Philly Joe Jones Quintet – Live in Paris – December 8, 1968 – Radio France –
Philly Joe Jones this weekend. With his Quintet featuring Tony Scott on Tenor Sax, Jimmy Gourley on guitar, René Urtreger on Piano and John Hart on Bass. All recorded at Studio 104 of Maison de la Radio of Radio France on December 8, 1968.
Scott Janow of AllMusic sums it up pretty well:
“A fiery drummer and a masterful accompanist, Philly Joe Jones came to fame as a key member with the first classic Miles Davis Quintet. After serving in the Army, he moved to New York in 1947, became the house drummer at Cafe Society and played with a who’s who of bop (including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Fats Navarro). He worked regularly with Ben Webster, Joe Morris, Tiny Grimes, Lionel Hampton, and Tadd Dameron (1953). Jones was with Miles Davis during 1955-1958, including the quintet years (1955-1956) with John Coltrane, Red Garland, and Paul Chambers and the beginnings of the super sextet that also included Cannonball Adderley (recording the classic Milestones album). In 1958, he started leading his own groups, recording for Riverside (1958-1959) and Atlantic (1960). Jones lived in London and Paris during 1967-1972 (performing and recording with some avant-garde players, including Archie Shepp). He eventually returned to Philadelphia, where he led a fusion group, Le Grand Prix, toured with Bill Evans during 1976, recorded for Galaxy in 1977 and 1979, and worked with Red Garland. Starting in 1981, he led the group Dameronia, which revived Tadd Dameron’s music. But in reality, everything that Philly Joe Jones did after Miles Davis was anticlimactic.”
Yep, says a mouthful and now you know if you didn’t already.
All that’s left is for you to Press Play, sit back, relax, grab a “cool one” and enjoy.
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