John Jasper DeFrancesco (September 12, 1940 – June 25, 2024) was an American jazz organist and vocalist, and father of Joey and Johnny DeFrancesco.Allmusic He died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 83.
Discography 1993: Doodlin' (Muse) 1995: Comin' Home (Muse) 1998: All in the Family (HighNote) – with Joey DeFrancesco 2001: Hip Cake Walk (HighNote) 2003: Jumpin''' (Savant)Jazz Times - Volume 33 2003 Page 62 ""TALKING TO "PAPA' JOHN DEFRANCESCO by phone from his Wilmington, Del., home seemed almost a ... Since 1981, Papa John has released six albums as leader, including this year's well named Jumpin' (Savant), which ..." 2004: Walking Uptown (Savant) 2006: Desert Heat (Savant) 2009: Big Shot (Savant) 2011: A Philadelphia Story (Savant)
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External links Biography at All About JazzDesert Heat review at Jazz CD Reviews "Big Shot Papa John DeFrancesco", , at JazzTimes'' Papa John DeFrancesco interview at the NAMM Oral History Library, 2017