Philly Joe Jones Gretsch ad picture was taken by music photographer Charles “Chuck” Stewart as part of a series of full-page black-and-white Gretsch drums magazine ads featuring some of the legendary jazz drummers of the 1950s-1960s, including Philly Joe Jones. These Gretsch ads remain favorites among drummers. Unless you lived in a big city where you could watch the performers, magazine ads like these were among the few ways young drummers could really see what the great drummers were playing. See the picture and read the article…

See Philly Joe’s profile on the Gretsch site…

Drumming News Source: Scott K. Fish / Gretsch Drums