Philly Joe Jones

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis · 1957

In two marathon sessions in May and October 1956, MilesMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス recorded enough material for four Prestige albums in two days. He was about to move to Columbia — fulfilling a contract obligation — but what remained was some of the most essential jazz ever captured.

— Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, Ashley Kahn, 2000

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis · 1957

Bass on Top

Paul Chambers · 1957

Paul ChambersPaul Chambersポール・チェンバース was called for nearly every important Blue Note session in the late 1950s. His triangle with Red GarlandRed Garlandレッド・ガーランド and Philly Joe JonesPhilly Joe Jonesフィリー・ジョー・ジョーンズ defined the hard bop rhythm section. Coltrane named one of his most famous compositions 'Mr. P.C.' after him.

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis · 1957

In just two days (May and October 1956), Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's quintet marathon-recorded four albums including Cookin' with the Miles Davis QuintetCookin' with the Miles Davis QuintetMiles Davis · 1957. Squeezed between his Prestige contract ending and his Columbia move, those sessions became hard bop's reference point.

— Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece, Ashley Kahn, 2000

Blue Train (1957) was John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's sole Blue Note album. With a three-horn front line including Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン and Curtis FullerCurtis Fullerカーティス・フラー, it captured his hard-bop side just before he systematized "sheets of sound."

— Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Bill Evans · 1958

Everybody Digs Bill EvansEverybody Digs Bill EvansBill Evans · 1958 (December 1958) features the unedited 14-minute improvisation "Peace Piece." The cover carried endorsements from Cannonball AdderleyCannonball Adderleyキャノンボール・アダレイ and George Shearing — a critical seal of approval.

— Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings, Peter Pettinger, 1998

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis · 1957

'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis · 1957

Philly Joe JonesPhilly Joe Jonesフィリー・ジョー・ジョーンズ held the drum chair in Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's first great quintet from 1955 to 1958. Miles famously said he wouldn't hire a band without Philly Joe, and the drummer's drive is preserved on Cookin' with the Miles Davis QuintetCookin' with the Miles Davis QuintetMiles Davis · 1957.

— So What: The Life of Miles Davis, John Szwed, 2002

Philly Joe JonesPhilly Joe Jonesフィリー・ジョー・ジョーンズ's trademark was the cracking snare rimshot that punctuated soloists' phrases — the so-called 'Philly lick.' Miles Davis loved the device, and drummers in other bands soon found their leaders asking them to drop the same 'Philly lick' on cue.

— In Its Own Time: Remembering the Miles Davis Quintet of 1955-1956, JazzTimes, 2016