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A fiery drummer and a masterful accompanist,
Philly Joe Jones came to fame as a key member with the first classic
Miles Davis Quintet. After serving in the Army, he moved to New York in 1947, became the house drummer at Cafe Society and played with a who's who of bop (including
Charlie Parker,
Dizzy Gillespie, and
Fats Navarro). He worked regularly with
Ben Webster, Joe Morris,
Tiny Grimes,
Lionel Hampton, and
Tadd Dameron (1953).
Jones was with
Miles Davis during 1955-1958, including the quintet years (1955-1956) with
John Coltrane,
Red Garland, and
Paul Chambers and the beginnings of the super sextet that also included
Cannonball Adderley (recording the classic Milestones album). In 1958, he started leading his own groups, recording for Riverside (1958-1959) and Atlantic (1960).
Jones lived in London and Paris during 1967-1972 (performing and recording with some avant-garde players, including
Archie Shepp). He eventually returned to Philadelphia, where he led a fusion group, Le Grand Prix, toured with
Bill Evans during 1976, recorded for Galaxy in 1977 and 1979, and worked with
Red Garland. Starting in 1981, he led the group Dameronia, which revived
Tadd Dameron's music. But in reality, everything that
Philly Joe Jones did after
Miles Davis was anticlimactic. ~ Scott Yanow