Call us or come pick up your copy in the shop today. His nickname, once used simply to distinguish him from big band drummer jo jones, now made him immediately identifiable. Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares. A sevenpage indepth drum transcription of philly joe jones. Jul 30, 2014 just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. Featuring paul chambers and philly joe jones, this is all really good, excellent playing throughout, very nice. This book contains pages of philly joe jones s solos on record. Working with this book will give you the ability to take otherwise dry, square rudiments and make them sing. 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. The transcriptions include sticking and also reference the recordingtime of each solo. James coatsville harris, a great drummer in philadelphia, got me started.
A look at philly joe jones and two bass hit with drum cover. This particular track has some of my very favorite trading from philly joe. 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. Each one includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. A look at philly joe jones and two bass hit with drum. Philly joe jones, pot luck hugh denman march 27, 2008 recording and band pot luck is a blues head composed by wynton kelly. Dallas already has zeke elliott, who rushed for 1,357 last year and caught 54 passes, plus two wide receivers who combined for 2,300 yards and a third with over 800 yards. He should not be confused with papa jo jones, another drummer who had a long tenure with count basie. The philly joe jones solo book transcribed by joerg eckel. 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. Take a listen to philly joe jones drum solos with the miles davis quintet and youll hear exactly what wilcoxon was talking about.
I hope this inspires you to learn a philly joe jones solo. There are over 300 pages of every solo and break done by the legendary philly joe jones, and a. This is a drum cover and breakdown of head the first sixty four bars of the song two bass hit. Apr 28, 2018 on the first track called one for joe philly joe jones plays an awesome and challenging solo. Thank you to rochesters mike melito for finding this one. I first learn this lick when transcribing philly s playing on the track half nelson from the record entitled workin with the miles davis quintet. Most widely held works about philly joe jones contemporary musicians. 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.
Cruise ship drummer learning wilcoxon with philly joe. I look at 3 characteristics of philly joe jones playing on this track. Let the knowledgeable staff at columbus percussion know and they will help you find the exactly the brush for you. 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.
In stockphilly joe jones solo bookover 350 pages of his transcribed soloslisted by tunes59. Dec 06, 2010 philly joe jones is one of my favorite jazz drumming soloists. The philly joe jones rudimental soloing style by marios spyrou. 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.
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. Another thing i stumbled across completely by accident here. Featuring a more basic attempt at the untranscribable menace philly plays in the fourth four. For this months drum lesson we are going to analyze a lick played by one of the fathers of bebop drumming.
There are over 320 380 pages of philly joe jones drum solo transcriptions in the book. This sevenpage drum transcription with everything philly joe plays. The commandments of early rhythm and blues drumming by zoro. Nylon drum brushes drum brushescolumbus percussion. 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. Recommended reading for jazz drummers drum lessons. Im an old bop drummer, so i bought joerg eckel,s book of transcriptions of the solos of philly joe jones. In addition to his drumming vocabulary, he uses various drum lick and techniques. In 1959, philly joe jones was one of jazzs most visible drummers. 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 jones drum transcription workout workout is perhaps one of the most challenging, but also one of the most amazing philly joe solos ever recorded. Dec 30, 2017 for this months drum lesson we are going to analyze a lick played by one of the fathers of bebop drumming. Each transcription includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. 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. Ive studied joes style or decades, along the styles of other jazz modernists, like art blakey, max roach, and others. When i was very young, i played drums the way i felt like playing them. The drum solo is short, and is packed with philly joe jones classic phrases. 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. A more subdued drummer than either buddy rich or max roach, jones improvised while staying in the pocket. The philly joe jones solo book transcribed by joerg eckel has arrived. Feb 10, 2019 this is a drum cover and breakdown of head the first sixty four bars of the song two bass hit. Two bass hit starts with a 16bar drum solo with accompanying horn hits before john coltrane takes the first blowing choruses. Philly joe jones gets my vote as the slickest drummer of all time. 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.
Just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. 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. Posted by jon mccaslin at saturday, november 11, 2017. Drummer philly joe jones is known as one of the most recorded drummers in jazz history, appearing on more than 200 albums. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. We would look back at him in astonishment, observing his devilish smile because he knew we had no idea how he made the change. An oscar for oscar kenny dorham solo played on the snare drum. 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. Instead of writing a physical book we envisioned an everexpanding library, constantly being updated with new material.
Awesome philly joe jones lick and solo analysis learn jazz. All our charts and exercises can be safely downloaded through the gumroad platform. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Add to your book collection on bookogs or save for later. It was transcribed over the course of 10 years by joerg eckel, a student of john rileys. The philly joe jones solo book berklee college of music. Lewis nashs drum solo on illuminations bill stewart. I first learn this lick when transcribing phillys playing on the track half nelson from the record entitled workin with the miles davis quintet. Chambers lays down the time and takes an arco solo of quality. He takes 3 solo choruses, and the entire melody is practically a solo as well. Jul 07, 2016 short mediumtempo solo over a 12bar blues form.
Philly joes playing behind eight bars of hank mobleys first solo chorus. Elvin jones timekeeping on bessies blues elvin jones. There is a ton of material just in this one transcription. 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. This book contains pages of philly joe joness solos on record. Awesome philly joe jones lick and solo analysis learn.
The commandments of early rhythm and blues drumming by. Rich would play a feature drum solo each night, but jones would play the rest of the show. 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. Philly joe jones laid the template for bop drumming, becoming justly famous for his 50s association with miles davis. Really pay attention to the sticking of any solo you learn. Sounds from rikers island audio fidelity, 1963 is an album by jazz pianist and composer elmo hope. He plays a series of fourbar exchanges with his friends that are exemplary. Lamb was a foolish pick by the cowgirls impetuous owner jerry jones, who really needed help on defense. Other than track 7 which features his usual band, this was recorded in 59 but not released until 75. Well continue light posting through this week, as im in the middle of a big booking push, and then heading to the coast.
The same applies to drummers using these 26 sticking patterns. This is an incredible work and can be yours right now. Philly joe jones one for joe drum solo transcription. Philly joe and morello were also educators, and they would force all students to study from the wilcoxon method books. Philly joe jones transcription jazz drum solo sheet music.
Philly joe jones has also played with bill evans and was a founding member of band dameronia in 1981. 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. In fact, he is one of my favorite jazz drummers period. 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. Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares we are very excited to finally have these available, after many months of refining. May 15, 2012 another thing i stumbled across completely by accident here. 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. While i was listening to the great jazz drummers, i discovered that a perfect example for this is philly joe jones. This book has over 320 pages of every known philly joe solo or drum break. There are over 380 pages of philly joe joness solos in the book. It makes the solo feel like it was written for jazz. This is the ultimate drum book for students of jazz drumming. The philly joe jones solo book is published and transcribed by joerg eckel, a student of john riley.
It sounds a lot like a solo philly joe jones would play. Mar 28, 2018 this interpretation is perfect for slow, medium and even medium up tempo jazz feels. It is clean, rhythmically precise, and easy to hear, making it a great solo to learn and memorize. You can read more about philly joes history in the notes to his composition joes debut, also recorded on the showcase album. In stockphilly joe jones solo bookover 350 pages of his transcribed solos. Philly joe jones drum solo on blues by five philly joe jones drum solo on four elvin jones. 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. But just as jo jones established the rhythm section standard in the 30s and 40s, philly joe would do the same in the 50s. The drummers library is created by two professional drummers who dedicated their life to practicing, playing drums and teaching drums. 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. Philly joe jones is one of my favorite jazz drumming soloists. The transcriptions include sticking and also reference the recordingtime of each solo an incredible study and insight into one of jazzs greatest drummers.