Dark “Coffin Velvet” Purple Vinyl

When both Miles Davis and Bill Evans label you their favorite drummer, youre granted immortality that stretches even beyond the lifespan of a vampire! But legendary stickman Philly Joe Jones gets it both ways on the must-hear title track to 1958s Blues for Dracula, on which he does his best Bela Lugosi impression. The personnel on this album further attests to the soaring esteem in which Jones was held by fellow jazz musicians; imagine assembling a line-up of Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Garrison, Julian Priester, Nat Adderley, and Tommy Flanagan on your first record as a bandleader! Weve resurrected this jazz classic for a dark coffin velvet purple pressing limited to 750 copies. Be boppin this Halloween!

1. Blues for Dracula (8:11)

2. Trick Street (3:47)

3. Fiesta (10:25)

4. Tune-Up (8:00)

5. Ow! (12:08)