Look Stop Listen

Look Stop Listen (listed on label as Look Stop and Listen) is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones' Dameronia which was recorded and released on the Uptown label in 1983.^[1][2]

Look Stop Listen
Studio album by Philly Joe Jones Dameronia featuring Johnny Griffin
Released	1983
Recorded	July 11, 1983
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:10
Label	Uptown UP 27.15
Producer	Helen Keane, Mark Feldman, Robert E. Sunenblick MD.
Philly Joe Jones chronology
To Tadd with Love (1982) Look Stop Listen (1983) The Rotterdam Session (1985)
Dameronia chronology
To Tadd with Love (1982) Look Stop Listen (1983) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt Paris (1994)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The album was nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.^[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said the album was "Highly recommended".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Tadd Dameron except where noted

1. "Look, Stop and Listen" – 5:52
2. "If You Could See Me Now" – 5:34
3. "Choose Now" – 5:30
4. "Focus" – 5:49
5. "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson) – 6:08
6. "Dial B for Beauty" – 5:05
7. "Our Delight" – 4:27
8. "Theme of No Repeat" – 5:52
9. "If You Could See Me Now" [1st Take] – 5:41 Additional track on CD release
10. "Look, Stop and Listen" [1st Take] – 5:12 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

• Philly Joe Jones – drums
• Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 8-10)
• Don Sickler – trumpet, tenor saxophone, director
• Virgil Jones – trumpet
• Benny Powell – trombone
• Frank Wess – alto saxophone, flute
• Charles Davis – tenor saxophone, flute
• Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
• Walter Davis Jr. – piano
• Larry Ridley – double bass

References

1. Jazzlists: Uptown Records discography accessed May 8, 2018
2. Philly Joe Jones Catalog accessed May 8, 2018
3. Yanow, Scott. Dameronia: Look Stop and Listen – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
4. Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 114.
5. "All GRAMMY Awards and Nominations for Philly Joe Jones". Grammy.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.