Trailways Express

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Trailways Express
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Studio album by
Released1971
RecordedOctober 1 and 31, 1968
StudioTrident Studios, London, England
Genre Jazz
Length37:48
Label Black Lion
BL-142
Producer Alan Bates
Philly Joe Jones chronology
Together!
(1961)
Trailways Express
(1971)
Philly Joe Jones
(1969)

Trailways Express (also released as Gone, Gone, Gone and Mo Joe) is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in London in 1968 and released on the Black Lion label in 1971. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "the music is generally straightahead hard bop. Drummer Philly Joe Jones, who has short solos on each of the six selections, is a dominant force even when playing brushes in the ensembles". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Mo' Joe" (Joe Henderson) – 4:29
  2. "Gone. Gone, Gone" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 8:23
  3. "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest, Alexander Borodin) – 6:27
  4. "Trailways Express" (Jones) – 4:02
  5. "Here's That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 9:07
  6. "Ladybird" (Tadd Dameron) – 5:20

Personnel

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References

  1. Philly Joe Jones catalog, accessed October 24, 2017
  2. Philly Joe Jones Leader Entry, accessed October 24, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Philly Joe Jones: Moe Joe – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 24, 2017.