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Philly Joe Jones - Showcase

11/17/1959 | Ojc 

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All Music Guide Review

This is a particularly interesting hard bop-oriented set led by drummer Philly Joe Jones. Most unusual is "Gwen," a Jones ballad that has the leader on both piano and (via overdubbing) drums in a trio with bassist Jimmy Garrison. Otherwise, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, trombonist Julian Priester, tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, either Dolo Coker or Sonny Clark on piano, Garrison, and Jones form a sextet that performs modern tunes by Barron, Priester, and Jones, in addition to "I'll Never Be the Same" and Philly Joe's feature on "Gone" (based on the Miles Davis/Gil Evans interpretation of "Porgy and Bess"). A well-conceived, diverse, and recommended CD reissue. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Showcase Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Battery Blues
  • 4:06
  • Sound Clip for Battery Blues from Showcase


  • 2
  • Minor Mode
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for Minor Mode from Showcase


  • 3
  • Gwen
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for Gwen from Showcase


  • 4
  • Joe's Debut
  • 5:35
  • Sound Clip for Joe's Debut from Showcase


  • 5
  • Gone
  • 4:42
  • Sound Clip for Gone from Showcase


  • 6
  • Joe's Delight
  • 3:50
  • Sound Clip for Joe's Delight from Showcase


  • 7
  • Julia
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Julia from Showcase


  • 8
  • I'll Never Be the Same
  • 3:58
  • Sound Clip for I'll Never Be the Same from Showcase


  • 9
  • Interpretation
  • 4:02
  • Sound Clip for Interpretation from Showcase


    • Credits of Showcase

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