Philly Joe Jones
Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography Early career
As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He wa ...
AllMusic
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review by Scott Yanow stated "Drummer Philly Joe Jones led the group Dameronia during his last years, a band dedicated to performing the music of the great composer
Tadd Dameron
Tadley Ewing Peake Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz composer, arranger, and pianist.
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swin ...
. ... This loving tribute (which perfectly balances the arrangements with concise solo space) is highly recommended".
Track listing
All compositions by Tadd Dameron
# "Philly J. J." – 8:37
# "Soultrane" – 5:22
# "Sid's Delight" – 5:32
# "On a Misty Night" – 9:27
# "Fontainebleau" – 4:29
# "The Scene Is Clean" – 7:48
Personnel
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Philly Joe Jones
Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography Early career
As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He wa ...
– drums
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Don Sickler
Don Sickler (January 6, 1944) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger and producer.Johnny Coles
John Coles (July 3, 1926 – December 21, 1997) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Early life
Coles was born in Trenton, New Jersey on July 3, 1926. He grew up in Philadelphia and was self-taught on trumpet.
Later life and career
Coles spent his ...
Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne (December 14, 1922 – November 27, 2007) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist born in Brooklyn, New York. Payne also played the alto saxophone and flute. He played with other prominent jazz musicians, in particular Dizzy Gilles ...
Larry Ridley
Larry Ridley (born September 3, 1937) is an American jazz bassist and music educator. Allmusic Biography/ref>
Biography
Ridley was born and reared in Indianapolis, Indiana. He began performing professionally while still in high school in the 1950s ...