Jo Jones Plus Two
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{{Infobox album
| name = 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.[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/vanguard.pdf Both Sides Now: Discography of the Vanguard Label]. Retrieved June 5, 2019[https://www.jazzdisco.org/ray-bryant/catalog/#vanguard-vrs-8525 Jazzdisco: Ray Bryant catalog]. Retrieved June 5, 2019
Reception
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| rev1 = AllMusic
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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".{{AllMusic|first= Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000644547 |title=Jo Jones: The Essential Jo Jones – Review |accessdate=June 4, 2019}}
Track listing
All compositions by Ray Bryant except where noted
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington) – 5:51
- "Little Susie" (Ray Bryant, Jo Jones, Tommy Bryant) – 5:18
- "Spider Kelly's Blues" – 4:44
- "Cubano Chant" – 3:58
- "Splittin'" – 4:51
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 4:38
- "Bicycle for Two" (Tommy Bryant) – 2:37
- "Old Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:39
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:27
Personnel
- Jo Jones – drums
- Ray Bryant – piano
- Tommy Bryant – bass
References
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