Jo Jones Plus Two Explained

Jo Jones Plus Two
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jo Jones
Cover:	Jo Jones Plus Two.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	April 30, 1958
Studio:	Europe
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:02
Label:	Vanguard VRS-8525
Producer:	John Hammond
Chronology:	Jo Jones
Prev Title:	The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Jo Jones Trio
Next Year:	1959

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

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "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".

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

• Jo Jones – drums
• Ray Bryant – piano
• Tommy Bryant – bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/vanguard.pdf Both Sides Now: Discography of the Vanguard Label
2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/ray-bryant/catalog/#vanguard-vrs-8525 Jazzdisco: Ray Bryant catalog