"Philly" Joe Jones

American jazz drummer, born 15 July 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and died 30 August 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Best known for his work as a member of the Miles Davis bands of 1955-1958, Jones also did a significant amount of session work in the late 1950s and early 1960s for Riverside Records and Blue Note. On Riverside, he recorded with Benny Golson, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Kenny Drew, Johnn…