| On the Mountain | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Studio | Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz Fusion | |||
| Length | 34:28 | |||
| Label | PM Records | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
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On the Mountain is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones with keyboardist Jan Hammer and bassist Gene Perla recorded in 1975 and originally released on Perla's PM label. [1]
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Jim Todd of Allmusic called the album "a minor, if somewhat overlooked, classic from the tail-end of the early '70s to the mid-70s' run of great jazz fusion releases". [2]
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