The Saint And The Count

Jo Jones - The Drums, The Historic and Legendary Jazz Drumming Sessions (1973) {Frémeaux & Associés, Expanded Edition rel 2018}
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© 1973, 2018 Jazz Odyssey Records / Frémeaux & Associés | FA 5672
Jazz / Instructional / Comedy / Spoken Word / Drums

I first heard this recording some 30 years ago and it is now avaiable in a CD format. I can recommend this to any drummer or musician who is seriously interested in learning about one of the most influential drummers in music history. This is to say the least highly entertaining and informative as Jonathan David Samuel Jones (aka Papa Jo) or Jo Jones talks about his influences and experiences leading up to joining the Count Basie Band in 1935.

Chico Hamilton - The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings Of The Chico Hamilton Quintet (1954-1959) {6CD Mosaic MD6-175 rel 1997}
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© 1954-59, 1997 Mosaic / Pacific Jazz / Blue Note / EMI-Capitol | MD6-175
Jazz / Cool / West Coast Jazz / Bop / Drums / Percussion

The original Chico Hamilton Quintet was one of the last significant West Coast jazz bands of the cool era. Consisting of Buddy Collette on reeds (flute, clarinet, alto, and tenor), guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Carson Smith, and the drummer/leader, the most distinctive element in the group's identity was cellist Fred Katz. The band could play quite softly, blending together elements of bop and classical music into their popular sound and occupying their own niche. This six-CD, limited-edition box set from 1997 starts off with a Hamilton drum solo from a 1954 performance with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet; it contains three full albums and many previously unreleased numbers) by the original Chico Hamilton band and also has quite a few titles from the second Hamilton group (which has Paul Horn and John Pisano in the places of Collette and Hall).