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ARTIST
JONES SEXTET, PHILLY JOE
TITLE
Blues For Dracula
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
HONEY PIE RECORDS
CATALOG #
HONEY 014LP
HONEY 014LP
GENRE
JAZZ
RELEASE DATE
11/20/2020
Honey Pie Records present a reissue of
Philly Joe Jones Sextet
's
Blues For Dracula
, originally released in 1958.
Blues For Dracula
is the debut album by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1958 for the Riverside label. A former child tap dancer, Philly Joe Jones was destined to become something of a percussionist. As it was, he became world renowned as the drummer of
Miles Davis
first great quintet, serving as the rhythm and time keeper of that great outfit between 1955 and 1958. He left for a solo career in 1958. His debut became an instant classic thanks to the title track (written by
Johnny Griffin
) and the similarly themed cover. The song packs plenty of hard-charging swing and blues-drenched improvisation from cornetist
Nat Adderley
, trombonist
Julian Priester
, saxophonist
Johnny Griffin
, pianist
Tommy Flanagan
, and bassist
Jimmy Garrison
. But it's also a cheeky take on the horror-film craze of the 1950s, complete with a
Bela Lugosi
impersonator who intones with a thick Transylvanian accent, "I'm the Bebop Vampire. I like the song the song to shine!" Thereafter, Philly Joe both led his own groups (he would record a further twelve albums up to 1982) as well as performing as a sideman for a wide variety of musicians including
Bill Evans
and
Hank Mobley
.
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