Showcase (Philly Joe Jones album)

Showcase
Studio album by Philly Joe Jones
Released	1959
Recorded	November 17–18, 1959 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:02
Label	Riverside RLP 12-313
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Philly Joe Jones chronology
Drums Around the World (1959) Showcase (1959) Philly Joe's Beat (1960)

Showcase is the third album led by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review called it "a particularly interesting hard bop-oriented set... well-conceived, diverse, and recommended". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Philly Joe Jones except as indicated

1. "Battery Blues" (Julian Priester) - 4:06
2. "Minor Mode" (Bill Barron) - 4:26
3. "Gwen" - 3:57
4. "Joe's Debut" - 5:35
5. "Gone" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:42
6. "Joe's Delight" - 3:50
7. "Julia" (Priester) - 3:26
8. "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 3:58
9. "Interpretation" (Barron) - 4:02

• Recorded in New York City on November 17 (tracks 1, 4 & 6–8) and November 18 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 9), 1959.

Personnel

• Philly Joe Jones - drums, piano (track 3)
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4–9)
• Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 4–9)
• Bill Barron - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4–9)
• Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4–9)
• Dolo Coker (tracks 1, 4 & 6–8), Sonny Clark (tracks 2, 5 & 9) - piano
• Jimmy Garrison - bass (tracks 1, 2 & 4–9)

References

1. Philly Joe Jones discography accessed November 2, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 2, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 114. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 796. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.