Philly Joe's Beat

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Philly Joe's Beat
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Studio album by
Philly Joe Jones
Released1960
RecordedMay 20, 1960
NYC
Genre Jazz
Length36:50
Label Atlantic
LP 1340
Producer Nesuhi Ertegun
Philly Joe Jones chronology
Showcase
(1959)		Philly Joe's Beat
(1960)		 Together!
(1961)

Philly Joes Beat is an album by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was released on the Atlantic label in 1960. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic gave the album 3 stars. [2]

DownBeat assigned the album 4 stars. [3] Reviewer Barbara Gardner wrote of Jones, "He is a brilliant percussionist, and he proves it throughout the recording . . . Jones is developing into the most dynamic, electrifying drum soloist in jazz today. This album is a milestone in that direction". [3] She singles out "Salt Peanuts" as the high point of the album. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Salt Peanuts" (Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke) - 6:13
  2. "Muse Rapture" (John Hines) - 6:01
  3. "Dear Old Stockholm" (Traditional) - 5:35
  4. "Two Bass Hit" (Gillespie, John Lewis) - 4:33
  5. "Lori" (Jimmy Garrison) - 5:21
  6. "Got to Take Another Chance" (Philly Joe Jones) - 4:03
  7. "That's Earl Brother" (Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Ray Brown) - 5:04

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Philly Joe Jones Catalog accessed October 19, 2015
  2. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed October 19, 2015
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gardner, Barbara (February 2, 1961). "Philly Joe's Beat". DownBeat . 28 (3): 34–35.
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