Puttin' It Together

Puttin' It Together
Studio album by Elvin Jones Trio
Released	September 1968 [1]
Recorded	April 8, 1968
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:36
Label	Blue Note BST 84282
Producer	Duke Pearson
Elvin Jones chronology
Heavy Sounds (1967) Puttin' It Together (1968) The Ultimate (1968)

Puttin' It Together is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones. It is his first effort for Blue Note as a leader, and the first to feature his trio with saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell and bassist Jimmy Garrison. It was recorded & released in 1968. ^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Joe Farrell did some of his finest playing while with drummer Elvin Jones' trio during 1968-69... With Jones pushing him and Garrison sounding quite advanced, Farrell was consistently inspired to play at the peak of his creativity". ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Track listing

1. "Reza" (Ruy Guerra, Edu Lobo) - 7:14
2. "Sweet Little Maia" (Jimmy Garrison) - 7:54
3. "Keiko's Birthday March" (Elvin Jones) - 6:55
4. "Village Greene" (Billy Greene) - 5:13
5. "Jay-Ree" (Joe Farrell) - 3:52
6. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 5:10
7. "Ginger Bread Boy" (Jimmy Heath) - 5:18

Personnel

• Elvin Jones - drums
• Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo
• Jimmy Garrison - bass

References

1. Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records, 1970
2. Elvin Jones discography accessed December 1, 2010
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
4. Down Beat: June 12, 1969 vol. 36, no. 12. Review by Ira Gitler.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  113. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.