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Pal Joey

1.5M streams

1,460,780

The Kenny Drew Trio

790.5K streams

790,467

Jazz Drummer Jones, Vol. 6

696.9K streams

696,932

100% Philly Joe Jones, Vol. 1

421.1K streams

421,121

100% Philly Joe Jones, Vol. 4

353.6K streams

353,551

Showcase

224.2K streams

224,203

Drums Around The World

183.7K streams

183,733

Jazz Drummer Jones, Vol. 7

154.6K streams

154,632

100% Philly Joe Jones, Vol. 2

95.3K streams

95,349

100% Philly Joe Jones, Vol. 3

58.5K streams

58,486

Biography

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. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi