Showcase (Philly Joe Jones album)
# Showcase (Philly Joe Jones album)

Showcase is the third album led by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

The Allmusic review called it "a particularly interesting hard bop-oriented set... well-conceived, diverse, and recommended".

## Track listing

All compositions by Philly Joe Jones except as indicated

* "Battery Blues" (Julian Priester) - 4:06
* "Minor Mode" (Bill Barron) - 4:26
* "Gwen" - 3:57
* "Joe's Debut" - 5:35
* "Gone" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:42
* "Joe's Delight" - 3:50
* "Julia" (Priester) - 3:26
* "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 3:58
* "Interpretation" (Barron) - 4:02
* Recorded in New York City on November 17 (tracks 1, 4 & 6-8) and November 18 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 9), 1959.

## Personnel

* Philly Joe Jones - drums, piano (track 3)
* Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
* Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
* Bill Barron - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
* Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
* Dolo Coker (tracks 1, 4 & 6-8), Sonny Clark (tracks 2, 5 & 9) - piano
* Jimmy Garrison - bass (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
