Mean What You Say (Philly Joe Jones album)

Mean What You Say is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones that was recorded in 1977 and released on the Sonet label.^[1][2]

Mean What You Say
Studio album by Philly Joe Jones
Released	1977
Recorded	April 6–7, 1977
Studio	CI Recording Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:35
Label	Sonet SNTF 735
Producer	Sam Charters
Philly Joe Jones chronology
Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones (1970) Mean What You Say (1977) Philly Mignon (1977)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The AllMusic review by Bob Rusch stated: "This was a nice blowing date for Bowen, who at the time had an R&B background and had never before recorded a jazz album...Mickey Tucker was very strong on this set and at times almost seemed to be the leader with Jones seemingly pushing to assert his position. Still, this was an enjoyable recording with just that little extra added personality to give it an extra edge".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Mean What You Say" (Thad Jones) – 8:05
2. "You Tell Me" (Simmons) – 6:59
3. "D. C. Farewell" (Richie Cole) – 6:00
4. "Jim's Jewel" (Charles Bowen) - 6:40
5. "Gretchen" (Bowen) – 7:00
6. "Ugetsu" (Cedar Walton) – 7:22

Personnel

• Philly Joe Jones – drums
• Tommy Turrentine – trumpet (tracks 1, 6)
• Charles Bowen – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Mickey Tucker – piano
• Mickey Bass – bass