Search results for "Philly Joe Jones"

Sonny Rollins: Blues for Philly Joe (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 16, 08

"Blues for Philly Joe" is the only Rollins original on the versatile Newk's Time. By the time the album reaches this ...

Miles Davis (featuring Philly Joe Jones): Gone (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music April 08, 08

"The thing about Philly Joe's playing," said Paul Motian in a 1996 Percussive Notes interview, "was that somehow his ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF PORGY AND BESS

Kind of Blue (1959) is usually cited as Miles Davis's best-selling album, and has often been called the bes...

Miles Davis (with John Coltrane): Ah-Leu-Chah (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music June 25, 08

                John Coltrane, photo b...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JOE LOVANO SELECTS ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE

                     Joe Lovano,...

Clark Terry: In Orbit (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music May 03, 09

Terry's unfairly neglected In Orbit album is notable not only for his warmly expressive fluegelhorn and clever origin...

Sonny Rollins: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 27, 08

Aside from John Coltrane's work with Rashied Ali on Interstellar Space in 1967 (and occasional isolated instances wit...

Ben Webster & Joe Zawinul: Frog Legs (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 05, 09

Though the pairing of Ben Webster and Joe Zawinul may at first seem odd, the two were friends and for awhile roommate...

John Coltrane: Locomotion (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

Opening with a nice drum fill from Philly Joe Jones, this high-powered blues number should whet the appetite of any j...

Serge Chaloff: A Handful of Stars (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music December 23, 08

The best baritone saxophonist most listeners have never heard of: Serge Chaloff, whose rather incredible talents comb...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 ESSENTIAL BARITONE SAX PERFORMANCES

                   Gerry Mulligan, ...

Blue Mitchell: Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music May 23, 08

Blue Mitchell assembled a stellar hard-bop band for his Blue Soul LP. But there is not much soul or bluesiness on th...

Tadd Dameron: Super Jet (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 16, 08

Just a month after the classic Miles Davis Quintet (Davis, Coltrane, Garland, Chambers and Jones) recorded its final ...

Hank Mobley: No Room For Squares (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 16, 09

No Room for Squares is comprised of two ’63 sessions that both feature the definitive hard-bop styling of Hank Mobley...

Miles Davis: My Man's Gone Now (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music June 10, 08

British critic Max Harrison felt that the full potential of Gil Evans's charts for Miles Davis's Porgy and Bess was n...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF PORGY AND BESS

Kind of Blue (1959) is usually cited as Miles Davis's best-selling album, and has often been called the bes...

Sonny Rollins: Asiatic Raes (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music November 08, 07

An early leader date by the unpredictable Rollins produced some of his most in-the-pocket playing on record. Drummer ...

Miles Davis: Dr. Jackle (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 18, 08

The late 1950s ushered in a new phase in the career of Miles Davis, who expanded his quintet to a sextet that include...

Miles Davis: Milestones (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music September 18, 08

On this modal 40-bar-form classic, Cannonball Adderley provides the jump-off solo with his always undeniable force on...

Miles Davis: Billy Boy (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 18, 08

This song represents the only piece from Milestones that features just the rhythm section, and rightfully so because ...

Miles Davis: My Funny Valentine (1956) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music January 20, 09

Miles's first recording of "My Funny Valentine" was made at the end of a marathon session designed to complete his co...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MY FUNNY VALENTINE

            My Funny Valentine, artwork by Suzanne Cerny ...

John Coltrane: Lazy Bird (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music March 15, 09

On this masterpiece from one of the most influential post-bebop albums, John Coltrane puts the imposters to rest with...

Sonny Clark: Lover (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music November 21, 07

Soundman Rudy Van Gelder's reverb made hard-edged trumpeters such as Lee Morgan and Donald Byrd sound commodious, but...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT LOVERS

Jazz has always relied on popular songs to connect quickly with an audience. In return, jazz has helped keep alive ...

Bill Evans: I'll Never Smile Again (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music November 01, 07

Like Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard did not make Harmon a habit, but when he used the mute his affinity was apparent. On...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HARMON-IZED TRUMPETS

"It has heretofore been a great annoyance for the neighborhood if a person commences to practice on a brass inst...

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