Jo Jones Plus Two

Jo Jones Plus Two is an album recorded by drummer Jo Jones in 1958 and released by the Vanguard label.[1][2]

Jo Jones Plus Two
Studio album by
Jo Jones
Released1959
RecordedApril 30, 1958
StudioEurope
GenreJazz
Length42:02
LabelVanguard
VRS-8525
ProducerJohn Hammond
Jo Jones chronology
The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport
(1957)		 Jo Jones Plus Two
(1959)		 Jo Jones Trio
(1959)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "quite a bit different: a trio session with pianist Ray Bryant and bassist Tommy Bryant. There is a liberal amount of drum soloing but the early versions of Ray Bryant's "Cubano Chant" and "Little Susie" are of greatest interest".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted

  1. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington) – 5:51
  2. "Little Susie" (Ray Bryant, Jo Jones, Tommy Bryant) – 5:18
  3. "Spider Kelly's Blues" – 4:44
  4. "Cubano Chant" – 3:58
  5. "Splittin'" – 4:51
  6. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 4:38
  7. "Bicycle for Two" (Tommy Bryant) – 2:37
  8. "Old Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:39
  9. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:27

Personnel

References
  1. Both Sides Now: Discography of the Vanguard Label. Retrieved June 5, 2019
  2. Jazzdisco: Ray Bryant catalog. Retrieved June 5, 2019
  3. Yanow, Scott. Jo Jones: The Essential Jo Jones – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
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