Showcase is the third album led by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.[1]
| Showcase | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | November 17–18, 1959 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:02 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-313 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| 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 edit
All compositions by Philly Joe Jones except as indicated
- "Battery Blues" (Julian Priester) - 4:06
- "Minor Mode" (Bill Barron) - 4:26
- "Gwen" - 3:57
- "Joe's Debut" - 5:35
- "Gone" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:42
- "Joe's Delight" - 3:50
- "Julia" (Priester) - 3:26
- "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 3:58
- "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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ Philly Joe Jones discography accessed November 2, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 2, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 114. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 796. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.