This is one of Joe Farrell‘s finest recordings. Switching between tenor, soprano and flute, Farrell had to be good because he was joined in the pianoless trio by bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones. The group performs two standards, three Garrison originals and one by Farrell; it is a tossup as to who takes honors. Farrell is in consistently…
Most of this CD reissue features drummer Elvin Jones leading a sextet full of notables, which also includes the underrated tenor great George Coleman, Joe Farrell on tenor, flute and English horn, baritonist Pepper Adams, bassist Wilbur Little, and Candido on congas. They stretch out on group originals highlighted…
Drummer Elvin Jones’ Blue Note sessions have long been underrated, partly because the label itself was declining during the era and also partly due to the rise of the avant-garde and fusion, which overshadowed Jones’ passionate and advanced hard bop. In 1970, Elvin’s band consisted of George Coleman and…
The graphics are kind of dull on this late-period Blue Note LP, but the music is anything but boring.Elvin Jones’ band had expanded during 1969-71 from a pianoless trio to a three-horn quintet. With Dave Liebman and the returning Joe Farrell on tenors and sopranos and Frank Foster contributing some tenor, alto flute and bass clarinet…
Inexcusably, there are no date or personnel listings on this LP from Blue Note’s declining years, but the music is generally quite worthwhile, if a bit eclectic. The personnel changes throughout the session, despite all the performances being apparently recorded on the same day. The great drummer Elvin Jones…
Drummer Elvin Jones‘ 45th birthday (September 9, 1972) was a good excuse to record his group of the period. The results were originally released as a double-LP and have been reissued as two CDs with over an hour of new music added. Jones‘ pianoless quartet features two masterful saxophonists (both doubling…
While it doesn’t quite match the heights of their early collaborations, Cirrus finds Bobby Hutcherson resuming his partnership with tenor saxophonist Harold Land, and the results are quite good. The pair work with pianist Bill Henderson, trumpeter Woody Shaw, bassist Ray Drummond, drummer Larry Hancock, saxophonist/flautist Emmanuel Boyd and…
Bobby Hutcherson, vibes, marimba; Oscar Brashear, trumpet; Thurman Green, trombone; Harold Land, tenor sax; Dwight Dickerson, piano: Kent Brinkley, bass; Larry Hancock, drums. Recorded at United Artists Recording Studios, Los Angeles on March 24 & 25, 1975 Recording engineer: Bert D’Angelo Produced by Bobby Hutcherson Originally issued as INNER…
Bobby Hutcherson, vibes, marimba; Manny Boyd, soprano sax; tenor sax; George Cables, piano; James Leary III, bass; Eddie Marshall, drums; Kenneth Nash, percussion. On “Waiting,” Manny Boyd, Hadley Caliman and Mguanda Dave Johnson, flutes are added. Recorded at Different Fur Music Studios, San Francisco on February 24-26, 1976 Recording…
