Heres a famous example clippjj recorded by engineer rudy van gelder before a session. A virtuoso with a pair of brushes and a genius at turning the rudiments into fluent musical ideas. Philly joe jones was born with the name joseph rudolph jones in the city of philadelphia on july 15, 1923. Locomotion 1957 john coltranets lee morgantp curtis fullertb kenny drewp paul chambersb philly joe jones ds. During the 1940s he accompanied visiting artists such as dexter gordon and fats. In his formative years he also studied the drums with drummers the likes of cozy cole and charles wilcoxon, receiving valuable advise from art blakey and a then younger max roach. His contributions to the art of jazz drumming are immeasurable. Philly joe jones, an innovator of modern jazz drum technique, was the drummer of choice for jazz giants miles davis, john coltrane, tadd dameron, gil evans and others. You get to hear several of the things he was well known for.
Peace locomotion lonnie and his sister lili are in foster care after the death of their parents. Philly joe jones and his addiction off the drums bloodytoez. And he misses his little sister, lili, who was put into a different foster home because not a lot of people want boysnot foster boys that aint babies. Philly joe jones, pot luck hugh denman march 27, 2008 recording and band pot luck is a blues head composed by wynton kelly.
There are over 300 pages of every known solo and break done by the legendary jazz drummer, and a cross reference to the original recordings. Joseph rudolph philly joe was a jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the miles davis quintet. The church office is open tuesday through friday from 8. The recording in question here comes from the veejay album kelly at midnite, a trio recording with philly joe jones and paul chambers recorded in april of 1960. Fastpaced solo from one of john coltranes iconic albums blue train. Philly joe jones is one of the greatest of the hard boppers. Just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. Quadrant a click to download a pdf that you can print out. His mother, a piano teacher taught him the basics in music.
Born joseph rudolph jones, philly joe jones was an exciting, explosive drummer and his influence on modern jazz is legendary. Philly joe jones biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. After serving in the army, he moved to new york in 1947, became the house drummer at cafe society and. There are over 320 380 pages of philly joe jones drum solo transcriptions in the book. Philly joe jones biography, birth date, birth place and. Aug 25, 2018 clark terry, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 95, was an authority with a discography of epic proportions. A fiery drummer and a masterful accompanist, philly joe jones came to fame as a key member with the first classic miles davis quintet. He established himself as philly joe jones, from the name of the city of his. Orange avenue long beach, ca 90805 562 4229300 office hours.
He takes 3 solo choruses, and the entire melody is practically a solo as well. There was also playing in nigeria and getting the whole audience on their feet. Philly joe was a philadelphiaborn american jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the miles davis quintet. Philly joe jones is credited as jazz drummer, miles davis quintet, dameronia. The locomotiongerry goffincarole king 44 121234 intro. A natural comedian, he was a spellbinding storyteller, both in music and in words. Jones also served a brief yet contentious stint with duke ellington in 1952. Philly joe jones, black american jazz musician, one of the major percussionists of the bop era, and among the most recorded as well. His solo work from the bop era can be found mainly on riverside. One of the nicest compliments ive ever had was from philly joe jones when he heard me play. Philly joe jones biography, albums, streaming links. It was 1958 and jones was fired from the miles davis quintet and highly addicted to heroin. Euonly four cd set containing six albums from the legendary jazz drummer.
A website dedicated to jazz drummer, philly joe jones. This sevenpage drum transcription with everything philly joe plays. Philly joe jones locomotion ive been working through philly joe jones s intro on lomotion, from the coltrane album blue train. It is not a drum centric collection, nor should it. Philly joe jones drum transcription workout workout is perhaps one of the most challenging, but also one of the most amazing philly joe solos ever recorded. It was transcribed over the course of 10 years by joerg eckel, a student of john rileys. My students and i at the thornton school of music at usc refer to this book throughout the year, and i learn something new every time i consult it. Ive played with art blakey, a totally unrehearsed thing in munich in 1972. The brush technique is equally important as the stick tech nique. Joseph rudolph philly joe jones july 15, 1923 august 30, 1985 was an american jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the first great miles davis.
On matters such as these, there is no one i trust more than john riley, who, several years ago, told me about a student of his who had transcribed a large number of philly joe solos and was working to publish them. Among them, the most important influence on jones was tadd dameron. Philly joe jones, philly joe jones big band sounds philly joe jones, philly joe jones big band sounds drums around the world. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Who was the original artist for the locomotion song. They live with separate families and this book is lonnies letters to lili that he writes to stay connected to her and as he says to be the rememberer while they are living separately. Serenade to a bus seat riverside, 1957 in orbit riverside, 1958 with ben webster. I found a few videos to share with you today featuring philly joe jones, his drumming style, and some of the concepts he incorporated into his drumming. On matters such as these, there is no one i trust more than john riley, who, several years ago, told me about a student of his who had transcribed a large number. Philly joe jones born joseph rudolph jones in the city of philadelphia on july 15, 1923.
Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares we are very excited to finally have these available, after many months of refining. Tony williams brian blade philly joe jones solo duration. This is a very nice sampler of philly joe jones work. Instructed by his mother, a piano teacher, jones began playing drums as a child. He should not be confused with papa jo jones, another drummer who had a long tenure with count basie. The philly joe jones solo book represents the pinnacle of jazz drumming transcription. Joseph rudolph philly joe jones july 15, 1923 august 30, 1985 was an american jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the first great miles davis quintet. Jul 30, 2014 just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. In 1952 and 1953, jones performed with pianistfellowjoe morrisalumnus elmo hope, and clarinetist tony scott, who is credited with forever attaching the philly onto joness name in order to distinguish him from papa jo jones, the pioneering drummer of the swing era. Includes the albums blues for dracula, drums around the world, philly joes beat. Philly joe jones was one of the most wellknown drummers of his era. Philly joe had a very distinct style, which was important in those days since jazz was about having your own voice, and he inspired generations of drummers to come with his style.
Softly as a summer breeze blue note, 1958 with sonny stitt. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from philly joe jones at the discogs marketplace. Her new york times bestselling memoir, brown girl dre. The hihat is being played with the foot sometimes on. Elvin jones and philly joe jones album keepin up with the joneses 1958 together. Dec 29, 2004 finalist for the national book awardwhen lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Each transcription includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. Joerg eckels book is a must have for every teaching studio where jazz drumming is taught. There is a ton of material just in this one transcription. Then davis fired philly joe jones and he was off the quintet.
Joseph rudolph philly joe jones 19231985 find a grave. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for james jones in philadelphia, pa. Jan 27, 2015 philly joe jones, an innovator of modern jazz drum technique, was the drummer of choice for jazz giants miles davis, john coltrane, tadd dameron, gil evans and others. This particular track has some of my very favorite trading from philly joe. Apr 08, 2015 for both jones and davis it became more an importance to get high than to play their music. There are over 380 pages of philly joe joness solos in the book. Events and exhibitions at locomotion tuesday 27 february 2018 you will see that some aspects of our public programme are changing, bringing our activity in line with the science museum groups mission to inspire the next generation of scientists, inventors and engineers. He was a virtuoso with a pair of brushes, and a genius at turning the rudiments into fluent musical ideas. Im old fashioned also released on blue note bst 81577, cdp 7 46095 2, st46095. Jul 28, 2017 joe, better known as philly joe jones, went on to become a modern jazz drumming legend. No real solos but a lot of nice work behind some great musicians. In 1947 he became the house drummer at cafe society in new york city, where he played with the leading bebop players of the day. It is not a drum centric collection, nor should it be.
Jacqueline woodson was the 20182019 national ambassador for young peoples literature. Philly joe jones locomotion cruise ship drummer transcription. After serving in the army, he moved to new york in 1947, became the house drummer at cafe society and played with a whos who of bop including charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and fats navarro. If you have any corrections or suggestions, please send them to us at. Each one includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. There was also a band called locomotion and back in the early 19871990 the song locomotion was part of their play list. Clark terry, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 95, was an authority with a discography of epic proportions. Jan 04, 2017 philly joe on locomotion from blue train album. Ringo starr shows how to play ticket to ride, come together and back off boogaloo duration. Philly joe jones quartet live at the american radio jazz. Locomotion philly joe jones drum solo transcription youtube.
Joe, better known as philly joe jones, went on to become a modern jazz drumming legend. Philly joe jones is known for his work on lets get lost 1988, the hollywood palace 1964 and tonight. Blue note cdp 7243 8 53428 0 6 entitled the ultimate blue train. A good bop drummer, featuring with the best of the 50s, philly joe was miles davis favorite drummer, and is mostly remembered for his contributions to davis and dameron formations. Philly joe jones solo book this is the ultimate book for students of hard bop drumming. Philly joe jones, a drum major for justice tracking change. In 1957, already a veteran of swing who had mentored rising stars like miles davis in the 40s, the trumpeter made a superb hard bop album with johnny griffin, wynton kelly, paul chambers and philly joe jones, the riverside labels serenade to a bus seat. Long before philly joe jones became the drummer of choice for miles davis and john coltrane, his trolley route went pass coltranes apartment on 12th street in north philly. Davis ended up quitting his drug use while sadly jones could not stop. Philly joe jones born joseph rudolph jones in the city of philadelphia on july 15, 1923 died august 30 th, 1985. But as the band evolved they dropped it from their play list. Ive been working through philly joe joness intro on lomotion, from the coltrane album blue train. In 2018, she received both the astrid lindgren memorial award and the childrens literature legacy award. Original jazz classics ojccd17922 philly joe jones big band sounds drums around the world milestone m47016 art blakey, max roach, elvin jones, philly joe jones the big beat.
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