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Genesis (Elvin Jones album)

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Genesis
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1971[1]
RecordedFebruary 12, 1971
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:12
LabelBlue Note
BST 84369
ProducerFrancis Wolff, George Butler
Elvin Jones chronology
Coalition
(1970)
Genesis
(1971)
Merry-Go-Round
(1971)

Genesis is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It features Jones in a quintet with saxophonists Joe Farrell, Frank Foster and Dave Liebman, and bassist Gene Perla.

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Elvin Jones' band had expanded during 1969-71 from a pianoless trio to a three-horn quintet... it would not be an overstatement to call this a powerful unit... the musicians take long, heated solos that straddle the boundary between hard bop and the avant-garde. Their album has plenty of invigorating music".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

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  1. "P.P. Phoenix" (Gene Perla) - 5:00
  2. "For All the Other Times" (Perla) - 10:07
  3. "Slumber" (Dave Liebman) - 5:32
  4. "Three Card Molly" (Elvin Jones) - 8:27
  5. "Cecilia Is Love (Frank Foster) - 10:06

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Sept 18, 1971
  2. ^ Elvin Jones discography accessed December 3, 2010
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 3, 2010