In 1959, philly joe jones was one of jazzs most visible drummers. Original jazz classics ojccd17922 philly joe jones big band sounds drums around the world milestone m47016 art blakey, max roach, elvin jones, philly joe jones the big beat. Mar 28, 2018 drummers philly joe jones and joe morello were two of his most famous students, and both lead the jazz scene in the 1950s as members of the miles davis quintet and the dave brubeck quartet, respectively. Philly joe jones solo book this is the ultimate book for students of hard bop drumming. There are over 300 pages of every known solo and break done by the legendary jazz drummer, and a cross reference to the original recordings. Philly joes playing behind eight bars of hank mobleys first solo chorus.
This solo is off of the tune potluck, a blues, and it includes one chorus. Feb 10, 2019 this is a drum cover and breakdown of head the first sixty four bars of the song two bass hit. Joseph rudolph philly joe jones july 15, 1923 august 30, 1985 was an american jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the first great miles davis quintet. This book contains pages of philly joe joness solos on record. Add to your book collection on bookogs or save for later. Just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. It features hope on piano, lawrence jackson on trumpet, freddie douglas on saxophones, john gilmore on tenor, ronnie boykins on bass, philly joe jones on drums, earl coleman and marcelle daniels on vocals. This book contains pages of philly joe joness solos on. The transcriptions include sticking and also reference the recordingtime of each solo an incredible study and insight into one of jazzs greatest drummers. Awesome philly joe jones lick and solo analysis learn jazz. Art blakey, charlie persip, elvin jones, philly joe. The commandments of early rhythm and blues drumming by zoro.
This is a very long solo, more than 3 minutes long, and extremely interesting in term of vocabulary, and to study the style of philly joe jones. On the 3rd solo section, philly plays 12 bars of solo yes, they made a mistake and let philly take 12 bars so they could align themselves again in the form and he plays the lick again twice. There are over 320 380 pages of philly joe jones drum solo transcriptions in the book. The philly joe jones solo book berklee college of music. But heres an interesting philly joe jones transcription, from hank mobleys hi groove, low feedback, from his blue note album hank or hank mobley sextet, it says on the back of the sleeve. Philly joe jones one for joe drum solo transcription posted on 28 april 2018 25 november 2018 by francesco vecchio sounds from rikers island audio fidelity, 1963 is an album by jazz pianist and composer elmo hope. The recording in question here comes from the veejay album kelly at midnite, a trio recording with philly joe jones and paul chambers recorded in april of 1960. In fact, he is one of my favorite jazz drummers period. When i was very young, i played drums the way i felt like playing them. My students and i at the thornton school of music at usc refer to this book throughout the year, and i learn something new every time i consult it. A sevenpage indepth drum transcription of philly joe jones. Local officials say they have no plans to reopen anytime soon, with new jersey gov. Each transcription includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on.
Philly joe was one of my drummer heroes, as a young aspiring drummer back in the late 50s and early 60s. This was all due to the fact that he was the rhythmic backbone to one of the great working groups of the 50s, the miles davis quintet, and frequent. Dec 30, 2017 for this months drum lesson we are going to analyze a lick played by one of the fathers of bebop drumming. An oscar for oscar kenny dorham solo played on the snare drum. In stockphilly joe jones solo bookover 350 pages of his transcribed solos. The drummers library is created by two professional drummers who dedicated their life to practicing, playing drums and teaching drums. The philly joe jones solo book its our omnibook level 1. There are over 380 pages of philly joe joness solos in the book.
Writing in modern drummer in 2011, jim payne tells about studying with philly joe jones specifically, on working on a charles wilcoxon solo with him, rolling in rhythm, from rudimental swing solos. Call us or come pick up your copy in the shop today. Philly joe and morello were also educators, and they would force all students to study from the wilcoxon method books. Sounds from rikers island audio fidelity, 1963 is an album by jazz pianist and composer elmo hope. While i was listening to the great jazz drummers, i discovered that a perfect example for this is philly joe jones. Blues for dracula 1958 drums around the world 1959 blues for dracula is the debut album by american jazz drummer philly joe jones which was recorded in 1958 for the riverside label. Philly joe jones drum transcription workout workout is perhaps one of the most challenging, but also one of the most amazing philly joe solo s ever recorded. Philly joe jones one for joe drum solo transcription. Another good way to get into philly joes mindset is to check out some of the charles wilcoxn solo books and exercises. Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares. Unfortunately, philly joe started to go out of vogue around the early 60s.
Recommended reading for jazz drummers drum lessons. You can read more about philly joe s history in the notes to his composition joe s debut, also recorded on the showcase album. The transcription in the drum sheet, taken from miles davis album round about midnight 1955, is the drums chart of the intro and the finale of ahleucha, with the various philly joe jones drum breaks. Philly joe then began getting some big band work, first with tadd dameron who left a strong impression on jones and then with buddy rich, during a period when rich was fronting his band as a singer. It is clean, rhythmically precise, and easy to hear, making it a great solo to learn and memorize. I look at 3 characteristics of philly joe jones playing on this track. The drum solo is short, and is packed with philly joe jones classic phrases. There are over 300 pages of every solo and break done by the legendary philly joe jones, and a cross reference to the original recordings. Max roachs drum solo on joy spring transcription service. The philly joe jones solo book transcribed by joerg eckel. Documents similar to philly joe jones drum solo when your love has gone. May 15, 2012 another thing i stumbled across completely by accident here. Other than track 7 which features his usual band, this was recorded in 59 but not released until 75.
Working with this book will give you the ability to take otherwise dry, square rudiments and make them sing. Fast and furious drum solo by philly joe from the goin up recording with freddie hubbard. Awesome philly joe jones lick and solo analysis learn. Featuring paul chambers and philly joe jones, this is all really good, excellent playing throughout, very nice. Philly joe jones laid the template for bop drumming, becoming justly famous for his 50s association with miles davis.
This is the ultimate drum book for students of jazz drumming. A look at philly joe jones and two bass hit with drum cover. The philly joe jones rudimental soloing style by marios spyrou. Philly joe jones, pot luck hugh denman march 27, 2008 recording and band pot luck is a blues head composed by wynton kelly. The drum solo is short, and is packed withphilly joe jones classic phrases. Not many jazz drummers played bop with as much authority,acuity and power as did philly joe jones. Philly joe jones was very emphatic about the wilcoxons rudimental tradition, in his album mo joe on the track trailways express, he plays the first 8 bars of wilcoxons solo rolling in rhythms as the intro. Phil murphy saying june or july might be realistic. We would look back at him in astonishment, observing his devilish smile because he knew we had no idea how he made the change. On bars 5 and 6 he plays the exact same variation than before, only this time he starts on the andof2. In addition to his drumming vocabulary, he uses various drum lick and techniques.
Philly joe jones drum solo on four a more succinct set of traded fours on the famous tune called four, philly joe throws down some more classic bop licks. I first learn this lick when transcribing phillys playing on the track half nelson from the record entitled workin with the miles davis quintet. But just as jo jones established the rhythm section standard in the 30s and 40s, philly joe would do the same in the 50s. In stockphilly joe jones solo bookover 350 pages of his transcribed soloslisted by tunes59. Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. All our charts and exercises can be safely downloaded through the gumroad platform. Philly joe jones is one of my favorite jazz drumming soloists. Philly joe jones was one of the most wellknown drummers of his era. You can clearly hear in his soloing that he is using these rudiments in his own unique way, making them sound swinging and therefore adopting them into the bebop drumming. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Transcription of the legendary solo that philly joe jones played over salt peanuts in the album steamin with the miles davis quintet, recorded in 1956, released in 1961.
The philly joe jones solo book transcribed by joerg eckel has arrived. On matters such as these, there is no one i trust more than john riley, who, several years ago, told me about a student of his who had transcribed a large number of philly joe solos and was working to publish them. Well continue light posting through this week, as im in the middle of a big booking push, and then heading to the coast. For this months drum lesson we are going to analyze a lick played by one of the fathers of bebop drumming. Published on mar 30, 20 this is my transcription of philly joe jones solo from wynton kellys album kelly at midnight. Philly joe jones gets my vote as the slickest drummer of all time. It was transcribed over the course of 10 years by joerg eckel, a student of john rileys. Art blakey, charlie persip, elvin jones, philly joe jones art blakey, charlie persip, elvin jones, philly joe jones gretsch drum night at birdland. His nickname, once used simply to distinguish him from big band drummer jo jones, now made him immediately identifiable. Philly joe jones article by mike alfieri photo by saulmon c.
Apr 28, 2018 on the first track called one for joe philly joe jones plays an awesome and challenging solo. The commandments of early rhythm and blues drumming by. Dec 06, 2010 philly joe jones is one of my favorite jazz drumming soloists. Louis hayesfours on cannonball adderleys hoppin johnlouis hayes fours cannonball hoppin john trading fours watch on youtube philly joe jonessolo on hank mobleys workoutphilly joe jones hank mobley workout pdf watch on youtube kenny barronembraceable you kenny barrons solo pdf watch on youtube mccoy tynertheme for ernie continue reading transcriptions.
Harvard researchers say to expect coronavirus outbreaks and shutdowns to continue into 2022. He studied with him and was a big study of those rudimentary books and you can hear that in his soloing. Jul 30, 2014 just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. Cruise ship drummer learning wilcoxon with philly joe. Philly joe jones drum solo when your love has gone. Jul 07, 2016 short mediumtempo solo over a 12bar blues form.
I hope this inspires you to learn a philly joe jones solo. Featuring a more basic attempt at the untranscribable menace philly plays in the fourth four. Addison in this lesson well build on the concepts we explored in the april 2017 issue by taking a look at the drumming style of jazz legend philly joe jones and applying his ideas to ted reeds seminal book syncopation. Instead of writing a physical book we envisioned an everexpanding library, constantly being updated with new material. In this lesson well build on the concepts we explored in the april 2017 issue by taking a look at the drumming style of jazz legend philly joe jones and applying his ideas to ted reeds seminal book syncopation. Philly joe jones has also played with bill evans and was a founding member of band dameronia in 1981. He should not be confused with papa jo jones, another drummer who had a long tenure with count basie. James coatsville harris, a great drummer in philadelphia, got me started. Rich would play a feature drum solo each night, but jones would play the rest of the show. This 32bar solo is filled with easytohear, rhythmically precise phrases. The philly joe jones solo book represents the pinnacle of jazz drumming transcription. Philly joe jones solo transcription by rosethedrummer. Take a listen to philly joe jones drum solos with the miles davis quintet and youll hear exactly what wilcoxon was talking about.
He takes 3 solo choruses, and the entire melody is practically a solo as well. The same applies to drummers using these 26 sticking patterns. The transcriptions include sticking and also reference the recordingtime of each solo an incredible. Aug 05, 2008 he established himself as philly joe jones, from the name of the city of his birth, to distinguish himself from the drumming mainstay of count basies band jo jones. Philly joe jonesbilly boy4s miles davismilestones 1 stick shot x steve hatfield. Philly joe jones drum solo on blues by five philly joe jones drum solo on four elvin jones. Each one includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. He established himself as philly joe jones, from the name of the city of his birth, to distinguish himself from the drumming mainstay of count basies band jo jones. There are over 300 pages of every solo and break done by the legendary philly joe jones, and a. Philly joe jones two bass hit two bass hit starts with a 16bar drum solo with accompanying horn hits before john coltrane takes the first blowing choruses. I particularly enjoy the 4bar phrase starting at bar 21, which philly joe jones plays in various ways on other recordings as well. Well interpret the first line of exercise 1 found on page 38 of the most recently published editions, but be sure to apply the concepts to the entire page and beyond.
Philly joe jones solo book july 30, 2014 by mark feldman 7 comments just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. Elvin jones timekeeping on bessies blues elvin jones. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Two bass hit starts with a 16bar drum solo with accompanying horn hits before john coltrane takes the first blowing choruses. This is an incredible work and can be yours right now. Learning charley wilcoxons rudimental swing solos rolling in rhythm joe the drummer august 24, 2016 july 4, 2018 drum technique, rudiments i havent done much by the way of learning drum solos such as those written by charley wilcoxon. The philly joe jones solo book is published and transcribed by joerg eckel, a student of john riley. A natural comedian, he was a spellbinding storyteller, both in music and in words.