Blues for Dracula
Studio album by
Philly Joe Jones
Released1958
RecordedSeptember 17, 1958
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:31
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-282
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Philly Joe Jones chronology
Blues for Dracula
(1958) 		Drums Around the World
(1959)

Blues for Dracula is the debut album by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1958 for the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described it as a "worthwhile but not overly essential release".[2] It features Jones's vocal impersonation of Bela Lugosi.[5] The album "became an instant classic thanks to the title track."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Blues for Dracula" (Johnny Griffin) - 8:11
  2. "Trick Street" (Owen Marshall) - 3:47
  3. "Fiesta" (Cal Massey) - 10:25
  4. "Tune-Up" (Miles Davis) - 8:00
  5. "Ow!" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 12:08

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Philly Joe Jones discography accessed September 26, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 114. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 796. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Korall, Burt (2002). Drummin' Men: The Heartbeat of Jazz The Bebop Years. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 219. ISBN 9780195176643.
  6. ^ "Philly Joe Jones Sextet - Blues For Dracula - LP". Rough Trade. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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