Jazz drummer Charlie Rice recounted meeting Philly Joe Jones at Roseland Cafe:
I met Joe when he was a teenager, at a place called the Roseland in West Philly, at Arch and Udell streets. It was a breeding ground for musicians. We both weren’t old enough to be there. That’s where I learned to play drums. Jimmy Preston and a couple of other musicians worked at the place. Playing in different clubs, testing ourselves, seeing who could play the best-that was the thing at the time.
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