neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 (edited) My search didn't bring anything up really (have to admit that I didn't try all that hard though) ... so .... I bought this one because another known jazz board and site recommended it. Wow! (That should be enough of an incentive). Man, that Jo Jones was somethin' else. It's a pity that there aren't really any players around anymore with that kind of style, panache and swing. God, I love this one. 2 LPs on 1 CD: JO JONES TRIO (1958)/VAMP 'TILL READY (1960). Personnel include: Jo Jones (drums); Jimmy Forest (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Bennie Green (trombone); Tommy Flanagan, Ray Byant (piano); Tommy Potter, Tom Byant (double bass). Producer: Raymond Scott Compilation Producer: Paul Klein. Liner Note Author: Nat Hentoff by Empire Musicwerks 2005. 1. Sweet Georgia Brown 2. My Blue Heaven 3. Jive At Five 4. Greensleeves 5. When Your Lover Has Gone 6. Philadelphia Bound 7. Close Your Eyes 8. I Got Rhythm Part I 9. I Got Rhythm Part II 10. Embraceable You 11. Bebop Irishman 12. Little Susie 13. Vamp 'Til Ready 14. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me 15. Should I 16. Thou Swell 17. Show Time 18. Sandy's Boy 19. Liza 20. But Not For Me 21. Royal Garden Blues 22. Mozelle's Alley 23. Sox Trot 24. In The Forrest P.S.: I haven't had a chance to listen on my stereo yet - all I've got are my PC speakers right now - and it does sound a tiny bit distorted here and there, but I don't care right now. The music is just up my alley. Edited June 8, 2005 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 This mother swings (and I'm going to keep posting here until someone buys this; please leave a note). "Two long out of print classics jazz LPs presented in their entirety on one CD for the first time. On the first album, the Jo Jones Trio gives an indication of the varying kind of approaches and material it can play. Ray Bryant is heard as a lyrical player, swinger, modernist, and as a blues man. The focus of the second album is Jo Jones who plays like the wind. Very inventive, he oftens improvises the most unexpected and daring breaks which give great lift and drive to his performance." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 From Amazon.com: It is really about time that someone put these treasured recordings on disc. Jo Jones, the father of modern drumming only made a few solo albums in his 5 decade long career and here's two of them on one CD. Half trio and half sextet - this truly showcases his amazing technique and unparralelled brushwork - he even uses his hands on a few cuts. This guy was truly a magician - the trio sides feature Ray and Tom Bryant and the sextet sides feature Sweets Edison, Bennie Green, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Forest and Tommy Potter. Find me any modern drummer who's half as good as Jo Jones and I'll eat this review." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 All the way from Australia (but still copied from another site): Although he played on literally thousands of sessions & was possibly the most influential drummer of the 20 th Century, the rock of the early Count Basie Band & the father of modern drumming recorded only a few solo albums in his 60 year career. His Two recordings as a leader for the eclectic Everest label in the late 50's are the stuff of legend. The two previous LP's (Jo Jones Trio & Vamp 'Til Ready) trade hands among collectors for hundreds of dollars apiece & until now, have not made it on to CD as originally recorded in their entirety. The recordings should be a revelation to jazz fans everywhere as they capture Papa Jo in both trio setting with the great Ray Byant on piano & brother Tom on bass, as well as with a small group consisting of jazz luminaries Harry "Sweets" Edison, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Forest, Bennie Green & Tommy Potter. At long last & to the delight of real jazz fans everywhere we present - Jo Jones, The Everest Years" Digitally remastered from the original stereo mixes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 "Jo Jones shifted the timekeeping role of the drums from the bass drum to the hi-hat cymbal, greatly influencing all swing and bop drummers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Do I dare to, err, ...... Review over yonder ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 From that Dryden fellow on 'Joe Jones Trio: Everest': "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 veteran drummer is joined by pianist Ray Bryant and his brother, bassist Tommy Bryant, who both worked with Jones between 1957 and 1960. The trio is effortlessly swinging through two contrasting interpretations of "I Got Rhythm," and a version of "Jive at Five" features Jones drumming with just his hands. Equally enjoyable are the trio's treatments of "Greensleeves" and standards like "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Embraceable You," which they could have likely played in their sleep. The pulsating closing blues "Little Susie" is a collaborative effort. While Everest developed a reputation as a budget label in the 1970s due to poor packaging and its frequent omission credits for the musicians and composers, this 1959 LP treats the musicians with the respect they deserve, adding warm liner notes by Nat Hentoff. This long-unavailable album will be somewhat difficult to find." Guys and gals, help me out here. I need dinner. Someone buy this ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Err, I forgot, FWIW, four stars .... **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I have this as two separate cds from Fresh Sounds. Of course, Papa Jo is in full command and swings like mad. I dig 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 In a way I guess of all the contemporary gents on the thrones, Herlin Riley reminds me some of Jo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 This mother swings (and I'm going to keep posting here until someone buys this; please leave a note). "Two long out of print classics jazz LPs presented in their entirety on one CD for the first time. On the first album, the Jo Jones Trio gives an indication of the varying kind of approaches and material it can play. Ray Bryant is heard as a lyrical player, swinger, modernist, and as a blues man. The focus of the second album is Jo Jones who plays like the wind. Very inventive, he oftens improvises the most unexpected and daring breaks which give great lift and drive to his performance." ← I'll buy it as soon as I find it. I'm off to various sites right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Herlin Riley? Is that the one that played with, err, Ahmad and Wynton? Yeah, the guy is not bad at all. Can't hold a candle to Jo Jones though. With me it's this historic thing ... Jones just influenced so much. I can't imagine where jazz drumming would be without him. He got a bit, err, outspoken later on in life, very opinionated, but you can hear Jones' influence everywhere, throughout the 50s and 60s, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I didn't say I thought he was BETTER than Jo, but I think he has a dancing sort of style and views the kit in a Jones manner more so than many another. I really do like these Vanguards though---and take this coming from a former drummer!---I do feel they suffer from too much drum soloing and focus on the drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I didn't think you did. One drummer - when he throws down the brushes and has a go at it - who reminds me of Jones is Jeff Hamilton. He has an uncanny command of the set and likes to do stuff with it that Jones did (hands, cymbals, shells). He's just too smooth at times. Thigpen comes to mind as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 "Joe Jones redefined the concept of a drummer. He lightened up on the four-beats-to-the-bar standard of bass drum playing, was possibly the first to use the ride cymbal as the main timekeeping accessory, and did things with the hi-hats that are still being studied today." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I'll buy it as soon as I find it. I'm off to various sites right now! ← Please let me know when you hit that purchase button. Then I can stop posting here ... I need food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I'll buy it as soon as I find it. I'm off to various sites right now! ← Please let me know when you hit that purchase button. Then I can stop posting here ... I need food. ← Got it. Go eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Thank you! P.S.: Let me know what you think of it when you've had a chance to give it a thorough spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Finished with dinner. Who's up next? Who wants to hit that jangly "Buy Me Now" button? Huh? HUH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 By the time he was 15, Parker left school to seriously concentrate on music. At the time however, he still had a lot to learn. During 1936, he participated in a jam session with Jo Jones in Kansas City. His playing was so bad, Jones famously threw his cymbal at Parker's feet. The event left an indelible mark on the young Charlie, who began to study music much more seriously with the help of Buster Smith and Gene Ramey. Parker returned to Kansas City in 1938 a much more mature musician than the wet-behind-the-ears saxophonist derided by Jo Jones. After playing in a "jump" band in KC, Parker went on the road; moving first to Chicago, then to New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Thank you! P.S.: Let me know what you think of it when you've had a chance to give it a thorough spin. ← Nice lunch. It's coming from an Amazon seller, so it might take a while to get here. I do think he ships first class, so maybe it'll only take a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 I'll look for this. Jo Jones is one of my all-time favorite jazz drummers. But that's kind of like saying "J.S. Bach is one of my favorite composers"----true, but kind of...obvious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 What's the deal on this label. Legitimate reissue of the two Everest lps? Or from the Spanish world of piratry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 No, I think this is legit. Someone bought the Everest rights -- a previous reissue was the Tito Puente/Woody Herman, with a ton of bonus cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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