Elvin!

Elvin!
Studio album by Elvin Jones
Released	1962
Recorded	July 11, 1961; December 27, 1961; January 3, 1962
Studio	Plaza Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:50
Label	Riverside RLP 409
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Elvin Jones chronology
Together! (1961) Elvin! (1962) Illumination! (1963)

Elvin! is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Riverside label. ^[1] It features Jones playing in a group with his brothers, trumpeter Thad (here playing cornet) and pianist Hank, along with tenor saxophonist Frank Foster, flautist Frank Wess and bassist Art Davis.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

The AllMusic review called the music "straight-ahead with a strong Count Basie feel... Jones is still recognizable on the fairly obscure material (only 'You Are Too Beautiful' qualifies as a standard) and shows that he can cook in the fairly conventional setting. All of the musicians are in fine form." ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Lady Luck" (Thad Jones, Frank Wess) - 6:19
2. "Buzz-at" (Thad Jones) - 6:31
3. "Shadowland" (Sara Cassey) - 4:06
4. "Pretty Brown" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:30
5. "Ray-El" (Thad Jones) - 8:03
6. "Four and Six" (Oliver Nelson) - 5:01
7. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:20

Personnel

• Elvin Jones - drums
• Thad Jones - cornet (tracks 1–3, 5 & 7)
• Frank Wess - flute (tracks 1–3, 5 & 7)
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3 & 5)
• Hank Jones - piano
• Art Davis - bass

References

1. Elvin Jones discography accessed April 24, 2012
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 24, 2012
3. DownBeat:September 27, 1962 Vol. 29, No.25
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 792. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.