Elvin!

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Elvin!
Elvin!.jpg
Studio album by
Elvin Jones
Released1962
RecordedJuly 11, 1961;
December 27, 1961;
January 3, 1962
StudioPlaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length37:50
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.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Reception

The Allmusic review stated "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" and awarded the album 3½ stars. [3]

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

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References

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