A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, jones anchored the count basie orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. With a pronounced irascible streak to match his heterodox approach to drumming, papa jo jones 191185 was an ideal candidate to star in the kind of book. But just as jo jones established the rhythm section standard in the 30s and 40s, philly joe would do the same in the 50s. In later years he was known as papa jo jones, and thought of as a wise if brutally frank elder statesman. Papa jo jones drum solo wembley town hall, london, england, october 1964. Arguably papa jo jones is the most influential of all jazz drummers. Jo jones influenced swing and bop drummers by shifting the timekeeping role of the drums from the bass drum to the hihat cymbal. Jo jones born october 7, 1911, chicago, illinois, usa died september 3 1985, new york city, new york, usa was an american jazz drummer. Buddy rich and louie bellson were just two musicians who learned from his light but forceful playing, as jones swung the count basie orchestra with just the right accents and sounds.
Jo jones is one of the most important drummers in the history of jazz drumming. He was a huge influence on many of his immediate successors such as buddy rich, kenny clarke, max roach, and philly joe jones, to name a. He used every part of the cymbals and even the stand to get so many sounds from it that you almost wouldnt miss the rest of the kit. Papa jo exists on the level of folklore, myth and parable. To al duffy, the industrys first true custom drum builder whose corner of franks shop was a sight to behold, and whose work was inspirational for others who followed. With sixty years as a performer and teacher to his credit, sam is equally revered and controversial. Papa jo jones, drummer with the count basie band in the 1930s, was a great big band drummer who pioneered the modern drummers role in the rhythm section. He became known as papa jo in the late 1950s, in part to distinguish him from philly joe jones, miles daviss drummer. A star guest in the rhythm section was jo jones, drummer for count basies orchestra, one of the biggest swing bands in the us. He was sometimes known as papa jo jones to distinguish him from younger drummer philly joe jones.
Buddy rich and louie bellson were just two musicians who learned read full biography. As a child, he studied piano, saxophone and trumpet, and in his teens he performed in touring. Steve abbott music manager afrika is an outstanding young drummer who can turn her hand to any style of music with natural ease. Not only is it entertaining to listen to because of papa jos unique delivery, his stories and insights are wonderful. His many books include train whistle guitar and good morning blues. Jun 16, 2011 a star guest in the rhythm section was jo jones, drummer for count basies orchestra, one of the biggest swing bands in the us.
Sep 05, 1985 jonathan jones, also known as kansas city jo jones and papa jo jones, was born in chicago in 1911. I did finish this papa jo book only because ive always admired his brush work and his drums. For drummers of my generation, jo was the president of the drums just like. His playing shifted the emphasis away from the bass drum to the cymbals. But tucked away with just two mentions was one of the instigators, one of the original inspirations, count basie drummer papa jo jones, credited with moving the pulse from the bass drum to. The life and times of papa jo jones, gifted raconteur and one of the greatest drummers. This was true not only for the big bands but for trio playing as well. Tutored by legendary greats such as joe morello, jim chapin, al miller, charlie perry, colin bailey, shelly manne, papa jo jones, and ronnie benedict, famularo combines the masterful techniques of the past with the parameterpushing concepts of todays music for a highly creative and uniquely personal style of drumming. Each one includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. My teacher, who taught me more in our sessions at franks than i can possibly say. Simply put, jazz drumming eras could arguably be viewed as prepapa and post papa. Jan 09, 2020 the drums, conceived in 1973 by jazz critic hugues panassie and recently reissued by hudson music, lets papa jo jones run up the nut flag, and grants him roughly 80 minutes, mostly just voice and drums. The life and opinions of papa jo jones kindle edition by. That drum blog transcription marcelo costa trapd ted warren new 5 beat over bd patterns exercises.
Jan 25, 2018 but tucked away with just two mentions was one of the instigators, one of the original inspirations, count basie drummer papa jo jones, credited with moving the pulse from the bass drum to. The drums by jo jones, was the brainchild of longtime french jazz critic and champion of swing, hugues panassie. Jonathan david samuel jones was born in 1911 in chicago, where he was captivated by. Here, the vivacious performer learned enduring lessons of showmanship. He doesnt exactly explain how he changed drumming in what we loosely call the west forever. What surprised me most is that i hadnt heard it until now. Mar 10, 2006 he became known as papa jo in the late 1950s, in part to distinguish him from philly joe jones, miles daviss drummer. An american original and jazz luminary, papa jo jones intrigued many with his outrageous personality and innovative drumming. Rare recording of papa jo jones, now available for download. Jonathan david samuel jones october 7, 1911 september 3, 1985 was an american jazz drummer.
Such was the immeasurable contribution of jo jones, whose elegant touch, feel, and sound marked a connecting bridge to our modern sense of jazz swing. Papa jo jones i dont speak of chick webb, the drummer, i speak of chick webb, the epitome. I was lucky enough to get a copy of the 1973 book and cd by papa jo jones called the drums. Elvin jones louie bellson mitch mitchell papa jo jones their story their impact their legacy their gear. He takes 3 solo choruses, and the entire melody is practically a solo as well. Click to follow this blog and receive notifications by email. Jo jones shifted the timekeeping role of the drums from. A fourpage indepth drum transcription of papa jo jones playing brushes on ray bryants philadelphia bound. Comes with substantial booklet featuring some good pictures of jo jones. 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. 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.
Tame impala tomorrows dust drum sheet music francis. Apr 08, 2018 welcome to music circle jo jones drum solo 1964 jonathan david samuel jones october 7, 1911 september 3, 1985 was an american jazz drummer. 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. Jo jones shifted the timekeeping role of the drums from the bass drum to the hihat cymbal, greatly influencing all swing and bop drummers. He revolutionized jazz drumming with his use of the hihat and drum brushes. A teenage charlie parker has a cymbal thrown at him. Welcome to music circle jo jones drum solo 1964 jonathan david samuel jones october 7, 1911 september 3, 1985 was an american jazz drummer. Jonathan david samuel jones october 7, 1911 september 3, 1985 was an american jazz. There are over 320 380 pages of philly joe jones drum solo transcriptions in the book. Toward the end of his life, he liked to perform sections of concerts on.
In his own spellbinding voice, musical history and philosophy come alive on the page. Besides his private teaching practice, the drum studio he founded in the 1950s hosted such guest artistinstructors as art blakey, max roach, and papa jo jones. He was a alabama jazz hall of fame inductee in 1974. To learn more about the history of drums, read the drum book by geoff nicholls backbeat books, 1997. Known by the nickname papa jo jones, he was a jazz drummer who collaborated with artists like art blakey and sonny stitt. Gretsch helps celebrate sam ulanos birthday gretsch. Sam also had the firstever drumoriented cable tv program, which ran from 1975 to 1981. Fabulous solos with sticks and brushes, and great backing of star soloists that include slam stewart, teddy wilson, baby lovett, milt buckner, and yes, george benson. The drum set was developed in 1909 with the invention of the bass drum pedal but effectively jo jones was the first to fully understand how to play that mechanism as well as the hihat. Promark by daddario welcomes dom famularo to artist. Louie bellson legacy the official louie bellson website.
He led sessions for vanguard 1955 and 1959 and everest 19591960, a date for jazz odyssey on which he reminisced and played drum solos 1970, and mid70s sessions for pablo and denon. Many times following all that was written here seemed lost and mis. In 1934, he joined count basies band, influencing the great buddy rich and the great louie bellson. Papa jo jones 1911 1985 jo jones shifted the timekeeping role of the drums from the bass drum to the hihat cymbal, greatly influencing all swing and bop drummers. Drawn from fourteen tapes recorded over eight years beginning in 1977, rifftide is an impressionistic series of riffs and tales by jones, revealing a man at the forefront of a new form of music and a country amidst incredible turmoil and opportunity.
Modern drummer, january 1984by paul devlinfreelance writer slate, the root. Jonathan jones, also known as kansas city jo jones and papa jo jones, was born in chicago in 1911. Though panassie was the ultimate jazz puristhe detested bebop and didnt even believe that benny goodman played real jazzhe nonetheless loved papa jo and freely acknowledged jos considerable contributions to the count basie band, to rhythm sections in general. As a child, he studied piano, saxophone and trumpet, and in. Such was the immeasurable contribution of jo jones, whose elegant touch. It was transcribed over the course of 10 years by joerg eckel, a student of john rileys. The brothers would move to everest with papa jo in 1959 and record jo jones trio digitally remastered. His contributions as a drummerbandleader changed the course of music in america, not the least of which was discovering ella fitzgerald. This study is realized through an examination of the existing literature on jones, his performances, selected recordings from 19481965 by jones and other contemporary drummers, video materials, and performance as a. However, this album, while uniformly excellent on every track, is significant because of little susie track 8.
Charlie parker thought his moment had come, 16 years old or not. The drum set was developed in 1909 with the invention of the bass drum pedal but effectively jo jones was the first to fully. The remaining part of this album is jo jones plus two with pianist ray bryant and his bassist brother tommy backing papa jo. Scott k fish roy haynes on papa jo jones 1986 that drum blog transcription milton banana, cidade vazia trapd ted warren you are your own curator. For jonathan david samuel jonesborn october 7, 1911 in chicago, illinois, to samuel and elizabeth jones. The album isnt available anymore, so heres the copy i found on youtube. After growing up in alabama, jones worked as a drummer and tap dancer.
Not only is it entertaining to listen to because of papa jos unique delivery, continue reading the drums papa jo jones. A doublesided drum, the bottom head of which has a snare stretched across it to create a buzzing sound when the drum is hit. Buddy rich and louie bellson were just two who learned from his light but forceful playing, as jones swung the count basie orchestra with just the right accents and sounds. He was one of the first drummers to feature the brushes. The drums by jo jones, was the brainchild of longtime french jazz critic and. My drum teacher recently told me about the album the drums by papa jo jones. Each transcription includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. The life and opinions of papa jo jones book trailer. There are over 380 pages of philly joe joness solos in the book. For those requiring even more indepth information, the obvious solution is to find a copy of the drums by jo jones jazz odyssey, french import, an extraordinary tworecord set papa jo did around 1970 in paris for producer hugues panassie.
Just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. Papa jo jones is brer rabbit with a drum kit and opposable thumbs. A teenage charlie parker has a cymbal thrown at him music. Starting with a dedication to papa jo jones, dom flew into a dynamic and interesting solo on just a set of hihats. The first time i saw affy let loose it took me back to the great drummers i have seen like john bonham, papa jo jones, and tony williams. In 1934, he joined count basies band, influencing the. Papa jo jones jonathan david samuel jones drummer, bandleader 1911 1985. And webb accomplished this as a black man crippled with a debilitating disease in a segregated society. Recorded in 1973 except for the last track, which was recorded in 1969.
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