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PHILLY JOE JONES SOLO

BOOK (UPDATE)

Since my original post in 2017 there has

been a major update to the Philly Joe Jones
solo book, so I decided that it’s time to
make a new post and give some additional
info.

The first thing you’ll notice is that the cover

has been updated with a modern and full
color design, but the real update is that
there are 60 new pages! There are now over
380 pages of Philly Joe Jones drum solo
transcriptions in the book.

The Philly Joe Jones Solo Book is well

worth the $60 price tag. The solos were
transcribed over the course of 10+ years by
Joerg Eckel, a student of John Riley’s and a
really nice guy!

Using the book

Each transcription includes suggested

stickings and lists the album that each solo
is on. It’s my understanding that Joerg
worked with John Riley and Kenny
Washington to figure out common stickings
that Philly Joe used.

In 2020, the Memphis Drum Shop had John

Riley in to show o! his cymbal collection
and while he was there he also talked about
the Philly Joe Jones solo book by Joerg Eckel.
John does a great job demonstrating some
of the stickings used in the book and it will
give you a good overview.

The Philly Joe Jones Sol…

I typically learn the solos by ear and then

use the transcriptions to check myself or get
help with a sticking if I’m fumbling too
much, but I usually try to get the sound of
each phrase in my own hands instead of
forcing something that might feel awkward
for me.

Philly Joe’s strong rudimental

foundation:

It’s well known that Philly Joe Jones worked

out of the Charley Wilcoxon Modern
Rudimental Swing Solos book religiously
and Kenny Washington also speaks
incredibly highly of that book. If you don’t
have it, get it!

Sample page

The transcriptions are copies of

handwritten music charts and might be
harder to read for some people, but don’t
let that be a dealbreaker. When I’m working
on a solo, I’ll typically scan the page in so I
can load it on my iPad and zoom in. I’ve
sometimes made an enlarged & darker
photocopy so I can make notes and mark
up the pages.

Here’s a sample page from the book that

Joerg gave me permission to share:

POrLUCK(Solo)

POrLUCK(Solo)

しんし

そして しんいさしいれいさんし～い さい！

南市 予书⼦⽚
～く？ ”しし さしたしかしさい ~し？こいねいて ごしてい
しんし

そして しんいさしいれいさんし～い さい！

南市 予书⼦⽚
～く？ ”しし さしたしかしさい ~し？ こいねいて ごしてい
WINTONKELLY/LELLYATI ONIGHT(VEE-1AY.1960)

WINTONKELLY/LELLYATI ONIGHT(VEE-1AY.1960)

Where to buy the book

Pot Luck solo transcription page

Memphis Drum Shop, Steve Maxwell Drum

Shop, and Columbus Percussion have the
new version of the book in stock. Whether
you have the original version or not, the
new one is worth getting!

If you live outside of the United States and

can’t find it online, you can likely order it
from the author directly. Leave a comment
or send an email to me and I’ll do my best
to connect you.

Table of contents

Here are a couple of photos of the table of

contents, listing all of the Philly Joe Jones
drum solo transcriptions in the book. I’ll also
list them out as text below.

List of all solos in the Philly Joe

Jones book

ABDULLAH
ACTION
AH-LEU-CHA
AHMAD’S BLUES
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
ARE YOU REAL?
ASIATIC RAES
AVALON
AWAY WE GO
AW C’MON HOSS
AWFUL MEAN
BATTERY BLUES
BEAUTY AND THE BLUES
BE BOP
BIG SIX
BILLY BOY
BIRK’S WORKS
BLUE GWYNN
BLUEINET
BLUE ’N’ BOOGIE
BLUES BY FIVE
BLUES FOR PHILLY JOE
BLUES NO. 2
BOBBIE PIN
BROTHER ’BALL
BROWNIE SPEAKS
BUCK’S BUSINESS
CALGARY
CANON BALL
CARAVAN
CARVING THE ROCK
CATHARSIS
CHEROKEE
COOKIN’
COOL AID
COOLIN’ THE BLUES
CUTE
DAAHOUD
DANCE OF THE INFIDELS
DARK EYES
DARLING, JE VOUS AIME
BEAUCOUP BEAUCOUP
DE-DAH
DEEP NIGHT
DELILAH
DEXTERITY
DO IT THE HARD WAY
DONNA LEE
DR. JACKLE
EACH TIME I THINK OF YOU
EASTBOUND
EASY TO LOVE
END OF A LOVE AFFAIR
EVOL DEKLAW NI
FABLE OF GUTEMBERG
FIESTA
FIT FOR A HANKER
FOUR
FREFFIE
FUNKALLERO
GAZA STRIP
GEORGIA ON MY MIND
GETTIN’ AND JETTIN’
GNID
GONE
GONE WITH THE WIND
GOOD TIME JOE
GOOF AND I, THE
GOT TO TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE
CHANCE
HACKENSACK
HALF NELSON
HAPPY HOUR
HAPPY HUNTING HORN
HEAD, THE
HEAVY DIPPER
HELLO BRIGHT SUNFLOWER
HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY
HI GROOVE, LOW FEEDBACK
HIGH STEP
HOMECOMING
HOT SAUCE
HOT SAUSAGE
HOTEL 49
HOW ABOUT YOU?
HOW AM I TO KNOW?
HUB CAP
I DIDN’T
I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU
I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN
I’LL REMEMBER APRIL
I’M CONFESSIN’
I NEVER KNEW
IN ORBIT
INTERPRETATION
IT DON’T MEAN A THING
IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME
IT’S BAD FOR ME
IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON
JAZZ ME BLUES
JINGLES
JOE’S DEBUT
JOE’S DELIGHT
JOHN’S ABBEY
JULIA
JUST FOR MARTY
JUST FOR THE LOVE
JUST FRIENDS
JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
KARIOKA
LADY BIRD
LADY IS A TRAMP, THE
LAST MINUTE BLUES
LAZY BIRD
LEE-ANTICS
LE ROI
LET’S COOL ONE
LET’S STRETCH
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
LITTLE JOHN
LOCOMOTION
LOOP, THE
LORI
LOVER
LUANA
MAMA “G”
MAN I LOVE, THE
MARC V
MARMALADE
ME ’N’ DAVE
MINORITY
MINOR MODE
MODAL MOOD
MOE, JR.
MO IS ON
MONOPOLY
MO’S BLUFF
MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE
WORLD, THE
MUSE RAPTURE
MY HEART STOOD STILL
NEAT FOOT
NEED I?
NEW-MA
NIGHT IN TUNISIA, A
NITA
NO ROOM FOR SQUARES
NOW’S THE TIME
OLD WORLD, NEW IMPORTS
OLEO
OMICRON
ONE FOR MYRTLE
ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
ON IT
ON STAGE
OO-WEE BUT I DO
OUT OF JOE’S BAG
OW!
PAUL’S PAL
PEA-EYE
PECK A SEC, A
PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE
PHILLY MIGNON
PHILLY TWIST
PING PONG BEER
PLEXUS
POPPIN’
POT LUCK
PROPHET, THE
QUADRANGLE
RED PEPPER BLUES
ROYAL FLUSH
SAM SACK
SATIN DOLL
SCENE IS CLEAN, THE
SECOND BALCONY JUMP
SERPENT’S TOOTH, THE
SID’S AHEAD
SIPPIN’ AT BELLS
SKATIN’
SKYCOACH
SMOKIN’
SNEAKIN’ AROUND
SOFT WINDS
SOLAR
SONNYMOON FOR TWO
SOON
STABLEMATES
STANLEY STOMPER, THE
STAR EYES
STEEPLECHASE
STELLA BY STARLIGHT
STITTSIE
STIX’ TRIX
STRAIGHT LIFE
STRUT TIME
SUB CITY
SUBLUES
SUPER JET
SURREY WITH THE FRINGE ON
TOP, THE
SUSIE’S BLUES
TADD’S DELIGHT
TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE
TALE OF THE FINGERS
TEMPERANCE
TENOR MADNESS
THAT’S EARL BROTHER
THE THIRD
THIS NIGHT
THIS TIME THE DREAM’S ON ME
THREESOME
THREE WAY SPLIT
TIN TIN DEO
TOP SHELF
TRAILWAYS EXPRESS
TRANE’S STRAIN
TRIPPIN’
TUNE UP
TWO BASS HIT
WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT, THE
WEE DOT
WEEJA
WEE-JAY
WEIRD-O
WHAT IS A MAN?
WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE
WHAT KNOW
WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW
WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE
WHERE’S YOUR OVERCOAT, BOY?
WHIMS OF CHAMBERS
WHISTLE STOP
WINDMILL
WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!
WOODY ’N YOU
WORKOUT
WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN
DREAMS
YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE
MUSIC
YOU’D BE SO NICE TO COME
HOME TO
YOU GO TO MY HEAD
ZAMBIA

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August 11, 2021 / Drum books, Drummers, Jazz

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