Mean What You Say

RELEASE
1977
LABEL
Sonet
GENRES
Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz

Album Review

Philly Joe Jones led a quartet (pianist Mickey Tucker, Charles Bowen on soprano and tenor saxes, bassist Mickey Bass) and quintet (add trumpeter Tommy Turrentine) on an April 1977 date called Mean What You Say. 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.
Bob Rusch, Cadence, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Mean What You Say
  2. Ugetsu
  3. You Tell Me
  4. D.C. Farewell
  5. Jim's Jewel
  6. Gretchen