Listening Room – “Farmer’s Market”
Art Farmer - Walkin' With Hank
From "Farmer's Market" : 1956 : New Jazz NJLP 8203
"Farmer's Market" teams up a group of young players who would all go on to have influential careers in jazz. While Farmer and Mobley are clearly the headliners here, Kenny Drew's piano playing is the true standout of the session. Ad-dis-sun was written by Drew and is a swingin' example of the cool jazz sound. Mobley sits out on All By Myself which features some sublime muted trumpet playing by Farmer. Walkin' With Hank is a Mobley composition that clearly lays out the classic Blue Note hard bop sound that he and Lee Morgan would work to perfection only a few years later.
Players:
Art Farmer - Trumpet
Hank Mobley - Tenor Sax
Kenny Drew - Piano
Addison Farmer - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
Listening Room – “Kenny Burrell (Prestige 7088)”
Kenny Burrell - "Don't Cry Baby"
Kenny Burrell - "Strictly Confidential"
From "Kenny Burrell" : 1957 : Prestige PRLP 7088
A nice early record from Kenny Burrell that showcases his laid-back style. The addition of Cecil Payne on Baritone Sax adds a nice unexpected flavor to the session and a young Elvin Jones shows why he would soon become one of the most revered drummers in the history of jazz. The opening track Don't Cry Baby is late 1950's cool jazz at its finest, while Bud Powell's Strictly Confidential and Burrell's own Perception allows the group to show off their impressive bop style chops.
Players:
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
Cecil Payne - Baritone Sax
Tommy Flanagan - Piano
Doug Watkins - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
Listening Room – Rip, Rig and Panic
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "From Bechet, Byas and Fats"
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "Rip, Rig and Panic"
From "Rip, Rig and Panic" : 1965 : Limelight Records LM 82207
This 1965 avant-garde classic by Rahsaan Roland Kirk (when he was still just Roland Kirk) finds him backed by the ultra-talented combo of Jaki Byard, Richard Davis and Elvin Jones. All of Kirk's recordings should be of interest to those that like their jazz outside of the box, but "Rip, Rig and Panic" is a great introduction to the unique talents of one of jazz's true exploring spirits.
Players:
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Tenor Sax, Flute, Oboe, Stritch, Manzello, Siren, Castanets
Jaki Byard - Piano
Richard Davis - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
Listening Room – “10 to 4 at The Five Spot”
This 1958 Riverside date was recorded during this group's two month stint at The 5 Spot and features some fantastic interplay between a group of upcoming players including a young Donald Byrd and Elvin Jones. The Long Two/Four and Hastings Street Bounce are prime examples of the Hard Bop sound that would become one of the most enduring styles in jazz.
Released 1958 : Riverside Records : Catalog # RLP 12-265
Players:
Pepper Adams - Baritone Sax
Donald Byrd - Trumpet
Bobby Timmons - Piano
Doug Watkins - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
Pepper Adams - The Long Two/Four from "10 to 4 at The Five Spot"
Pepper Adams - Hastings Street Bounce from "10 to 4 at The Five Spot"
Listening Room – “Night Dreamer”
This was Wayne Shorter's first album for Blue Note and contains six original tracks from a guy who would become one of the most important composers of jazz in the 1960's. The 1964 album has a slight Coltrane influence, but it definitely shows Shorter finding his own style (after five very succesful years with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers). A classic Blue Note album that features a great line-up including Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones.
Released 1964 : Blue Note Records : Catalog # BLP 4173
Players:
Wayne Shorter - Tenor Sax
Lee Morgan - Trumpet
McCoy Tyner - Piano
Reggie Workman - Bass
Elvin Jones - Drums
“Elvin Jones Trio – 1968″
This is footage of the Elvin Jones Trio performing in Rotterdam in 1968. Joining Jones is bassist Jimmy Garrision and saxophonist Joe Farrell. They perform a nice version of For Heaven's Sake and it is fun to see the interaction between Jones and Garrision as they watch Farrell get deep in the cut.
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