Philly Joe Jones

Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe) Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia-born American jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the Miles Davis Quintet.

Philly Joe Jones was often confused with another influential jazz drummer, Jo Jones. The two died only a few days apart from each other.

Biography
In 1947 he became the house drummer at Café Society in New York City, where he played with the leading bebop players of the day. Among them, the most important influence on Jones was Tadd Dameron. Jones toured and recorded with Miles Davis Quintet from 1955 to 1958 – a band that became known as "The Quintet" (along with Red Garland on piano, John Coltrane on sax, and Paul Chambers on bass). Miles acknowledged that Jones was his favorite drummer In his autobiography, Davis mentions that he would always listen for Jones in other drummers.

From 1958 onwards Jones worked as a leader, but continued to work as a sideman with other musicians, including Bill Evans and Hank Mobley. Evans also openly admitted that Philly Joe was his all-time favorite drummer. For two years (1967–69) he taught at a specially organized school in Hampstead, London, but was prevented from otherwise working in the UK by the Musicians' Union.

From 1981 he helped to found the group Dameronia, dedicated to the music of the composer Tadd Dameron, and led it until his death. He also played in two movies.

As leader

 * 1958: Blues for Dracula (Riverside)
 * 1959: Drums Around the World (Riverside)
 * 1959: Showcase (Riverside)
 * 1960: Philly Joe's Beat (Atlantic)
 * 1961: Together! (Atlantic) - with Elvin Jones
 * 1968: Mo' Joe (Black Lion)
 * 1977: Mean What You Say (Sonet)
 * 1977: Philly Mignon (Galaxy)
 * 1978: Drum Songs (Galaxy)
 * 1979: Advance! (Galaxy)
 * 1980: ''Round Midnight (Lotus LOP 14.073) Recorded at PeSaro Italy 1966
 * 1981: Octet (Marge)
 * 1982: To Tadd with Love (Uptown)

As sideman
With Evans Bradshaw With Clifford Brown With Kenny Burrell With Joe Castro '''With Serge Chaloff With Sonny Clark With John Coltrane With Miles Davis With Kenny Drew With Bill Evans With Art Farmer With Red Garland With Benny Golson With Dexter Gordon With Bennie Green With Johnny Griffin With Ernie Henry With Elmo Hope With Freddie Hubbard With Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery With Abbey Lincoln With Blue Mitchell With Hank Mobley With J.R. Monterose With Art Pepper With Bud Powell With Sonny Rollins With Archie Shepp With Jimmy Smith With Sonny Stitt With Clark Terry With Ben Webster With Phil Woods
 * Look Out for Evans Bradshaw! (Riverside, 1958)
 * Memorial Album (Blue Note, 1953)
 * Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (Fantasy, 1975)
 * Mood Jazz (Atlantic, 1957)
 * Blue Serge (Capitol, 1956)
 * Cool Struttin' (Blue Note, 1958)
 * Blue Train (Blue Note, 1957)
 * The Musings of Miles (Prestige, 1955)
 * Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige, 1956)
 * Cookin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige, 1956)
 * Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige, 1956)
 * Workin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige, 1956)
 * Steamin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige, 1956)
 * 'Round About Midnight (Columbia, 1957)
 * Porgy and Bess (Columbia, 1958)
 * Milestones (Columbia, 1958)
 * Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia, 1961)
 * Kenny Drew Trio (Riverside, 1956)
 * Pal Joey (Riverside, 1957)
 * Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Riverside, 1958)
 * California Here I Come (Verve, 1967)
 * Interplay (Riverside, 1962)
 * Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (Prestige, 1955)
 * Brass Shout (United Artists, 1959)
 * Red's Good Groove (Jazzland, 1962)
 * Keystones! (Xanadu, 1977)
 * The Other Side of Benny Golson (Riverside, 1958)
 * Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (United Artists, 1958)
 * Dexter Calling... (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Bennie Green with Art Farmer - with Art Farmer (1956)
 * Way Out - with Johnny Griffin (1959)
 * Seven Standards and a Blues (Riverside, 1957)
 * Last Chorus (Riverside, 1956-57)
 * The Elmo Hope Trio (Blue Note, 1953)
 * Here's Hope! (Celebrity, 1961)
 * High Hope! (Beacon, 1961)
 * Homecoming! (Riverside, 1961)
 * Sounds from Rikers Island (Audio Fidelity, 1963)
 * The Final Sessions (Evidence, 1966 [1996])
 * Goin' Up (Blue Note, 1960)
 * Hub Cap (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Here to Stay (Blue Note, 1962)
 * Bags Meets Wes! (Riverside, 1962)
 * It's Magic (Riverside, 1958)
 * Abbey Is Blue (Riverside, 1959)
 * Big 6 (Riverside, 1958)
 * Smooth as the Wind (Riverside, 1961)
 * Hank (Blue Note, 1957)
 * Poppin' (Blue Note, 1957)
 * Workout (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Another Workout (Blue Note, 1961)
 * No Room for Squares (Blue Note, 1963)
 * J. R. Monterose (Blue Note, 1956)
 * Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (Riverside, 1957)
 * Time Waits (Blue Note, 1958)
 * Tenor Madness (Riverside, 1956)
 * Newk's Time (Blue Note, 1957)
 * Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones – (America, 1969)
 * Softly as a Summer Breeze (Blue Note, 1958)
 * Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Atlantic, 1962)
 * Serenade to a Bus Seat (Riverside, 1957)
 * In Orbit (Riverside, 1958)
 * Soulmates (Riverside, 1963) - with Joe Zawinul
 * Pairing Off (Prestige, 1956)