Elvin Jones - Live At The Lighthouse (1972/2014)
 FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 82:21 minutes | 3,45 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

 Live at the Lighthouse is a live album by jazz drummer Elvin Jones featuring performances recorded in 1972 at the Lighthouse Café in California, and released on the Blue Note label.


 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 on tenor and soprano) who at the time sounded very close to John Coltrane. Dave Liebman and Steve Grossman were among the first young saxophonists not closely associated with Coltane who used his style as a starting point in their search for their own musical identities. Their high-powered and sometimes rowdy flights are consistently stimulating. With Gene Perla's alert, sensitive, and inventive bass holding the unit together, Elvin Jones was able to play as free as he desired. The first volume (taken from three sets at the Lighthouse) has six fiery selections, four of which were previously unreleased.  


Tracklist:

 01 - Introduction Bill Chappell - Announcer Rick Holmes
 02 - Fancy Free (Live At The Lighthouse Cafe, CA 1972)
 03 - Sambra (Live At The Lighthouse Cafe, CA 1972)
 04 - The Children, Save The Children (Live At The Lighthouse Cafe, CA 1972)
 05 - Happy Birthday Greeting (Live At The Lighthouse Cafe, CA 1972)
 06 - Sweet Mama (Live At The Lighthouse Cafe, CA 1972)
 07 - New Breed (Live At The Lighthouse Cafe, CA 1972)
 08 - My Ship (Live At The Lighthouse Cafe, CA 1972)

Musicians:
 Elvin Jones - drums
 Steve Grossman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
 Dave Liebman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
 Gene Perla - bass

Elvin Jones - Merry-Go-Round (1972/2014)
 FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 32:09 minutes | 750 MB
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 Drummer Elvin Jones' 1972 Blue Note studio album. The record features an all-star cast including David Liebman, Joe Farrell and Chick Corea, among other notable musicians. Merry-Go-Round is a recording filled with originals including Chick Corea's "La Fiesta" and David Liebman's "Brite Piece".


 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 creative form but Garrison's occasional solos and Jones's polyrhythmic accompaniment are also noteworthy.  


Tracklist:

 01 - 'Round Town
 02 - Brite Piece
 03 - Lungs
 04 - A Time For Love
 05 - Tergiversation
 06 - La Fiesta
 07 - The Children's Merry-Go-Round March
 08 - Who's Afraid...

 Produced by George Butler. Recording engineer: Rudy Van Gelder.
 Recorded February 12 and December 16, 1971 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Musicians:
 Elvin Jones - drums
 Chick Corea - electric piano, piano
 Joe Farrell - tenor and soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo
 David Liebman - soprano and tenor saxophone
 Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
 Steve Grossman - tenor saxophone
 Jan Hammer - electric piano, paino, glockenspiel
 Yoshiaki Masuo - guitar
 Gene Perla - bass, electric bass
 Frank Foster - alto clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto flute
 Don Alias - congas, oriental bells



Elvin Jones - The Ultimate (1968/2015)
 FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 36:41 minutes | 814 MB
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 Recorded in 1968 at Van Gelder Studio, The Ultimate features performances by Elvin Jones, Joe Farrell, and Jimmy Garrison. It was produced by Duke Pearson.


 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 creative form but Garrison's occasional solos and Jones's polyrhythmic accompaniment are also noteworthy.  


Tracklist:

 01 - In The Truth
 02 - What Is This?
 03 - Ascendant
 04 - Yesterdays
 05 - Sometimes Joie
 06 - We'll Be Together Again

Musicians:
 Elvin Jones - drums
 Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
 Jimmy Garrison - bass