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Biography
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Joe Morris Orchestra
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 1957
Members: Johnny Griffin, Percy Heath, "Philly" Joe Jones, Matthew Gee, Elmo Hope, Maurice James Simon, Joe Morris (2), George Freeman (2), Embra Daylie, Bill McLemore (2), Wilmus Reeves
New York jazz musicians led by Joe Morris (2). This R&B-oriented outfit with various members acted as the unofficial house band for Atlantic in the early to mid-1950's.