Minute of Drums - Episode 29: Philly Joe Jones

The Philly Joe Jones "bomb" on beat 4! One could say this was his trademark phrase. Philly Joe used this to extend his phrase endings over the barline, propelling the music forward. Definitely a lasting part of the jazz drumming lexicon; it's difficult to find a drummer that came after Philly Joe who doesn't play some version of this!

Jeremy Noller