title: Showcase (Philly Joe Jones album)
text: # Showcase (Philly Joe Jones album)
  
  Showcase is the third album led by American jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones which was recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  The Allmusic review called it "a particularly interesting hard bop-oriented set... well-conceived, diverse, and recommended".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Philly Joe Jones except as indicated
  
  * "Battery Blues" (Julian Priester) - 4:06
  * "Minor Mode" (Bill Barron) - 4:26
  * "Gwen" - 3:57
  * "Joe's Debut" - 5:35
  * "Gone" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:42
  * "Joe's Delight" - 3:50
  * "Julia" (Priester) - 3:26
  * "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 3:58
  * "Interpretation" (Barron) - 4:02
  * Recorded in New York City on November 17 (tracks 1, 4 & 6-8) and November 18 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 9), 1959.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Philly Joe Jones - drums, piano (track 3)
  * Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  * Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  * Bill Barron - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  * Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  * Dolo Coker (tracks 1, 4 & 6-8), Sonny Clark (tracks 2, 5 & 9) - piano
  * Jimmy Garrison - bass (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
  