Youngblood (Elvin Jones album)

Youngblood
Studio album by Elvin Jones
Released	1992
Recorded	April 20–21, 1992
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:54
Label	Enja ENJ 7051-2
Producer	Matthias Winckelmann
Elvin Jones chronology
In Europe (1991) Youngblood (1992) Going Home (1992)

Youngblood is an album by the jazz drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1992 and released on the Enja label. ^{[1] [2]}

Production

Trumpet player Nicholas Payton was just 19 years old during the recording sessions. ^[3] The album was engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[7]

The Philadelphia Inquirer , noting Jones's younger players, wrote: "If there were ever an argument for melding the wisdom of age with the impetuousness of youth, this is it." ^[7] The Gazette praised Joshua Redman, concluding: "In a remarkable solo turn on 'Angel Eyes', he wanders through the history of jazz both ancient and recent—and better yet, sounds quite at home in the present." ^[8]

The AllMusic review noted the "consistently inspired playing from all of the musicians... An excellent effort". ^[5]

Track listing

1. "Not Yet" (Javon Jackson) - 3:55
2. "Have You Seen Elveen?" (Nicholas Payton) - 7:43
3. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 8:47
4. "Ding-A-Ling-A-Ding" (Elvin Jones) - 7:20
5. "Lady Luck" (Jones, Frank Wess) - 9:30
6. "The Biscuit Man" (Donald Brown) - 4:00
7. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) - 6:15
8. "Strange" (George Mraz) - 4:15
9. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:16
10. "Youngblood" (Jones) - 5:51

Personnel

• Elvin Jones - drums
• Nicholas Payton - trumpet
• Javon Jackson, Joshua Redman - tenor saxophone
• George Mraz - double bass

References

1. Elvin Jones discography accessed April 27, 2012
2. Franckling, Ken (November 1992). "Elvin Jones: Jazz Machine". DownBeat. 59 (11): 16.
3. Fuller, Jack (March 7, 1993). "Recordings". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 23.
4. Mitchell, Rick (November 8, 1992). "Youngblood Elvin Jones". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 10.
5. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 27, 2012
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 793. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
7. Stark, Karl (October 6, 1992). "Jazz". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
8. Wells, Paul (January 2, 1993). "Elvin Jones Youngblood". The Gazette. p. D8.