caption associated_acts death_date death_place birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
jones , c. 1970 miles davis 30 august 1985 philadelphia , pennsylvania united states philadelphia , pennsylvania united states philly joe jones non_vocal_instrumentalist 15 july 1923 drums jazz , modal , hard bop , bebop , cool jazz philly joe jones.jpg philly joe jones
 joseph rudolph jones musician
philly joe jones

joseph rudolph `` philly joe '' jones -lrb- july 15 , 1923 -- august 30 , 1985 -rrb- was a philadelphia-born american jazz drummer , known as the drummer for the first `` great '' miles davis quintet .
he was often confused with another influential jazz drummer , jo jones .
the two died only a few days apart .
