Philly Joe Jones

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Born
15 July 1923
Born In
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
30 August 1985 (aged 62)
Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe) Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia-born United States jazz drummer. The name "Philly Joe" was used to avoid confusion with Jo Jones, the drummer from the Count Basie Orchestra, who became known as "Papa Jo Jones". In 1947 he became the house drummer at Café Society in New York City, where he played with the leading bebop players of the day. The most important influence on Jones among them was Tadd Dameron. Jones then toured and recorded with Miles Davis from 1955 to 1958 — a band that became known as "The … read more
Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe) Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia-born United States jazz drummer. The name "Philly Joe" was used to avoid confusion with Jo Jones, the drummer from the Count Basie Orchestra, who became known as "Papa Jo Jones". In 194… read more
Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe) Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia-born United States jazz drummer. The name "Philly Joe" was used to avoid confusion with Jo Jones, the drummer from the Count Basie Orchestra, who became known as "Papa Jo Jones". In 1947 he became the house drummer at Café Society in New York City, where he… read more

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1 Drums Around The World Stablemates
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2 Philly Joe's Beat Two Bass Hit
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3 Ahmad's Blues It Never Entered My Mind
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4 Play track Philly Joe's Beat Muse Rapture
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5 Drums Around The World Blue Gwynn
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6 Play track Philly Joe's Beat Salt Peanuts
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7 Philly Joe's Beat Dear Old Stockholm
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8 Philly Joe's Beat Got To Take Another Chance
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9 Play track Blues for Dracula Blues For Dracula
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10 Drums Around The World Carioca (El Tambores)
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Albums

  1. 3,375 listeners

    20 May 1960 · 7 tracks

    Philly Joe's Beat
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  2. 2,103 listeners

    1 Jan 1959 · 8 tracks

    Drums Around The World
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  3. 1,604 listeners

    22 Sep 2014 · 20 tracks

    Ahmad's Blues
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  4. 1,471 listeners

    17 Nov 1959 · 9 tracks

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