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From: wjh@bonnie.UUCP (Bill Hery)
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Subject: Re: Talking Tenors: Johnny Griffin (Really Philly Joe Jones)
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 11:45:48 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  5 11:45:48 1985
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> 
> PS Did anybody hear the shocking news that Philly Joe Jones died over the week-end?
> SO far as I know he was not sick, and was only in his fifties. What happened?
>
Yes I did hear about it, but I did not hear the cause.  With his passing,
no one other than the leader of Miles Davis "classic" quintet of the
mid fifties survives.  Red Garland died within the past year, and both John
Coltrane and Paul Chambers (after whom 'Trane named the song Mr. PC) have 
been gone for quite a while.

'Philly' was attached the late drummer's  name because at the time he was 
coming up and making a name for himself, one of the great drummers was Jo
Jones of the Basie band; as Jo jones became an elder statesman of jazz, he
became fondly known as Papa Jo Jones.  Sadly and ironically, Papa Jo Jones
died yesterday, less than a week after the death of Philly Joe Jones.  Papa
Jo was in his mid seventies and had been ill for some time.

Bill Hery