To Tadd with Love

To Tadd with Love
Studio album by Philly Joe Jones Dameronia
Released	1982
Recorded	June 28, 1982
Studio	Nola Recording Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:15
Label	Uptown UP 27.11
Producer	Mark Feldman, Robert E. Sunenblick MD.
Philly Joe Jones chronology
Filet de Sole/Philly of Soul (1981) To Tadd with Love (1982) Look Stop Listen (1983)
Dameronia chronology
To Tadd with Love (1982) Look Stop Listen (1983)

To Tadd with Love is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones' Dameronia which was recorded and released on the Uptown label in 1982. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[5]

The album was nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards. ^[6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Drummer Philly Joe Jones led the group Dameronia during his last years, a band dedicated to performing the music of the great composer Tadd Dameron. ... This loving tribute (which perfectly balances the arrangements with concise solo space) is highly recommended". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Tadd Dameron

1. "Philly J. J." – 8:37
2. "Soultrane" – 5:22
3. "Sid's Delight" – 5:32
4. "On a Misty Night" – 9:27
5. "Fontainebleau" – 4:29
6. "The Scene Is Clean" – 7:48

Personnel

• Philly Joe Jones – drums
• Don Sickler – trumpet, director
• Johnny Coles – trumpet
• Britt Woodman – trombone
• Frank Wess – alto saxophone
• Charles Davis – tenor saxophone
• Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
• Walter Davis Jr. – piano
• Larry Ridley – double bass

References

1. Jazzlists: Uptown Records discography accessed May 7, 2018
2. Philly Joe Jones Catalog accessed May 7, 2018
3. Yanow, Scott. Dameronia: To Tadd with Love – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 7, 2018.
4. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 114.
5. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 471.
6. "All GRAMMY Awards and Nominations for Philly Joe Jones". Grammy.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.