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Elvin!

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Elvin!
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJuly 11, 1961;
December 27, 1961;
January 3, 1962
StudioPlaza Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:50
LabelRiverside
RLP 409
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Elvin Jones chronology
Together!
(1961)
Elvin!
(1962)
Illumination!
(1963)

Elvin! is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1] It features Jones playing in a group with his brothers, trumpeter Thad (here playing cornet) and pianist Hank, along with tenor saxophonist Frank Foster, flautist Frank Wess and bassist Art Davis.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[3]
DownBeatStarStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStar[4]

The AllMusic review called the music "straight-ahead with a strong Count Basie feel... Jones is still recognizable on the fairly obscure material (only 'You Are Too Beautiful' qualifies as a standard) and shows that he can cook in the fairly conventional setting. All of the musicians are in fine form."[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Lady Luck" (Thad Jones, Frank Wess) - 6:19
  2. "Buzz-at" (Thad Jones) - 6:31
  3. "Shadowland" (Sara Cassey) - 4:06
  4. "Pretty Brown" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:30
  5. "Ray-El" (Thad Jones) - 8:03
  6. "Four and Six" (Oliver Nelson) - 5:01
  7. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:20

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Elvin Jones discography accessed April 24, 2012
  2. ^ DownBeat:September 27, 1962 Vol. 29, No.25
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 24, 2012
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 792. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.