As young drummers, I don't think we realize the debt we owe to those early jazz drummers. They gave us a foundation to drumming. Kudos to drummers like Philly Jo Jones (RIP).

Philly Joe Jones. The greatest of the "Hard Bop" drummers. He took the name "Philly" to differentiate himself from Mr. Hi-hat, Jo Jones. My drum teacher asked him for lessons after witnessing a gig. He gave him his card.....

@afuhrman9

6 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott......MB here! Thanks for the reminder. PJJ has left a lot of influence and fans. One of the greatest of all times. A lot of his soloing repertoire comes from the various Charley Wilcoxon books.

Philly Joe was my favorite drummer of all time!!

what a monster!! dude is playing his hi hats with his ELBOW!!!!

Man, all those great jazz drummers of decades past... Roach Jo Jones, E Jones, Krupa, Rich Blakey, Williams... On and on. I love them! Class, style, soul, power, dynamics and a feel for the pocket and the an intuition of the other musicians playing styles. They could push prod and massage the group to new heights! Nothing beats a great drummer!

Liked Philly Joe after "sitting in" on drums at the Bluenote in Paris where he was resident at the time.

...and he did a GREAT Dracula impersonation. What an amazing guy.

You have to listen to his recordings, and check out more than one thing... he was one of the best drummers on the scene. The stuff that he's done on the snare (not just here, but on Milestones too) is full of character. It's not about technique, it's HOW you use it to express yourself.

His performance on "gone" from Porgy and Bess is one of my favs. Thanks for posting one of the greats!

he was so great and there are no videos! it´s sad! this was the 1st pilly video that i saw in you tube... tx aiaiD!

Pjj is such an important part of our jazz drum history.....I'm wu triads a clip like this only has 81K views. Wat up wit dat? I'm only one guy up in northern Canada and probably responsible for 500 ?

@pooperscoopr69 Philly Joe IS jazz vocabulary. Every jazz drummer who is anyone today (i.e. Bill Stewart, Brian Blade, Jack DeJohnette, Jeff Hamilton, etc.) frequently quotes PJJ licks. During his time he was the best soloist: more sophistication and musicality to his phrases than Max, Roy, or anyone else. Claiming that PJJ was not a good soloist and that his vocab was limited is like saying, "Hey everyone, I understand NOTHING about jazz drums!"

pimping on the drums.....nice thank you for posting....love the old school big cats!!!!roaring..............

I love the elbow into the hi hat. I think i watched this 1000 times on Ledgens of Jazz Drumming Amazing hands

Definitely! That's one of my favorite albums too. The work he does on Billy Boy is outstanding.

Buddy actually hired Philly to be his drummer when Buddy had a group in which he sang. Buddy tried a brief foray at being a crooner. Philly idolized Buddy.

What can I say...Simply a pleasure to watch and admire!! Super Solid and feelin it perfectly!! Historical and Priceless!! Ed from Malta (NOMADSON)

A step above them all and on a level with Buddy Rich

Philly Joe- the reason I get on the kit every day!

JMRSplatt:The tune Is called Nardis written by Miles Davis

So solid.

At 2:00 Philly Jo Jones did a reverse double stroke roll.

This guy is the reason why "Milestones" is one of my favorite albums.

An absolute pleasure to watch such a great work.

Fantastic solo. A great jazz drummer. Thx for posting.

Fair enough. I've read a bit about both men. Buddy was defintely confident but he wasn't the evil bastard some have subsequently made him out to be. In fact, many have said that he could be be tough and the warm and funny all at once. Buddy could wasn't just a solo god because he could play drums in a support position wonderfully (listen to "This One's For Basie"). Anyway, I was listening to Philly's stuff with Coltrane just the other night...brilliant.

Philly Joe rules!! Bill Evans' all time favorite drummer is Philly Joe Jones.

nardis with bill evans one of the best version of this song

Undeniably awesome.

make traditional grip look so effortless. love the elbow drop lol

YEAH!! Hit the drums with your elbow is totally AWESOME!!!

@CrowleyHead I listened to that album for about 3 months straight, every day. Some of the best jazz drumming ever.

Read Bill Evans biography by Peter Pettinger. Philly Joe was the best in Bill's book.

Timbre maravilhoso! Big drum sound!

no se puede creer.

He came from an age where "cymbal work" was not a common thing in drum solos...They had only JUST started using the ride cymbal for time keeping. Cymbals used use for punctuating - not to keep a beat like modern drummers.

buddy? well, the "buddy tapes" are funny....but i don't know about the best of all time.

Thanks for posting, although I wish the rest of the tune were included. IMO, listening to just the drum solo without the context of the melody, harmony, form, etc. results in us listeners not having a chance to appreciate the full intent and purpose behind what PJJ is doing.

@weidellpinho He usually refrained the song they were doing with powerful four mesure drum breaks that absolutely killed and set the bar higher for bop and cool drumming.

As much as i dig Art blakey,Max Roach i sometimes feel they can be a little frantic,Philly is so coherent you can hear absolutely everything he's doing and he does it with an effortless touch and style... Beautiful!!!!

Love the way the solo increases at 2:16. Classic lick that's hard to pull off with fluditity.

@charlesdavis5542

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's an Art Blakey line at 2:16 or so. So swinging,so much JUJU maguc!

@charlesdavis5542

2 жыл бұрын

"Magic",but you knew that!😁

I prefer Buddy's phrasings over incoherent drivel. Jojo Mayer,Bonham, BR, Minneman, Cobham, Gadd, Krupa, Mike Johnston, Steve Smith, Dennis Chambers & Stewart Copeland are among my idols.

....."surprised a clip like this only has 81K views"

@63Baggies

6 жыл бұрын

Sadly a generational legacy.

@keyrat87 @Jazzanswer Thanks!

Not a bad deal.

sorry meant add that was in 1958ish!!!

He didn't do the imitation..he was Dracula!!!

drums sound great....anyone know what he is using??

What tune is this... I know it but can't place my finger on it.

How about another............

Not true, he had a geninue affection for Buddy. He truly did respect and love the man.

what song and performance is this?

As a matter of fact, I CAN claim to know what Philly and Buddy thought about such matters.I played professionally for 50 years and knew both of these guys and have heard them voice their opinions about these issues.Drumming is an art form that encompasses influences from many cultures and races. It does not "belong" to anyone. No art form does.I won't be posting any further comments. It is waste of energy.

Don't even talk about race, just listen to the music. Black, white, purple or orange, Philly was one bad cat on them drums, and if Evans used him that goes to show you even more........ Just ashame they sniffed so much coke together, but I guess that was part of the scene back then

Nardis

Buddy who?

2:00 wtf?

I think you need to rephrase your statement,if you know about jazz drumming or philly for that matter what he did was far ahead of most drummers in his time

This has nothing to do with race: you don't know your drum history. The facts as I stated than stand unchallenged. In fact, Buddy Rich frequently acknowledged his admiration for black drummers e.g. Jo Jones,Chick Webb, etc. Your personal attack on me reveals the narrowness of your thinking.I have been a player for over 50 years and knew many of these people, personally..Neither Philly Joe or Buddy Rich would have shared your views, either as musicians or as human beings.

you don't know much about drums do you

Purely ignorant statement on so many levels..you need to do your homework: in many interviews, Philly Joe stated that one of his major heroes was Buddy Rich..and Buddy had a long established career decades before Philly Joe came on the scene..it was Buddy who influenced Philly..not the other way around: racism has no place in appreciating art.