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Showcase (Philly Joe Jones album)

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Released
  
1959

Artist
  
Philly Joe Jones

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
38:02

Release date
  
1959

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Recorded
  
November 17 & 18, 1959 New York City

Showcase (1959)
  
Philly Joe's Beat (1960)

Similar
  
Philly Joe Jones albums, Jazz albums

Philly joe jones showcase 1959


Showcase is the third album led by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review called it "a particularly interesting hard bop-oriented set... well-conceived, diverse, and recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Philly Joe Jones except as indicated

  1. "Battery Blues" (Julian Priester) - 4:06
  2. "Minor Mode" (Bill Barron) - 4:26
  3. "Gwen" - 3:57
  4. "Joe's Debut" - 5:35
  5. "Gone" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:42
  6. "Joe's Delight" - 3:50
  7. "Julia" (Priester) - 3:26
  8. "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 3:58
  9. "Interpretation" (Barron) - 4:02
  • Recorded in New York City on November 17 (tracks 1, 4 & 6-8) and November 18 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 9), 1959.

    • Personnel

  • Philly Joe Jones - drums (tracks 1, 2 & 4-8), piano (track 3)
  • Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  • Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  • Bill Barron - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  • Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  • Dolo Coker (tracks 1, 4 & 6-8), Sonny Clark (tracks 2, 5 & 9) - piano
  • Jimmy Garrison - bass (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)

    • Songs

    1Battery Blues4:07
    2Minor Mode4:27
    3Gwen4:01

    References

    Showcase (Philly Joe Jones album) Wikipedia
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