Remembrance (Elvin Jones album)

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Remembrance
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Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedFebruary 3, 4 & 5, 1978 at Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart
Genre Jazz
Label MPS Records
Producer Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Elvin Jones chronology
Time Capsule
(1977)
Remembrance
(1978)
Elvin Jones Music Machine
(1978)

Remembrance is an album from jazz drummer Elvin Jones, recorded on February 3, 4 and 5, 1978, and released on MPS Records in 1978. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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The Globe and Mail noted that "what Remembrance lacks is energy and originality, and to the extent that Jones is in charge of stoking the band's fire and choosing its musical direction (he's still stuck in the mid-sixties), it's Jones' responsibility." [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Pat LaBarbera, except where noted

Side one
  1. "Giraffe" (Don Garcia) – 7:54
  2. "Section 8" – 4:25
  3. "Little Lady" – 6:27
  4. "Familiar Ground" – 3:32
Side two
  1. "Kalima" (Michael Stuart) – 8:30
  2. "Beatrice" (Andy McCloud III) – 6:41
  3. "Remembrance" – 7:04

Personnel

Credits

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References

  1. 1 2 AllMusic review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Miller, Mark (22 Dec 1979). "Remembrance The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.