ELVIN JONES TRIO "PUTTIN' IT TOGETHER"
Joe Farrell, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo(3)
Jimmy Garrison, bass
Elvin Jones, drums
1. Reza 07:12
2. Sweet Little Maia 07:47
3. Keiko's Birthday March 06:50
4. Village Greene 05:09
5. Jay-Ree 03:48
6. For Heaven's Sake 05:04
7. Ginger Bread Boy 05:11
Recorded on April 8, 1968 at Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
BLUE NOTE BLP 4282(mono) & BST 84282(stereo)
(This version TOCJ-6598)
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"George Gruntz's Concert Jazz Band, an orchestra that sticks to
originals by bandmembers (both past and present) and the leader's
arrangements, has long been one of the most stimulating of all jazz
big bands." Scott Yanow
Rec. live in Stuttgart, Germany, on September 30, 1978
(radio broadcast)
George Gruntz,keyboards,arranger,conductor
Franco Ambrosetti/Palle Mikkelborg/Woody Shaw/Earl Gardner,trumpets
Runo Erickson/Jimmy Knepper/Eje Thelin/Michael Zwerin,trombones
Jerry Dodgion/Bennie Wallace/Alan Skidmore/Lew Tabackin,reeds
Howard Johnson,tuba
John Scofield,guitar
Mike Richmond,bass
Lois Colin,harp
Elvin Jones,drums
1. Destiny [G.Perla] (12:11)
2. Napoleon Blown Apart [F.Ambrosetti] (14:31)
3. The Age Of Prominence [F.Ambrosetti] (23:21)
Total Time 50:05
Hope you are all fully recovered from the excesses of Christmas (though I guess there are always some who go carry on non-stop into early January, may their livers stand up to the punishment!).
This post is a radio recording from 1968, probably an old mono AM broadcast, predating FM. Certainly there are a few crackles and pops on it, but hopefully not enough to spoil your enjoyment. my thanks to ricola for seeding.
Details:
Live at Jazztage Berlin,
Philharmonie Berlin, Germany, 1968-11-08
LINEUP:
Joe Farrell ts, ss,
Jimmy Garrison b,
Elvin Jones dr.
TRACKS:
1. Reza 17:05
2. Gingerbread Boy 3:58
3. Softly as in the morning sunrise 14:37
4. Sweet Little Maia (inc) 3:40
Some excellent soloing from all three artists, though sadly, the 40 year recording quality does not quite do justify to Garrison's flamenco-style solo. Judging by the brevity of the concert, I guess this was only one set from the whole concert, chosen by the radio station.
This post is dedicated to gimir, a good friend to this blog, who once pee'd alongside the great man.
Wishing you all a Happy New Year.
Links in comments as usual.
If you'd bought this LP when it was released, you'd be a bit pissed-off when you got it home and found out that it contains only about 30 minutes music and that it didn't represent value for money. If you'd hung on to it though, your patience would have been rewarded, as good copies now go for about 150 USD.
Sadly this is not my vinyl rip. It came from "Orgy In Rhythm" blog I think quite a while ago (my thanks to them). Following the interest of my recent Jones post, "Live At The Lighthouse", I thought there may be interest in this, which I think may be Elvin's first recording as leader.
Though, perhaps lacking the exitement of his later recording, Elvin is pretty solid throughout, but the main reason why fans should download this is for the terrific line-up:-
Elvin Jones: drums
Jimmy Garrison: bass
McCoy Tyner: piano
Charles Davis: baritone saxophone
Prince Lasha: clarinet & flute
Sonny Simmons: horn & alto saxophone
As far as I know this was the only occasion on which Simmons and Lasha recorded with Elvin.
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The vinyl has been ripped at a modest 160 kbps. If anyone has a copy at higher bitrate thay would be prepared to post, then I for one would be very grateful.
Elvin Jones is not often posted on blogs. He may not have had the artistry of Sunny Murray or Max Roach, but he was one of the greatest rhythmic drummers of all time. Famous of course for his 6 year stint with Coltrane, after which he was replaced by Rashied Ali, Elvin embarked on a career as leader of his own bands. I had the good fortune to catch a live concert in London, slightly earlier than this recording, and with Joe Farrell instead of Liebman.
This recording was released as a double LP by Blue Note. For some unexplained reason they never re-released it on CD. I have seen reference to a Japanese import, but I've never seen it. The highlight of the set, for me, is the opening tune "Fancy Free" which has some fantastic soloing from Liebman on soprano and Grossman on tenor.
Details:
Elvin Jones - drums
Steve Grossman - tenor sax
Dave Liebman - tenor and soprano sax
Gene Perla - bass
Tracklist
01 Announcement
02 Fancy Free (Donald Byrd)
03 Sambra (G Perla)
04 The Children, Save The Children (D Garcia)
05 Happy Birthday
06 Sweet Mama (G Perla)
07 New Breed (D Liebman)
08 My Ship (I Gershwin)
Vinyl ripped at VBR quality 0. Links in comments.
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