The Jo Jones Special

 
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Jo Jones Septet
The Jo Jones Special

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Release Date: Monday 19 April 2010

This release contains the complete Jo Jones septet album "The Jo Jones Special", featuring the classic Count Basie rhythm section with Freddie Green and Walter Page, as well as Basie himself as a guest on a couple of tracks. Added as a bonus is the complete LP "Vamp Till Ready", by a Jo Jones sextet that included such stars as Harry "Sweets" Edison and Tommy Flanagan.

PERSONNEL:
JO JONES, drums
BENNIE GREEN, trombone
EMMETT BERRY, trumpet
LUCKY THOMPSON, tenor sax
FREDDIE GREEN, guitar
NAT PIERCE, piano
WALTER PAGE, bass

Tracks:

The Jo Jones Special
1 Shoe Shine Boy (First Take) 5:52
2 Lover Man 6:31
3 Georgia Mae 4:49
4 Caravan 4:00
5 Lincoln Heights 7:46
6 Embraceable You 6:43
7 Shoe Shine Boy (Second Take) 5:17

Vamp Till Ready
8 Vamp Till Ready 3:18
9 You´re Getting To Be A Habit With Me 2:29
10 Should I 2:47
11 Sandy´s Body 2:55
12 Thou Swell 3:34
13 Show Time 3:32
14 Liza 2:38
15 But Not For Me 3:03
16 Royal Garden Blues 3:13
17 Mozelle´s Alley 3:00
18 Sox Trot 3:26
19 In The Forrest 2:37