Mean What You Say (Philly Joe Jones album)

Mean What You Say
Studio album by
Philly Joe Jones
Released1977
RecordedApril 6–7, 1977
StudioCI Recording Studio, NYC
GenreJazz
Length40:35
LabelSonet
SNTF 735
ProducerSam Charters
Philly Joe Jones chronology
Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones
(1970) 		Mean What You Say
(1977) 		Philly Mignon
(1977)

Mean What You Say is an album by drummer Philly Joe Jones that was recorded in 1977 and released on the Sonet label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The AllMusic review by Bob Rusch stated: "This was a nice blowing date for Bowen, who at the time had an R&B background and had never before recorded a jazz album...Mickey Tucker was very strong on this set and at times almost seemed to be the leader with Jones seemingly pushing to assert his position. Still, this was an enjoyable recording with just that little extra added personality to give it an extra edge".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Mean What You Say" (Thad Jones) – 8:05
  2. "You Tell Me" (Simmons) – 6:59
  3. "D. C. Farewell" (Richie Cole) – 6:00
  4. "Jim's Jewel" (Charles Bowen) - 6:40
  5. "Gretchen" (Bowen) – 7:00
  6. "Ugetsu" (Cedar Walton) – 7:22

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Philly Joe Jones catalog, accessed October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Philly Joe Jones Leader Entry, accessed October 24, 2017
  3. ^ a b Rusch, Bob. Philly Joe Jones: Mean What You Say – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2017.