961; Blue Note)
- Blue Mitchell – Smooth as the Wind (1961; Riverside)
- Hank Mobley – Another Workout (1961; Blue Note)
- Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery – Bags Meets Wes! (1962; Riverside)
- Bill Evans – California Here I Come (1967; Verve)
- Archie Shepp – Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones – (1969; America)
- Red Garland – Keystones! (1977; Xanadu Records)
