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Percy Joell

Bassist Percy Joell was a solid player within the Philly music picture through the ’40s and ’50s, turning up on important early rhythm and blues recordings from the Carter-Rays and Cousin Joe, amongst others. Joell’s bottom-end credits likewise incorporate baritone saxophone function for bandleader Sammy Cost. Joell worked well well with drummer Harold Cade behind pianist and bandleader Eddie Carter, good guitarist Elvie Hill filling in the group. On sax, Joell’s section mates had been likely to are the tasty Wayne “Ham” Jackson on tenor sax. Talking about noshing, a few of Joell’s smoothest bass function can be noticed on the Carter-Ray monitor entitled “Eat ‘Em Up.”

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