Philly Joe Jones Discography - session index

1948 (age 25)

• Joe Morris Orch.   Apex Studios, NYC, Sep. 19, 1948
• Lucille Little   Apex Studios, NYC, Dec. 22, 1948
• Joe Morris Orch.   same location, date

1949

• Joe Morris Orch.   Apex Studios, NYC, May 11, 1949
• J.B. Summers with Tiny Grimes Rocking Highlanders   Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 30, 1949
• J.B. Summers and The Blues Shouters   Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 14, 1949

1953 (age 30)

• Miles Davis 6   WOR Studios, NYC, Jan. 30, 1953
• Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown 5   WOR Studios, NYC, June 9, 1953
• Tadd Dameron Orch.   NYC, June 11, 1953
• Elmo Hope 3   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1953

1955

• Miles Davis 4   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, June 7, 1955
• The Art Farmer 5 feat. Gigi Gryce   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 21, 1955
• Howard McGhee 5   NYC, Oct. 22, 1955
• Miles Davis 5   Columbia Studio D, NYC, Oct. 26, 1955
• The New Miles Davis 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 16, 1955
• Miles Davis 5   TVB by NBC, The Tonight Show With Steve Allen, Hudson Theater, NYC, Nov. 17, 1955

1956

• Paul Chambers 4   United Western Recorders, LA, Mar. 1 or 2, 1956
• Serge Chaloff 4   Capitol Tower, LA, Mar. 14, 1956
• Serge Chaloff 4   Capitol Tower, LA, Mar. 16, 1956
• Bennie Green with Art Farmer   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 13, 1956
• Paul Chambers 6   Boston, MA, Apr. 20, 1956
• The Elmo Hope 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, May 7, 1956
• The Miles Davis 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, May 11, 1956
• Sonny Rollins 4 with John Coltrane   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, May 24, 1956
• Miles Davis 5   Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, June 5, 1956
• Phil Woods 7   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, June 15, 1956
• Miles Davis 5   Peacock Alley, St. Louis, MO, July 14, 1956
• Miles Davis 5   Peacock Alley, St. Louis, MO, July 21, 1956
• Jackie McLean 5 Introducing Bill Hardman   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Aug. 31, 1956
• Miles Davis 5   Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, Sep. 10, 1956
• Miles Davis 5   RB, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, Sep. 15, 1956
• Kenny Drew 3   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 20 & 26, 1956
• Paul Chambers 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 21, 1956
• Miles Davis 5   RB, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, Sep. 29, 1956
• Miles Davis 5   RB, Bandstand USA, Storyville, Boston, MA, Oct. 6, 1956
• Phineas Newborn 4   NYC, Oct. 16, 1956
• Phineas Newborn 4   NYC, Oct. 19, 1956
• J.R. Monterose 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 21, 1956
• Phineas Newborn 4   NYC, Oct. 22, 1956
• The Miles Davis 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 26, 1956
• Lee Morgan 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 4, 1956
• Joe Castro 3   NYC, Nov. 19, 1956
• Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 30, 1956
• Miles Davis 5   RB, Bandstand USA, Blue Note, Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 8, 1956

1957

• Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section   Contemporary's studio, LA, Jan. 19, 1957
• John Graas - Jazz Lab 2   Audio Arts Studio, Hollywood, CA, Jan. 21, 1957
• Paul Chambers 5   Audio Arts Studio, Hollywood, CA, Jan. 23, 1957
• Miles Davis 5   RB, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, Apr. 13, 1957
• Hank Mobley 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 21, 1957
• Clark Terry 5   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Apr., 1957
• Miles Davis 5   RB, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, July 13, 1957
• Ernie Henry 8   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 15, 1957
• John Coltrane 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 15, 1957
• Sonny Rollins 4   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 22, 1957
• Lee Morgan 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 29, 1957
• Ernie Henry 4   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 30, 1957
• Sonny Clark 3   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 13, 1957
• The Kenny Drew 3   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 15, 1957
• Miles Davis 5   Birdland, NYC, between Oct. 17-30, 1957
• Hank Mobley 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 20, 1957
• Dick Johnson 4   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 30, 1957
• Oscar Pettiford All-Stars   NYC, Oct., 1957
• Red Rodney 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 22, 1957
• Warne Marsh 4   NYC, Dec. 12, 1957

1958

• Sonny Clark 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 5, 1958
• Guitar Slim with Lloyd Lambert Orch.   NYC, Jan. 22, 1958
• Wynton Kelly 4/3   Metropolitan Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 31, 1958
• Miles Davis 6   Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, Feb. 4, 1958
• Johnny Griffin 6   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Feb. 25, 1958
• Thelonious Monk 6   same location, date
• Jimmy Smith 3   Manhattan Towers, NYC, Feb. 26, 1958
• Johnny Griffin 4   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Feb., 1958
• Miles Davis 6   Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, Mar. 4, 1958
• Gil Evans Orch.   Manhattan Towers, NYC, May 2, 1958
• Clark Terry 4 with Thelonious Monk   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 7 & 12, 1958
• Miles Davis 5   RB, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, May 17, 1958
• Bud Powell 3   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, May 24, 1958
• Evans Bradshaw 3   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June, 1958
• Julian Adderley 5   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 1, 1958
• Blue Mitchell Big Six   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 2 & 3, 1958
• Miles Davis with Gil Evans Orch.   Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, July 22, 1958
• Abbey Lincoln   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Aug., 1958
• Chet Baker 4   same location, date
• Jam Session At The Plaza Hotel   Edwardian Room, The Plaza Hotel, NYC, Sep. 9, 1958
• Philly Joe Jones 6   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 17, 1958
• Chet Baker 5/4   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Sep., 1958
• Art Blakey and JM + 3   Manhattan Towers, NYC, Nov. 2, 1958
• Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble   Manhattan Towers, NYC, Nov. 9, 1958
• Benny Golson 5   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Nov. 12, 1958
• Benny Golson and The Philadelphians   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Nov. 17, 1958
• Bill Evans 3   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 15, 1958
• Johnny Pace acc. by The Chet Baker 5   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 23, 1958
• Chet Baker 6   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 30, 1958, & Jan. 19, 1959

1959

• Jackie McLean 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 18, 1959
• Bill Evans 3   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 19, 1959
• Kenny Dorham 7 feat. Cannonball Adderley   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 20, & Feb. 18, 1959
• Paul Chambers 4   Universal Recording, Chicago, Feb., 1959?
• Abbey Lincoln   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, spr. & fall 1959
• Art Farmer 10   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, May 14, 1959
• Philly Joe Jones' Big Band Sounds   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May, 1959
• Wynton Kelly 5   Fine Sound, NYC, Aug. 12, 1959
• Blue Mitchell 6   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Sep., 1959
• Philly Joe Jones Showcase   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Nov. & Dec., 1959

1960

• Willie Rodriguez 8   NYC, spr. 1960
• Earl Zindars 6   same location, date
• Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland   The Jazz Corner Of The World, Birdland, NYC, Apr. 25, 1960
• Wynton Kelly 3   Bell Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 27, 1960
• Philly Joe Jones 5   Atlantic Studios, NYC, May 20, 1960
• Philly Joe Jones 5   Atlantic Studios, NYC, Oct. 4, 1960
• Freddie Hubbard 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 6, 1960
• Grant Green 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 26, 1960
• Blue Mitchell with Strings and Brass   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 27, 1960, & Mar. 29, 30, 1961

1961

• Kenny Dorham 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 15, 1961
• Philly Joe Jones - Elvin Jones 7   Atlantic Studios, NYC, Feb. 2, 1961
• Tina Brooks 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 2, 1961
• Miles Davis 5 with John Coltrane   Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, Mar. 21, 1961
• Hank Mobley 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 26, 1961
• Freddie Hubbard 6   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 9, 1961
• Duke Ellington Orch.   NYC, May 1, 2 & 3, 1961
• Donald Byrd 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 2, 1961
• Dexter Gordon 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1961
• Elmo Hope 6   Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 22, 1961
• The Chris Anderson 3   Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 28, 1961
• Elmo Hope 3   Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 29, 1961
• Nat Adderley 4   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 19, 1961
• Phineas Newborn Jr. 3   Contemporary Records, LA, Oct. 16, 1961
• Hank Mobley 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 5, 1961
• Tadd Dameron 8   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 14, 1961
• Ike Quebec 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 16, 1961
• Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 18 & 19, 1961
• Elmo Hope 3   NYC, 1961

1962

• Tadd Dameron Orch.   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Feb., Mar. & Apr., 1962
• Red Garland 5   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Mar. 22, 1962
• Milt Jackson Orch.   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 20, & July 5, 1962
• Dexter Gordon 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 25, 1962
• Sonny Stitt 10   NYC, July 16, 1962
• Bill Evans 5   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, July 16 & 17, 1962
• Bill Evans 5   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Aug. 21 & 22, 1962
• Freddie Hubbard 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 27, 1962

1963 (age 40)

• Hank Mobley 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 7, 1963
• Freddie Hubbard   Capitol Studios, NYC, Mar. 8, 1963
• Freddie Hubbard   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 11, 1963
• Elmo Hope Ensemble   Riker's Island, NY, Aug. 19, 1963
• Ben Webster and Joe Zawinul   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 20, 1963
• Hank Mobley 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 2, 1963
• Ben Webster and Joe Zawinul   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 14, 1963

1964

• Jack Wilson 3   LA, May 13, 1964
• Jack Wilson 7   Lindy Opera House, LA, Aug. 9, 1964
• Jack Wilson Orch.   same location, date
• Jack Wilson 5   same location, date
• Jack Wilson 4   same location, date
• Jack Wilson Jazz Organs 5   LA, Sep. 4, 1964

1966

• Elmo Hope 3   A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, Mar. 8, 1966
• Lee Morgan Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 8, 1966

1967

• Bill Evans 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, May 19, 1967
• Bill Evans 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, May 21, 1967
• Bill Evans 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, May 26, 1967
• Bill Evans 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, May 28, 1967
• Bill Evans 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, June 1, 1967
• The Bill Evans 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, Aug. 17 & 18, 1967
• Bill Evans 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, Sep. 3, 1967

1968

• Philly Joe Jones 7   Trident Studios, London, England, Oct. 1, 1968
• Philly Joe Jones 7   Trident Studios, London, England, Oct. 31, 1968
• Philly Jo Jones 5   live in concert, 1968

1969

• Philly Joe Jones with Jef Gilson Ensemble   Paris, France, Jan. 31, & Mar. 1, 1969
• Hank Mobley 6   Studio Barclay, Paris, France, July 12, 1969
• Philly Joe Jones 5   Pescara Jazz, Pescara, Italy, July 18, 1969
• Archie Shepp   Paris, France, Aug. 12, 1969
• Archie Shepp 5   same location, date
• Archie Shepp 5   Paris, France, Aug. 14, 1969
• Archie Shepp 6   same location, date
• Archie Shepp 7   Paris, France, Aug. 16, 1969
• Mal Waldron 3   Paris, France, Oct., 1969
• Archie Shepp - Philly Joe Jones 7   Paris, France, Nov.-Dec., 1969

1970

• Lee Konitz 5   Charlie Parker Memorial Concert, North Park Hotel, Chicago, Aug. 30, 1970
• Eddie Jefferson with Lee Konitz 5   same location, date

1975 (age 52)

• Kenny Burrell Orch.   Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Nov. & Dec., 1975

1976

• Bill Evans 5   Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, May 27-30, 1976

1977

• Philly Joe Jones 5   CI Recording, NYC, Apr. 6 & 7, 1977
• Red Garland 3   Keystone Korner, SF, May 12, 1977
• Red Garland 3   Keystone Korner, SF, May, 1977
• Archie Shepp 4   A&R Studios, NYC, June 3, 1977
• Philly Joe Jones 5 Plus Two   Storyville, NYC, June 27, 1977
• Philly Joe Jones 5/4   Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Nov. 29-30, & Dec. 1, 1977
• Red Garland 3   Keystone Korner, SF, Dec. 6-10, 1977
• Red Garland 3   Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Dec., 1977

1978

• Bill Evans 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, Jan. 15, 1978
• Duke Jordan - Art Farmer 4   June 30, 1978
• Duke Jordan 3 +   same location, date
• Philly Joe Jones 7   Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Oct. 10-12, 1978

1981

• Philly Joe Jones 8   Studio Jazz Unite, Paris, France, June 19, 1981

1982

• Philly Joe Jones Dameronia   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, June 28, 1982

1983 (age 60)

• Philly Joe Jones Dameronia feat. Johnny Griffin   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1983
• Sun Ra All Stars   Montreux, Switzerland, between Nov. 2 & 5, 1983
• Bobby Hutcherson and The Super Four   Studio 44, Monster, Holland, Dec. 11 & 12, 1983

1984

• Bobby Hutcherson 5   Fantasy Studios, Studio "C", Berkeley, CA, Aug. 9 & 10, 1984

1985 (aged 62)

• Clifford Jordan 3   Rotterdam, Holland, Apr. 18, 1985
• Cees Slinger 4   Studio 44, Monster, Holland, Apr. 22, 1985
• The Manhattan Transfer   fall 1985

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