Vamp 'til Ready explained

Vamp 'til Ready
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jo Jones and His Orchestra
Border:	yes
Released:	1960
Recorded:	April 19, 1960
Studio:	New York City, NY
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:27
Label:	Everest LPBR 5099/SDBR 1099
Producer:	Raymond Scott
Chronology:	Jo Jones
Prev Title:	Jo Jones Plus Two
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Percussion and Bass
Next Year:	1960

Vamp 'til Ready (also released as Jo Jones Sextet) is an album recorded by drummer Jo Jones in 1960 and released by the Everest label.^[1] ^[2]

Reception

Allmusic's Scott Yanow noted, "Some songs only use one or two of the horns, but each player gets his spot. Edison was very consistent during the era, and Forrest has a few muscular tenor solos. Fans of small group swing and drummers who want to hear Jones in a couple of well-recorded sets will enjoy this". On All About Jazz, David Rickert wrote "Vamp 'Til Ready, is an informal jam session featuring an outstanding line-up".^[3]

Track listing

"Vamp 'til Ready" (Jo Jones) – 3:25
"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 2:27
"Should I" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 2:45
"Sandy's Body" (Jones) – 2:53
"Thou Swell" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:30
"Show Time" (Jones) – 3:30
"Liza" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 2:37
"But Not for Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 3:00
"Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) – 3:12
"Mozelle's Alley" (Jones) – 3:00
"Sox Trot" (Jones) – 3:20
"In the Forrest" (Jones, Jimmy Forrest) – 2:37

Personnel

Jo Jones – drums
Harry Edison – trumpet
Bennie Green – trombone
Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Tommy Potter – bass

Notes and References

https://www.bsnpubs.com/decca/deccadist/everest.pdf Both Sides Now: Everest Label Discography
https://www.jazzdisco.org/tommy-flanagan/catalog/#everest-lpbr-5099 Jazzdisco: Tommy Flanagan Catalog
Rickert, D. Jo Jones: The Everest Years Review, All About Jazz, accessed June 4, 2019.