The Prime Element | |
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Released | 1976 |
Recorded | March 14, 1969 (#C1–D2) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs July 24 & 26, 1973 (#A1–B2) A&R Recording Studios, New York City |
Genre | Jazz |
Length | 83:00 |
Label | Blue Note BN-LA506-H2 |
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The Prime Element is a jazz album by jazz drummer Elvin Jones, originally released in 1976 as part of the "Blue Note Re-issue Series". The pieces compiled here were recorded in 1969 and 1973. The tracks from 1973 (#A1 to #B2) would be included on At This Point in Time in 1998. The remainder can only be found on the eight-disc Mosaic compilation The Complete Blue Note Elvin Jones Sessions, issued in 2000.
Recorded on March 14, 1969 (#C1–D2), July 24 (#B1–B2) and July 26 (#A1–A2), 1973.
Tracks A1–B2
Tracks C1–D2
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