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. Locomotion this months drum soloist features the great philly joe jones on the john coltrane album blue trane blue note bst81577. Philly joe jones laid the template for bop drumming, becoming justly famous for his 50s association with miles davis. 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 john coltrane red garland paul chambers. Jun 12, 2014 philly joe jones solo on locomotion written by john coltrane off of blue train album performed by mike mcculloch 11220. Philly joe jones solo book this is the ultimate book for students of hard bop drumming.
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. Paul chambers lee morgan philly joe jones kenny drew curtis fuller. Art blakey jack dejohnette jeff hamilton elvin jones papa jo jones philly joe jones gene krupa joe morello buddy rich max roach bill stewart tony williams. Joseph rudolph philly joe jones july 15, 1923 august 30, 1985 was a philadelphiaborn united states jazz drummer. Blue train features a younger coltrane playing beautifully on some highly memorable pieces in outstanding company. Jones had the ability to have an extremely strong beat on four. He was a virtuoso with a pair of brushes, and a genius at turning the rudiments into fluent musical ideas. To avoid confusion with count basies famous drummer jo jones, scott would introduce his drummer by saying, this is the joe jones from philly. 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. The hihat is being played with the foot sometimes on. There are over 380 pages of philly joe joness solos in the book.
Other solos include paul chambers subtly understated riffs on blue train as well as the high energy and impact from contributions by lee morgan and kenny drew during locomotion. Drummers have long admired the variety and quality of the brush strokes that philly joe jones here passes on to all drummers aspiring and established alike. The drummers guide to the genre and the legends who defined it. Longer tracks and soloing would have made it better. The original recording not included with the book s cd. The one milestones cut that is must listening for drummers is billy boy.
Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. Philly joe jones was born with the name joseph rudolph jones in the city of philadelphia on july 15, 1923. Philly joe and morello were also educators, and they would force all students to study from the wilcoxon method books. The transcriptions are copies of handwritten music charts and might be harder to read for some people, but its not that big of a deal. Philly joe was a philadelphiaborn american jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the miles davis quintet. 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. Blue train expanded edition by john coltrane on apple music. 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.
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. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from philly joe jones at the discogs marketplace. My own mo is to write the charts, and then not look at them when im actually playing, so im probably not the best person to. Awesome philly joe jones lick and solo analysis learn jazz. Philly joe jones passed away of a heart attack at his home in philadelphia on august 30, 1985 at the age of 62. This book contains pages of philly joe joness solos on. This book contains pages of philly joe jones s solos on record. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Dec 30, 2017 for this months drum lesson we are going to analyze a lick played by one of the fathers of bebop drumming. I met joe when he was a teenager, at a place called the roseland in west philly, at arch and udell streets. Authentic transcriptions and easytofollow lessons are included for 36 legendary. Take a listen to philly joe jones drum solos with the miles davis quintet and youll hear exactly what wilcoxon was talking about. Philly joe jones biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. It was 1958 and jones was fired from the miles davis quintet and highly addicted to heroin. This is an essential exploration of 12 worldrenowned jazz drummers, their influences, the music they made famous, and the gear they played. The philly joe jones rudimental soloing style by marios spyrou. The hihat can give a splash sound instead of a chick sound. Each transcription includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. Listen to songs by john coltrane on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Jul 30, 2014 just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. For me the tracks and the soloing are too short and philly joe is not reluctant to solo.
The track likewise features some brief but vital contributions from philly joe jones whose efforts throughout the record stand among his personal best. Swing us sw 8418 entitled benny golson with roger guerin, bobby timmons, lee morgan, ray bryant, philly joe jones recorded in paris and new york 1958. Apr 08, 2015 then davis fired philly joe jones and he was off the quintet. Fastpaced solo from one of john coltranes iconic albums blue train. The commandments of early rhythm and blues drumming by. His contributions to the art of jazz drumming are immeasurable. Philly joe jones locomotion free download as pdf file. In fact, he is one of my favorite jazz drummers period. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared.
In 1947 he became the house drummer at cafe society in new york city, where he played with the leading bebop players of the day. Locomotion intro drums by philly joe jones transcription by todd bishop. Ive been working through philly joe joness intro on lomotion, from the coltrane album blue train. The original recording not included with the books cd. Eventually, the younger jones requested that scott refer to him as philly joe, and he subsequently had his name legally changed to philly joe jones. Finale 2008 transcription philly joe locomotiveintro. The philly joe jones solo book is published and transcribed by joerg eckel, a student of john riley. A more subdued drummer than either buddy rich or max roach, jones improvised while staying in the pocket. I first learn this lick when transcribing phillys playing on the track half nelson from the record entitled workin with the miles davis quintet. In his formative years he also studied the drums with drummers the likes of cozy cole and charles wilcoxon, receiving valuable advise from art blakey and a then younger max roach. Philly joes tallinn vabaduse valjak 10, 10146 tallinn, estonia rated 4. John coltrane tenor saxophone, lee morgan trumpet, curtis fuller trombone, kenny drew piano, paul chambers bass, philly joe jones drums start with. The name philly joe was used to avoid confusion with jo jones, the drummer from the count basie orchestra, who became known as papa jo jones. Philly joe jones drum transcription workout workout is perhaps one of the most challenging, but also one of the most amazing philly joe solos ever recorded.
Jan 27, 2015 philly joe jones, an innovator of modern jazz drum technique, was the drummer of choice for jazz giants miles davis, john coltrane, tadd dameron, gil evans and others. It was transcribed over the course of 10 years by joerg eckel, a student of john rileys. His mother, a piano teacher taught him the basics in music. Philly joe jones has also played with bill evans and was a founding member of band dameronia in 1981. Philly joe jones locomotion cruise ship drummer transcription. The transcriptions include sticking and also reference the recordingtime of each solo an incredible study and. O ne night in 1937, a teenage musician called charlie parker joined a queue of players waiting to jam onstage at kansas citys reno club. When i was very young, i played drums the way i felt like playing them. The commandments of early rhythm and blues drumming by zoro. While i was listening to the great jazz drummers, i discovered that a perfect example for this is philly joe jones. This book contains pages of philly joe joness solos on record.
Its well known that philly joe jones worked out of the charley wilcoxon modern rudimental swing solos book religiously. 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. The transcriptions include sticking and also reference the recordingtime of each solo an incredible study and insight into one of jazzs greatest drummers. Locomotion philly joe jones drum solo transcription youtube. 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. Drummer philly joe jones is known as one of the most recorded drummers in jazz history, appearing on more than 200 albums. 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. A teenage charlie parker has a cymbal thrown at him. Philly joe jones locomotion fastpaced solo from one of john coltranes iconic albums blue train. Philly joe jones transcription jazz drum solo sheet music. His legacy as a studio drummer appears on seminal classics like john coltrane s blue train, thelonious monk s blues at the five spot, miles davis s milestones, and bud powell s time waits. Locomotion 1957 john coltranets lee morgantp curtis fullertb kenny drewp paul chambersb philly joe jones ds.
He was survived by his wife, eloise, and his son, christopher. Lee morgan and pepper adams and curtis fuller and gene ammons and kenny burrell and kenny drew and donald byrd and philly joe jones and red garland and mal waldron and art taylor and paul chambers. Dec 06, 2010 philly joe jones is one of my favorite jazz drumming soloists. Its a septet session blue mitchell, bill barron, pepper adams, julian priester and sometimes they all solo along with the pianist and philly joe on a 4 minute track. The same applies to drummers using these 26 sticking patterns. 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. We worked through it by roteaurally, but i thought id do my own transcription of it, so she can see whats going on with it that way. Miles davis, john coltrane, cannonball adderley, paul chambers, red garland, and philly joe jones. His more than 500 recordings set the standard for modern, aggressiveyettasteful jazz drumming, and. Philly joe jones is known for his work on lets get lost 1988, the hollywood palace 1964 and tonight. Just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. Awesome philly joe jones lick and solo analysis learn. For this months drum lesson we are going to analyze a lick played by one of the fathers of bebop drumming.
Working with this book will give you the ability to take otherwise dry, square rudiments and make them sing. John coltrane the greatest hits by john coltrane album. Everybody digs bill evans riverside rlp 12291 bill evans, piano. The transcriptions include sticking and also reference the recordingtime of each solo. Philly joe jones solo on locomotion written by john coltrane off of blue train album performed by mike mcculloch 11220. Recorded in september 1957, this is coltranes first major album as a bandleader and his only one as a leader for blue note, and he selected some of the best young jazzmen of the era to join him. His more than 500 recordings set the standard for modern, aggressiveyettasteful jazz drumming, and his style has been widely imitated since the 1950s. Philly joe jones brush artistry original 1968 book. Jun 26, 2017 jazz drummer charlie rice recounted meeting philly joe jones at roseland cafe. Locomotion john coltrane philly joe jones drum solo.
A collection of drumset transcriptions of your favorite drummers. Born joseph rudolph jones, philly joe jones was an exciting, explosive drummer and his influence on modern jazz is legendary. Writing drum charts i just happened across a couple of nice posts on how to write a drum chart that is, a handwritten page of notes sketching out whatever information you need to play through a song or arrangement. Philly joe jones, pot luck hugh denman march 27, 2008 recording and band pot luck is a blues head composed by wynton kelly. James coatsville harris, a great drummer in philadelphia, got me started. Philly joe jones is one of the greatest of the hard boppers. There are over 320 380 pages of philly joe jones drum solo transcriptions in the book. Joseph rudolph philly joe jones 19231985 find a grave. Each one includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on.
Having gone through the book, i recognize it to be invaluable to all drummers in the development of their brushwork thanks to philly joe jones. Somewhere theres a tony williams quote about miles daviss milestones being at the apex of hard bop albums. Philly joe jones and his addiction off the drums bloodytoez. Mar 31, 20 ive been working through philly joe jones s intro on lomotion, from the coltrane album blue train. 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. 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. 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 jones joseph rudolph jones born july 15, 1923, philadelphia, pa. Well continue light posting through this week, as im in the middle of a big booking push, and then heading to the coast. He should not be confused with papa jo jones, another drummer who had a long tenure with count basie. Locomotion john coltrane philly joe jones drum solo youtube.
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