''Jo Jones Trio'' is an album recorded by drummer
Jo Jones
Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes k ...
in 1959 and released by the
Everest label.
Jazzdisco: Ray Bryant catalog
Retrieved June 5, 2019
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Jo Jones is probably best known for his work with Count Basie, but his small-group dates as a leader, though overlooked, are also very rewarding. ... The trio is effortlessly swinging ... this 1959 LP treats the musicians with the respect they deserve".[Rickert, D]
Jo Jones: ''The Everest Years'' Review
All About Jazz, accessed June 4, 2019.
Track listing
# " Sweet Georgia Brown" ( Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
Maceo Pinkard (June 27, 1897 – July 21, 1962) was an American composer, lyricist, and music publisher. Among his compositions is "Sweet Georgia Brown", a popular standard for decades after its composition and famous as the theme of the Harlem ...
, Kenneth Casey) – 2:38
# " My Blue Heaven" ( Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting
George A. Whiting was a vaudeville song and dance man, and also a writer of lyrics for popular songs during the vaudeville era. He toured with singer Sadie Burt, whom he later married and had 3 daughters with. His best-known work is " My Blue ...
) – 2:51
# "Jive at Five" ( Count Basie, Harry Edison) – 3:43
# " Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 2:53
# " When Your Lover Has Gone" ( Einar Aaron Swan) – 3:15
# "Philadelphia Bound" (Ray Bryant) – 3:18
# " Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere
Bernice Petkere (August 11, 1901 – January 7, 2000) was an American songwriter. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "St ...
) – 3:21
# " I Got Rhythm - Part I" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 2 ...
) – 3:07
# "I Got Rhythm - Part II" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:59
# "Embraceable You
"Embraceable You" is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named ''East Is West''. It was published in 1930 and included in that year's Broadway m ...
" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 3:42
# "Bebop Irishman" (Bryant) – 3:47
# "Little Susie" (Bryant, Jo Jones, Tommy Bryant) – 3:55
Personnel
*Jo Jones
Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes k ...
– drums
* Ray Bryant – piano
*Tommy Bryant
Thomas Bryant (May 21, 1930 – January 3, 1982) was an American jazz double-bassist.
Bryant grew up in a musical family in Philadelphia; his mother was a choir director, his brother Ray Bryant was a pianist, and another brother, Len Bryant, is a ...
– bass
References
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1959 albums
Jo Jones albums
Everest Records albums