The Ultimate (Elvin Jones album)

The Ultimate
Studio album by
Elvin Jones
ReleasedAugust 1969[1]
RecordedSeptember 6, 1968
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length36:48
LabelBlue Note
BST 84305
ProducerDuke Pearson
Elvin Jones chronology
Puttin' It Together
(1968) 		The Ultimate
(1969) 		Poly-Currents
(1969)

The Ultimate is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It is his second album featuring his trio with saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell and bassist Jimmy Garrison.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "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... Farrell is in consistently creative form but Garrison's occasional solos and Jones's polyrhythmic accompaniment are also noteworthy".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

  1. "In the Truth" (Joe Farrell) - 5:04
  2. "What Is This?" (Jimmy Garrison) - 7:09
  3. "Ascendant" (Garrison) - 5:13
  4. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:39
  5. "Sometimes Joie" (Garrison) - 10:38
  6. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 3:05

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Aug 2, 1969
  2. ^ Elvin Jones discography accessed December 1, 2010
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.