When I Was at Aso-Mountain

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When I Was at As-Mountain
When I Was at Aso-Mountain.jpg
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedDecember 10 & 11, 1990
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length66:26
Label Enja
ENJ 7081-2
Elvin Jones chronology
Power Trio
(1990)
When I Was at As-Mountain
(1993)
In Europe
(1991)

When I Was at Aso-Mountain is an album by jazz drummer Elvin Jones introducing Japanese pianist Takehisa Tanaka recorded in 1990 and released on the Enja label in 1993. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "Not an essential recording except for Jones completists". [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Takehisa Tanaka except as indicated

  1. "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) - 7:27
  2. "I Was Too Young" - 8:25
  3. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 10:14
  4. "My Dream Come True, to E.J." - 5:23
  5. "Dream Gypsy" (Judith Veevers) - 8:23
  6. "When I Was at Aso-Mountain" - 8:12
  7. "Soultrane" (Tadd Dameron) - 8:51
  8. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 9:31

Personnel

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References

  1. Elvin Jones discography accessed April 30, 2012
  2. 1 2 Turner, G. Allmusic Review accessed April 30, 2012