1971 studio album by Elvin Jones
Coalition is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.[ 2] It features Jones in a quintet with tenor saxophonists Frank Foster and George Coleman , conguero Candido Camero and bassist Wilbur Little .
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This was a particularly creative and often intense ensemble, attached to the hard bop tradition but always looking forward".[ 3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 3]
Track listing
"Shinjitu" (Elvin Jones) - 7:38
"Yesterdays " (Otto Harbach , Jerome Kern ) - 10:56
"5/4 Thing" (George Coleman ) - 5:26
"Ural Stradania" (Frank Foster ) - 8:29
"Simone" (Foster) - 6:31
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
Keepin' Up with the Joneses (with Thad Jones and Hank Jones , 1958)
Together! (with Philly Joe Jones , 1961)
Elvin! (1961-1962)
Illumination! (with Jimmy Garrison , 1963)
Dear John C. (1965)
And Then Again (1965)
Midnight Walk (1966)
Heavy Sounds (with Richard Davis , 1967)
Puttin' It Together (1968)
The Ultimate (1968)
Poly-Currents (1969)
Mr. Jones (1969 & 1972)
The Prime Element (1969 & 1973)
Coalition (1970)
Genesis (1971)
Merry-Go-Round (1971)
At This Point in Time (1973)
On the Mountain (1975)
New Agenda (1975)
The Main Force (1976)
Summit Meeting (with James Moody , Clark Terry , Bunky Green , and Roland Prince , 1976)
Time Capsule (1976-1977)
Remembrance (1978)
Very R.A.R.E. (1979)
Heart to Heart (1980)
Earth Jones (1982)
Love & Peace (with McCoy Tyner , 1982)
Brother John (1982)
Power Trio (with John Hicks and Cecil McBee , 1990)
When I Was at Aso-Mountain (1990)
Youngblood (1992)
Going Home (1992)
It Don't Mean a Thing (1993)
Momentum Space (with Dewey Redman and Cecil Taylor , 1998)
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