Showcase (Philly Joe Jones album)

Showcase is the third album led by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.^[1]

Showcase
Studio album by Philly Joe Jones
Released	1959
Recorded	November 17–18, 1959 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:02
Label	Riverside RLP 12-313
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Philly Joe Jones chronology
Drums Around the World (1959) Showcase (1959) Philly Joe's Beat (1960)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review called it "a particularly interesting hard bop-oriented set... well-conceived, diverse, and recommended".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Philly Joe Jones except as indicated

1. "Battery Blues" (Julian Priester) - 4:06
2. "Minor Mode" (Bill Barron) - 4:26
3. "Gwen" - 3:57
4. "Joe's Debut" - 5:35
5. "Gone" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:42
6. "Joe's Delight" - 3:50
7. "Julia" (Priester) - 3:26
8. "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 3:58
9. "Interpretation" (Barron) - 4:02

• Recorded in New York City on November 17 (tracks 1, 4 & 6-8) and November 18 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 9), 1959.

Personnel

• Philly Joe Jones - drums, piano (track 3)
• Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
• Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
• Bill Barron - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
• Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
• Dolo Coker (tracks 1, 4 & 6-8), Sonny Clark (tracks 2, 5 & 9) - piano
• Jimmy Garrison - bass (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)