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

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|5|5}}

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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

  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

References