@killagams: It is. This was filmed on tour in Paris, Where Philly Joe was living at the time. He sat in on a couple of tunes at this concert. At the time Monk was touring with a 17-year-old drummer named Austin "Paris" Wright, whom he discovered one night in a Harlem club.
addictions...killed alot of styles and musical genres that never had a chance to be born. We all have them but we do not have to succumb to them. Many Jazz musicians did.
@deaconwillful i'd rather smoke crack and shoot up between my toes than give into the petty thrills of commercial entertainment (justin bieber, katy perry etc.).
@Freakinabox1245 this shows their knowledge,they don't need 20 piece sets to do a masterpiece on this instrument.But this doesn't mean, that only bad drumers use 5 or more piece sets,not at all.
Philly Joe Jones,Joe Morello,Max Roach,Elvin Jones,Papa Joe Jones,...they are the fathers of bob druming and i say, if they knew what set they need for this type of music,why should we need more?Many drumers today use too much drums,cymbaly and stuff...
@Kranstafarian and it's because everybody want's to provide as much noise as their drums are able but i think that you must play with a feeling...Philly is a good exemple ofa drumer with a great tuch on drums.
@Freakinabox1245 well said. I have a 13 piece with 9 cymbals when I use everything I got. Lately I've been using a jazz set-up. For one I like to change things up a bit but also it's fun to see what you can do with less because sometimes less is more.
You left out Kenny Clarke and Art Blakey. Also, while, Elvin certainly paid his dues during the bop era but he really made his stamp just after.
Papa Joe Jones was sort of from the older school but he was definitely doing things that became staples of bop drumming. Another one is Big Sid Catlett.
@Freakinabox1245 when jazz was being developed, 4 piece sets were the biggest kits that were readily available. therefore, most classic jazz recordings pre-1970 are on 4 pieces. being a good jazz musician includes being well versed in the jazz tradition of your instrument, and understanding how to replicate, to some degree, the playing of the older greats. so, there isnt much need, most of the the time, for 13 toms, when you can play philly joe's baddest licks on only 2 toms (and often only one)
@mickeythebutcher no, he's what some call "in the wings" as they do the roundabout solos. It's the camera and lights that invoke the hideous image in your mind.
@nadir6661 I believe that Philly is playing on a set of Premiers. Philly Joe gave me my very first Zildjian cymbal over 35 years ago, a 20" ride with 10 rivets which I still have to this day.
@juicyjohnbox lol that's obviously never going to happen. pop music is here to stay, and will continue boring holes into young childrens' minds. least we know better :P
Yea Philly Joe was a fantastically great drummer. I enjoyed playing along with all the records he was on more than any drummer. He could teach anyone how to swing. An amazing melodic accompanist too behind the solists. He knew exactly what to do and when to do it. His solos at the beginning of 'Al Leu Cha' on 'Round Midnight (possibly the best jazz album of all time) are all time classics & his playing on Bill Evan's 'Interplay' and 'Everybody Digs Bill Evans' albums makes the alubms PERFECT.
Saw him in '59 w Miles Davis @ a Sunday matinee @ Modern Jazz Room in Chicago when I was 13. When they all came onto the stage to play I remember thinking that they were all just some local musicians subbing until Miles Davis' band showed up because the saxophone player (Coltrane's) mouthpiece kept squeaking, the drummer had only a bass & snare drum, one cymbal & high hat & the trumpet player acted so sullen. I didn't know who they were until intermission after I got all their autographs.
Can't really seperate dope from bop. It is just a part of the history of the music. Philly Joe was always putting out great records despite his addiction. Same with Art. Shadow Wilson and Lou Fromm were casualties.
@Johnny2hits Well said, Philly was/is a genius and he did what he had to do for his happiness, but he was not advertising it! Music can put the player in a trance like state so he was tapping into something "tonificador" and all the sheep that gave his shallow comment a thumbs up have no knowledge about.
@Johnny2hits One of the greatest inspirations to my life has been Joe.I was blessed to know Joe on a personal level and even lived with Joe his wife Eloise and his son(also a drummer) Chris.Thats where I really got Schooled'not in some classroom.Those were some of my greatest memories.God bless you Joe and all you have given to so many.John Coltrane may not have ever discovered if it was"nt for you.
You know this guy is higher than a giraffe's ass. He put his neck tie, literally...around his neck! That being said, it was a great solo. I love jazz drum solos.
LOL....good observation about the neck tie. I can imagine old Philly in the dressing room smacked saying, "Oh man, it's show time, I got to put my tie on". Anyway, he was awesome. So many of the jazz cat drummers could plays so well on dope.
'Philly' Joe Jones was a very great drummer just like his 'Papa' Jo Jones was before him. I saw him with Miles & Coltrane & Garland & Paul Chamers in Chicago at the Modern Jazz Room when I was 12 and thought because Philly had only half his drum kit and Coltrane's mouth piece kept squeaking and they all were dressed differently that it was a local Chicago pick up group in subbing for the Miles Davis Quintet since Miles never spoke or announced anything when he got up on the bandstand.
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Ears, my cat, is way better and Triple Skittle Doodles on the drums.
Ears is a prodigy and celebrated throught the Polonesian islands for his drumming and Texas-style Ratttlesnake Chili Dumplin BBQ recipes.
The naked women in loincloths all come out to great him with fresh fruit and sumptuous bosoms galore.
I showed the women of the Island of Skraopy this video and they laughed. They want only Ears to drum. They love only him. For him they give their bodies.
Really?? Amazing! Miles Davis had two drummers over the years who really stood out...Philly Joe and Tony Williams. Although they both did interesting solo work, their ensemble playing was the best. Get the 1958 "Milestones" CD with Coltrane, Cannonball, and Miles. It contains some of the best jazz drumming ever recorded. Philly Joe Jones...
I agree kirksiesz. Man ,I'm glad somebody remembers that Miles had three great drummers during the early years. Jimmy Cobb's delicate technique was perfect for the classic "Kind of Blue" album. Btw, Jimmy is still playin and soundin great in his late seventies.
hell yeah. a few weeks ago my drum teacher was playing at a wedding, and someone told him that there was another jazz drummer on the guest list, a Jimmy something. so he actually met jimmy cobb at a wedding he was playing at, jimmy gave him a compliment on his playing, and he convinced jimmy to sit in on a tune!
Wow!!! kirksiesz, Thats a great little story. I guess Jimmy is not only one of the last great Jazz drummers, but, a nice, regular guy as well. Maybe that accounts for his longevity. He is the only cat still living who played on at least two, of which I consider to be, Miles greatest albums.
Max did better in his own groups. I had a great hour meeting one-on-one with him at Drums Ltd. in Chicago in around 1971, and he was a super guy. That said, listen to the "Milestones" album for some great drumming from Philly Joe.
i think this a rash statement. its purely based on your subjective reasoning thats holds little weight. i think drumminjoe you should give hiphop a go and not approach it with that blase attitude. you'll find a lot of differing music styles have something good about them.
fuck you no soul...I am a hip hop producer and a jazz drummer...i love both styles to death and i listen to many more music like funk, rock soul,,,anything...believe me mate...hip hop has soul...listen to J Dilla...heard that name befor? :)
Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Latin, Marching Band, Rock, Hip-Hop, Spanish Traditional, Soul, Irish Folk, American Traditional, War Music, Metal, Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Extreme Metal, Speed Metal, Electronica, Grunge, Sludge Metal, Acid Jazz, Jazz Rap, Two Step Garage, Country, Country Western, Anti-Folk, Art Rock, Ars-Nova, Australian Pub Rock, Brazilian Funk, Cavatcha, Canon, Funk and Funk Rock, Dance, House, Sludge Rock. Fuck it man, listen to it all to learn.
I guess people that dont play the drums, or understand the degree of difficulty it takes to play the drums, might get a little bored with a solo. I think the drums are the best instrument for a solo. Im little biased, being a drummer myself. Im no where as good as this fellow so hold all your comments. This is not a comparison between myself with him. Gotta love a good drum solo.
I disagree with onlyjoetee I think all insturments can have solos and drum kit is one of those instruments. I think that it is much harder to listen to a drum solo because it doesn't have as much pitch as other instruments but i think that it is a great insturment to listen to.
Difficult to listen to a guy JUST playing drums no matter how good he is.Its just not an instrument meant to be heard by itself,as is bass for that matter
Wow, i cant believe you just typed that. That blows my mind. Even people with absolutely no appreciation for jazz or music in general can listen to a drum solo.
As far as i´m concerned, in this childish argument of "what´s best", i find interesting things in all music, be it jazz, metal, pop, hard rock, techno, ethnic or whatever. Please, don´t be short minded.
Sorry dude on a music level anything can be good but if you are going to compare say techno to the skill necessary to play and instrument like Philly Joe does there is no comparison.
If techno put in the time that say a Philly Joe doing his thing people would probably listen to it more without being high as is often the case. Point being most people these days aren't willing to master craft no matter what it is and so much that is created today is crap. Mastery knows no musical genre.
That´s true. You need at least 3 lives to be a master jazz drummer :) But there are more people than ever studying music and jazz drumming. There are a lot of excellent drummers today. Just listen to Brian Blade o Eric Harland. They´re incredible.
Sorry mate but that's a really bad argument. Mastering an instrument and mastering electronic music production are two completely different things. Both take a lot of skill and dedication to get right.
All I'm saying is that Philly had chops, but Joey has a mask. Masks are important in music. They bring it alive. Africans wore masks on the backs of their heads to keep from being eaten by tigers. It"s True. Imagine Philly Joe playing in the jungle. Now imagine Joey. You see?
I am not a small minded person, I have listened to heavy metal, and to me there are no defining musical qualities in it, no dynamics, no interesting riffs or beats, and its just so dense, there's no space, I mean I'm sure there might be some metal out there I might like, but so far I haven't heard it.
no dynamics? you obviously are small minded, try listening to some actual metal. let me guess you listened to a slayer song and decided that all heavy metal is all the same. No interesting riffs or beats? the word 'interesting' is Bias. In fact i could say it DOES have interesting riffs and beats, thats an opinion. Don't speak your opinion as fact, because it isn't a plausible argument. And if you want to listen some interesting metal just open your small mind and actually look for some.
actually i did say "to me" before i said that part about no interesting riffs or beats, so yeah i didn't say them like they were facts, just my opinions, and don't make assumptions about my listening experience, i have listened to much more then "a slayer song", and i don't really understand how me not having heard any "actual metal" makes me small minded, but w/e man
i like his tie!! :P
ZeBeDeE1999 2 weeks ago
Where can i see the full movie?
Felix20888 3 months ago
Bloody brilliant
mongbum 3 months ago
Love the sound of the drums.
infinitesimotel 5 months ago
LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILLY JOE!!!!!
JeniseGrice 6 months ago
I have never noticed the way he keep his hi-hat .. very low !!!! wahoo!
What a drummer, inspiring!!!!
dadopasqua 6 months ago
is that monk lurking in the shadows?lol
killagams 7 months ago 3
@killagams: It is. This was filmed on tour in Paris, Where Philly Joe was living at the time. He sat in on a couple of tunes at this concert. At the time Monk was touring with a 17-year-old drummer named Austin "Paris" Wright, whom he discovered one night in a Harlem club.
aarfeld 6 months ago
@killagams probably, he tends to wander during solos hahahaa
pop9900 1 week ago
is that monk lurking in the shadows?lol
killagams 7 months ago
anyone know if the full length recording of this tune is available anywhere? remember seeing it before but can't find now.....
mistermogue 8 months ago
addictions...killed alot of styles and musical genres that never had a chance to be born. We all have them but we do not have to succumb to them. Many Jazz musicians did.
deaconwillful 9 months ago
@deaconwillful i'd rather smoke crack and shoot up between my toes than give into the petty thrills of commercial entertainment (justin bieber, katy perry etc.).
MrTBoneWallace 5 months ago
@Ferryballs11 WHERE HE BELONGS!!!!!!! Amen :)
MrGoomakoo 10 months ago
Is this in Paris? '69?
dizzzzler 10 months ago
@dizzzzler: Yes.
aarfeld 6 months ago
mama miaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
saiocirina 11 months ago
theres nothing wrong with being high!
brianshepherd15 11 months ago 2
Who the fuck are those 4 guys that dislike this holy drumming?
lotze0013 11 months ago 2
This night I dreamed about I was a 60's jazz drum player I can rest now
dendendn 1 year ago
Monk was 6 years older than PJJ
Cinemagiquedotcom 1 year ago
So what if he's high! Most of us couldn't even play like this if we were stone cold sober! Philly was the best!
kwakis 1 year ago
haha, his tie is tied around his neck! epic man
idrumkingdom223 1 year ago
i want those cymbals :D
AaronSk8Man 1 year ago
Slipknot drummer, go to hell.
Ferryballs11 1 year ago
he put the heat to miles first quintet
dreadtodred 1 year ago
man i think jojo mayer takes several of his fills =O
xD
drummer4thecross 1 year ago
quit talking about the social issues and just fuckin' listen to him play.
imakery 1 year ago
Great vintage drum sound. Not sure what brand he is using.
crlaw75 1 year ago
Just a quick question. Why are jazz drummers usually only on four piece sets rather than five or more?
Freakinabox1245 1 year ago
@Freakinabox1245 this shows their knowledge,they don't need 20 piece sets to do a masterpiece on this instrument.But this doesn't mean, that only bad drumers use 5 or more piece sets,not at all.
Philly Joe Jones,Joe Morello,Max Roach,Elvin Jones,Papa Joe Jones,...they are the fathers of bob druming and i say, if they knew what set they need for this type of music,why should we need more?Many drumers today use too much drums,cymbaly and stuff...
Kranstafarian 1 year ago 8
@Kranstafarian and it's because everybody want's to provide as much noise as their drums are able but i think that you must play with a feeling...Philly is a good exemple ofa drumer with a great tuch on drums.
Kranstafarian 1 year ago
@Freakinabox1245 well said. I have a 13 piece with 9 cymbals when I use everything I got. Lately I've been using a jazz set-up. For one I like to change things up a bit but also it's fun to see what you can do with less because sometimes less is more.
philman2004 1 year ago
You left out Kenny Clarke and Art Blakey. Also, while, Elvin certainly paid his dues during the bop era but he really made his stamp just after.
Papa Joe Jones was sort of from the older school but he was definitely doing things that became staples of bop drumming. Another one is Big Sid Catlett.
drummer78 1 year ago
@Freakinabox1245 when jazz was being developed, 4 piece sets were the biggest kits that were readily available. therefore, most classic jazz recordings pre-1970 are on 4 pieces. being a good jazz musician includes being well versed in the jazz tradition of your instrument, and understanding how to replicate, to some degree, the playing of the older greats. so, there isnt much need, most of the the time, for 13 toms, when you can play philly joe's baddest licks on only 2 toms (and often only one)
flipadiddle 1 year ago 2
@Freakinabox1245
less is more
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less is more
bookmaster89 11 months ago
Great solo!
crlaw75 1 year ago
now thats how to strike a kit
backspace3111 1 year ago 2
I hav his special edition mapex kit! Only 100 made!
Middleton354 1 year ago
is it weird him and jimmy chamberlin are my favorites??
groalerable 1 year ago
Miles Davis' favorite drummer.
Looks like he's playing with Thelonious Monk.
Undisputed king of Bop drumming in my opinion.
Whelouski 1 year ago
High as a kite, and flawless! I can see where John Bonham got his direction from...
bebopkayak 1 year ago
I didn't know Richard Pryor could play drums!
seriously tho, it's fun to watch and hear
mfnheff 1 year ago
what song is this?
jfalu80 1 year ago
yeah you can see he is on the nod
TheKallista 1 year ago
This is really great. Is there more?
That looks like T.S. Monk in the in the background and at the piano.
Cinemagiquedotcom 1 year ago
@Cinemagiquedotcom you mean, thelonious? TS would have been in his early teens at this time.
flipadiddle 1 year ago
monk in the shadows!
fisastid 1 year ago
is that mingus and hayden with him? amazing> he's so inspiring thanks for posting.
oatstao 1 year ago
lifetimes worth of experience in those heart & hands, makes me understand that to reach a certain level of playing takes a LOT of time & work
8iamretarded8 1 year ago
i love this guy man
has groove, alot of older drummers have that groove feel
these days its different, that doesnt get as much attention you know?
it should,,
damonfortune2 1 year ago
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mickeythebutcher 1 year ago
@mickeythebutcher maybe but he looks like Thelonius Monk to me
brokeandhungryxx 1 year ago
@mickeythebutcher no, he's what some call "in the wings" as they do the roundabout solos. It's the camera and lights that invoke the hideous image in your mind.
oatstao 1 year ago
his solos always involved alot of nice snare work...truly one of the greats
mrtitanium85 1 year ago
What a beautiful player, great melodies and joy here, thx.
LittleDrummerBoy234 1 year ago
any one pls the brand name of that kit & the model?
nadir6661 1 year ago
@nadir6661 I believe that Philly is playing on a set of Premiers. Philly Joe gave me my very first Zildjian cymbal over 35 years ago, a 20" ride with 10 rivets which I still have to this day.
hckydad 1 year ago
that's bullshit how can justin bieber have like 26 million views and this vid only a
150,000 :(
damn kids neds to listen to some real music, music with soul and talent.
juicyjohnbox 1 year ago 2
@juicyjohnbox lol that's obviously never going to happen. pop music is here to stay, and will continue boring holes into young childrens' minds. least we know better :P
thisiscompletecrap 1 year ago
PLEASE!!! What concert/video is this taken from?? Monk concert? Is that NHOP???
bcolborn 1 year ago
monk lurking in the shadows! amazing! thank you youtube for allowing the youth to view history in the making!
mcgruppian 1 year ago
I wanna see travis barker trying this...
RotaryMariano 1 year ago
nice nice nice...
jahzzii7 1 year ago
No stoppin Philly. Once he's off, he goes all the way!
guildmanhattan 1 year ago
The Lady's Man.... of drums
MyManDan 1 year ago
Legend
SebMcMeb 1 year ago
LOVE how he wears his tie! that's awesome!
skrbeleven 1 year ago
allways had the fattest drum tone
mosilflutil10 1 year ago
Yea Philly Joe was a fantastically great drummer. I enjoyed playing along with all the records he was on more than any drummer. He could teach anyone how to swing. An amazing melodic accompanist too behind the solists. He knew exactly what to do and when to do it. His solos at the beginning of 'Al Leu Cha' on 'Round Midnight (possibly the best jazz album of all time) are all time classics & his playing on Bill Evan's 'Interplay' and 'Everybody Digs Bill Evans' albums makes the alubms PERFECT.
adeduction 1 year ago 2
Saw him in '59 w Miles Davis @ a Sunday matinee @ Modern Jazz Room in Chicago when I was 13. When they all came onto the stage to play I remember thinking that they were all just some local musicians subbing until Miles Davis' band showed up because the saxophone player (Coltrane's) mouthpiece kept squeaking, the drummer had only a bass & snare drum, one cymbal & high hat & the trumpet player acted so sullen. I didn't know who they were until intermission after I got all their autographs.
adeduction 1 year ago
@adeduction LUCKY! Wish I was born before 1987, hahahaha! Philly Joe is the man!
rushour144 1 year ago
He tearing it up!
dieudonneMC 1 year ago
0:09 high a lil? XD but he is awezum!
BigCrusher96 1 year ago
I love how Monk is hiding in the shadows.
superjules 1 year ago 3
Perfect drummer... very very good hands!!!
ComixPearl43 1 year ago 3
Fantastic Hands!
deltadogful 1 year ago 2
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Larry Bunker is better.
awesomewelles90 1 year ago
A master!
46professor 1 year ago
CHECK OUT MY DRUM VIDS!
ElJazz93 1 year ago
Funny thing...the higher he got...the more creative he sounded. Amazing over the moon drummer!!
1divahead 1 year ago
Beautiful drumming. Damn.
tehmarzvotla 1 year ago
truly one of my favorite :) i love his playing in Gone from Miles and Gil Evans' Porgy and Bess
battiemuddie 2 years ago
how can he concentrate with monk wandering all over the stage
srm5436 2 years ago
Because he is awesome
Boe1771 1 year ago
It's really disrespectful to crack on a guys addictions. Can you appreciate his abilities and have some respect for the dead?
Johnny2hits 2 years ago 32
Can't really seperate dope from bop. It is just a part of the history of the music. Philly Joe was always putting out great records despite his addiction. Same with Art. Shadow Wilson and Lou Fromm were casualties.
drummer78 1 year ago
@Johnny2hits crack on a guys addictions? nice pun idiot!
MackCockstack 1 year ago 2
@Johnny2hits Well said, Philly was/is a genius and he did what he had to do for his happiness, but he was not advertising it! Music can put the player in a trance like state so he was tapping into something "tonificador" and all the sheep that gave his shallow comment a thumbs up have no knowledge about.
pseudokowski 10 months ago
@Johnny2hits One of the greatest inspirations to my life has been Joe.I was blessed to know Joe on a personal level and even lived with Joe his wife Eloise and his son(also a drummer) Chris.Thats where I really got Schooled'not in some classroom.Those were some of my greatest memories.God bless you Joe and all you have given to so many.John Coltrane may not have ever discovered if it was"nt for you.
DeweyJonesSee 5 months ago
I love his time keeping, he's so great at comping... an I also love those dialogs he used to do with Mingus... now THAT was drum and bass...
uriangatobataclan 2 years ago
Amen !
Bronzecaster67 1 year ago
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Looks like Bill Cosby
cast390 2 years ago
lol why is this comment getting so many thumbs downs, bill cosby is awesome!
teenagedrtbag089 2 years ago
You know this guy is higher than a giraffe's ass. He put his neck tie, literally...around his neck! That being said, it was a great solo. I love jazz drum solos.
rgvhen 2 years ago
LOL....good observation about the neck tie. I can imagine old Philly in the dressing room smacked saying, "Oh man, it's show time, I got to put my tie on". Anyway, he was awesome. So many of the jazz cat drummers could plays so well on dope.
drummer78 2 years ago
I believe that the cloth around his neck is being worn as an ascot....
DFryson 1 year ago 2
yes it is dfryson
bigbreadeaterellis 1 year ago
Philly Joe and Papa Jo were not related (except in that they were both great drummers).
lemmetry481 2 years ago 4
I like TM through the darkness, very mysterious
ackeiswetter 2 years ago
'Philly' Joe Jones was a very great drummer just like his 'Papa' Jo Jones was before him. I saw him with Miles & Coltrane & Garland & Paul Chamers in Chicago at the Modern Jazz Room when I was 12 and thought because Philly had only half his drum kit and Coltrane's mouth piece kept squeaking and they all were dressed differently that it was a local Chicago pick up group in subbing for the Miles Davis Quintet since Miles never spoke or announced anything when he got up on the bandstand.
adeduction 2 years ago
he's high as a kite!
tonificador 2 years ago 55
@tonificador no man every person looks like that when they drum! hahaha
tablax 1 year ago
@tonificador Your quite wrong ... but then, I suspect you know very little about the ascended masters of Jazz.
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@deetdeet7 It's a joke man, I know Philly Joe Jones and his work, don't get so bitchy on me about your "serious" knowdledge
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tonificador 1 year ago
Nice solo.....
bcwdrums 2 years ago
awesome drumming
it looks like he might have faced a blunt right before this
ChaosGoat666lol 2 years ago 3
you gotsta if you wanna swang
unclejunglebass 2 years ago
Sounds like JoeJacari has got his hands on a good source of clean LSD.
mlcoo17 2 years ago 5
And Ears, too.
FierceRodents 2 years ago
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Ears, my cat, is way better and Triple Skittle Doodles on the drums.
Ears is a prodigy and celebrated throught the Polonesian islands for his drumming and Texas-style Ratttlesnake Chili Dumplin BBQ recipes.
The naked women in loincloths all come out to great him with fresh fruit and sumptuous bosoms galore.
I showed the women of the Island of Skraopy this video and they laughed. They want only Ears to drum. They love only him. For him they give their bodies.
Get real people.
JoeJacari 2 years ago
haha....creative writing...nice alter-ego.
kdfan 2 years ago
is his tie around his neck instead of his shirt? lol!
vibrant19 2 years ago 3
Tasty chops
GeorgeWheeler 2 years ago
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thetait2008 2 years ago
Fantastic!!!
ottoking 2 years ago
This feels nice and relaxed, and not overly flashy. Sounds really good.
LanceDirk 2 years ago 2
He and his pop were both laid back, colorful and expressive.
BillionYearSP 2 years ago
one of the jazz greats
jonThedrummerify 2 years ago
deep sound, great
tmdg09 2 years ago
holy shit he is insane
bmx28kenilworth 2 years ago
that is my grandfather. I swear to God
AMORANDPAZ 2 years ago 45
Really?? Amazing! Miles Davis had two drummers over the years who really stood out...Philly Joe and Tony Williams. Although they both did interesting solo work, their ensemble playing was the best. Get the 1958 "Milestones" CD with Coltrane, Cannonball, and Miles. It contains some of the best jazz drumming ever recorded. Philly Joe Jones...
roccovaselino 2 years ago
You can't forget about Jimmy Cobb either. His drumming on Someday My Prince Will Come and Kind of Blue is the epitome of taste.
kirksiesz 2 years ago
I agree kirksiesz. Man ,I'm glad somebody remembers that Miles had three great drummers during the early years. Jimmy Cobb's delicate technique was perfect for the classic "Kind of Blue" album. Btw, Jimmy is still playin and soundin great in his late seventies.
am3155 2 years ago
hell yeah. a few weeks ago my drum teacher was playing at a wedding, and someone told him that there was another jazz drummer on the guest list, a Jimmy something. so he actually met jimmy cobb at a wedding he was playing at, jimmy gave him a compliment on his playing, and he convinced jimmy to sit in on a tune!
kirksiesz 2 years ago
Wow!!! kirksiesz, Thats a great little story. I guess Jimmy is not only one of the last great Jazz drummers, but, a nice, regular guy as well. Maybe that accounts for his longevity. He is the only cat still living who played on at least two, of which I consider to be, Miles greatest albums.
am3155 2 years ago
Max Roach played for Miles as well, and he was quite an amazing drummer. That said, the albums he played on aren't really my favorite Miles.
KalashnikoV247 2 years ago
Max did better in his own groups. I had a great hour meeting one-on-one with him at Drums Ltd. in Chicago in around 1971, and he was a super guy. That said, listen to the "Milestones" album for some great drumming from Philly Joe.
roccovaselino 2 years ago
@roccovaselino i like max with sonny rollins in particular
eboneizerscrooge 2 years ago 2
damn ur lucky man! lol u must be an amazing drummer too ;)
neri65 2 years ago
@AMORANDPAZ If thats your grandfather then god bless. he was awesome!!!!!!!!!
MrTommypops 1 year ago
what a lovely smile he's got
MichaelG1V 2 years ago
bija je genijalac,a nije ima love za zubara
pektus5 2 years ago
i think this a rash statement. its purely based on your subjective reasoning thats holds little weight. i think drumminjoe you should give hiphop a go and not approach it with that blase attitude. you'll find a lot of differing music styles have something good about them.
kanamala 2 years ago
fuck you no soul...I am a hip hop producer and a jazz drummer...i love both styles to death and i listen to many more music like funk, rock soul,,,anything...believe me mate...hip hop has soul...listen to J Dilla...heard that name befor? :)
djfreakhands 2 years ago
Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Latin, Marching Band, Rock, Hip-Hop, Spanish Traditional, Soul, Irish Folk, American Traditional, War Music, Metal, Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Extreme Metal, Speed Metal, Electronica, Grunge, Sludge Metal, Acid Jazz, Jazz Rap, Two Step Garage, Country, Country Western, Anti-Folk, Art Rock, Ars-Nova, Australian Pub Rock, Brazilian Funk, Cavatcha, Canon, Funk and Funk Rock, Dance, House, Sludge Rock. Fuck it man, listen to it all to learn.
DJShelter907 2 years ago 9
Love how eight of those end in -Metal.
b00mhauer 2 years ago
sooooo much metal
DJShelter907 2 years ago
@DJShelter907 Amen brotha!
randomlightningman 1 year ago
hip hop definitely has soul. and if you're calling over 30 years of hip hop "old" than you'd better do some research pal.
eskimoposh 2 years ago
when the afroamericans play real muisic and no that trash called rap and hip hop loooong live the bebop..................................
spirituatrance 2 years ago
philly made miles quintet heat up
dreadtodred 2 years ago
drum solos are good to dance to!
brainac0cult 2 years ago
I guess people that dont play the drums, or understand the degree of difficulty it takes to play the drums, might get a little bored with a solo. I think the drums are the best instrument for a solo. Im little biased, being a drummer myself. Im no where as good as this fellow so hold all your comments. This is not a comparison between myself with him. Gotta love a good drum solo.
AstralPlane1951 2 years ago
I like it
brainac0cult 2 years ago
I disagree with onlyjoetee I think all insturments can have solos and drum kit is one of those instruments. I think that it is much harder to listen to a drum solo because it doesn't have as much pitch as other instruments but i think that it is a great insturment to listen to.
jimmyqwick888 2 years ago
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Difficult to listen to a guy JUST playing drums no matter how good he is.Its just not an instrument meant to be heard by itself,as is bass for that matter
onlyjoetee 2 years ago
If bass solos are so interesting to listen to, why does the audience always talk through them?
charsjazz 2 years ago
Wow, i cant believe you just typed that. That blows my mind. Even people with absolutely no appreciation for jazz or music in general can listen to a drum solo.
rageagainst4life 2 years ago
i beg to differ, i think the drums are a beautiful solo instrument, guess thats where our OPINIONS differ.
as for philly joe jones, hes amazing and truly an inspiration to all drummers.
SiCmetalfan 2 years ago 2
If anyone can't tell, I'm joking around.
asterothoatthaat 2 years ago
what I like is that you can still here he is playing the song "Nutty"!!
cwjgroot 2 years ago
As far as i´m concerned, in this childish argument of "what´s best", i find interesting things in all music, be it jazz, metal, pop, hard rock, techno, ethnic or whatever. Please, don´t be short minded.
HumpaLumpa2009 2 years ago
Sorry dude on a music level anything can be good but if you are going to compare say techno to the skill necessary to play and instrument like Philly Joe does there is no comparison.
If techno put in the time that say a Philly Joe doing his thing people would probably listen to it more without being high as is often the case. Point being most people these days aren't willing to master craft no matter what it is and so much that is created today is crap. Mastery knows no musical genre.
sonsoflegends 2 years ago 3
That´s true. You need at least 3 lives to be a master jazz drummer :) But there are more people than ever studying music and jazz drumming. There are a lot of excellent drummers today. Just listen to Brian Blade o Eric Harland. They´re incredible.
HumpaLumpa2009 2 years ago
Sorry mate but that's a really bad argument. Mastering an instrument and mastering electronic music production are two completely different things. Both take a lot of skill and dedication to get right.
AlbertThistle 2 years ago
All I'm saying is that Philly had chops, but Joey has a mask. Masks are important in music. They bring it alive. Africans wore masks on the backs of their heads to keep from being eaten by tigers. It"s True. Imagine Philly Joe playing in the jungle. Now imagine Joey. You see?
asterothoatthaat 2 years ago
It´s in india they wear masks in the back. there are no tigers in africa.
HumpaLumpa2009 2 years ago
Moron there are no tigers in Africa.
shire2005 2 years ago
If he played as good a Philly on a bad day he wouldn't need a mask to begin with.
sonsoflegends 2 years ago
HAHAHA TIGERS IN AFRICA!!!
whykatera81 2 years ago
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Joey from Slipknot could outplay this joker spinning upside down.
asterothoatthaat 2 years ago
shut up. please. just leave.
XDDrummer1 2 years ago 4
FAGGOT
Jaymitchfunkband 2 years ago
You have a good point and your opinion is well respected among pretty much anyone that will read this.
asterothoatthaat 2 years ago
I'm not personally a jazz fan but thisbloke is clearly far more legendary than some geezer from Slipknot
kingdai26 2 years ago 7
Now I can see who and what inspired Jan Paice for "The Mule" solo...
mellilore 2 years ago
Love the way it swings at the beginning!
Went from watching Tony Williams to this.... I prefer this personally!
mikeleza 2 years ago 2
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heavy metal is noise, jazz is music.
3chocolate3clock3 2 years ago
You're right!
empoleon948 2 years ago
There both music and both skilled. you have a small mind, you should open your mind up to more than one style of music.
DylanKershawStudios 2 years ago
I am not a small minded person, I have listened to heavy metal, and to me there are no defining musical qualities in it, no dynamics, no interesting riffs or beats, and its just so dense, there's no space, I mean I'm sure there might be some metal out there I might like, but so far I haven't heard it.
3chocolate3clock3 2 years ago
no dynamics? you obviously are small minded, try listening to some actual metal. let me guess you listened to a slayer song and decided that all heavy metal is all the same. No interesting riffs or beats? the word 'interesting' is Bias. In fact i could say it DOES have interesting riffs and beats, thats an opinion. Don't speak your opinion as fact, because it isn't a plausible argument. And if you want to listen some interesting metal just open your small mind and actually look for some.
DylanKershawStudios 2 years ago
actually i did say "to me" before i said that part about no interesting riffs or beats, so yeah i didn't say them like they were facts, just my opinions, and don't make assumptions about my listening experience, i have listened to much more then "a slayer song", and i don't really understand how me not having heard any "actual metal" makes me small minded, but w/e man
3chocolate3clock3 2 years ago