Jo Jones Trio is an album recorded by drummer Jo Jones in 1959 and released by the Everest label.[1][2]

Jo Jones Trio
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedMarch 1959
StudioNew York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length39:27
LabelEverest
LPBR 5023/SDBR 1023
ProducerRaymond Scott
Jo Jones chronology
Jo Jones Plus Two
(1958)
Jo Jones Trio
(1959)
Vamp 'til Ready
(1960)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
All About Jazz     [4]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Jo Jones is probably best known for his work with Count Basie, but his small-group dates as a leader, though overlooked, are also very rewarding. ... The trio is effortlessly swinging ... this 1959 LP treats the musicians with the respect they deserve".[3] On All About Jazz, David Rickert wrote "The Jo Jones Trio, features his working unit of Ray Bryant and Tommy Bryant on a straightforward piano trio recording. Bryant utilizes a minimalist approach similar to Basie's, but the trio explores a wider terrain than the big band ever did".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 2:38
  2. "My Blue Heaven" (Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting) – 2:51
  3. "Jive at Five" (Count Basie, Harry Edison) – 3:43
  4. "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 2:53
  5. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 3:15
  6. "Philadelphia Bound" (Ray Bryant) – 3:18
  7. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 3:21
  8. "I Got Rhythm - Part I" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:07
  9. "I Got Rhythm - Part II" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 2:59
  10. "Embraceable You" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 3:42
  11. "Bebop Irishman" (Bryant) – 3:47
  12. "Little Susie" (Bryant, Jo Jones, Tommy Bryant) – 3:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Both Sides Now: Everest Label Discography. Retrieved June 5, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Ray Bryant catalog. Retrieved June 5, 2019
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jo Jones: Trio with Ray Bryant – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Rickert, D. Jo Jones: The Everest Years Review, All About Jazz, accessed June 4, 2019.