Youngblood (Elvin Jones album)

Youngblood
Studio album by
Elvin Jones
Released1992
RecordedApril 20–21, 1992
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length63:54
LabelEnja
ENJ 7051-2
ProducerMatthias Winckelmann
Elvin Jones chronology
In Europe
(1991) 		Youngblood
(1992) 		Going Home
(1992)

Youngblood is an album by the jazz drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1992 and released on the Enja label.[1][2]

Production

Trumpet player Nicholas Payton was just 19 years old during the recording sessions.[3] The album was engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[7]

The Philadelphia Inquirer, noting Jones's younger players, wrote: "If there were ever an argument for melding the wisdom of age with the impetuousness of youth, this is it."[7] The Gazette praised Joshua Redman, concluding: "In a remarkable solo turn on 'Angel Eyes', he wanders through the history of jazz both ancient and recent—and better yet, sounds quite at home in the present."[8]

The AllMusic review noted the "consistently inspired playing from all of the musicians... An excellent effort".[5]

Track listing

  1. "Not Yet" (Javon Jackson) - 3:55
  2. "Have You Seen Elveen?" (Nicholas Payton) - 7:43
  3. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 8:47
  4. "Ding-A-Ling-A-Ding" (Elvin Jones) - 7:20
  5. "Lady Luck" (Jones, Frank Wess) - 9:30
  6. "The Biscuit Man" (Donald Brown) - 4:00
  7. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) - 6:15
  8. "Strange" (George Mraz) - 4:15
  9. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:16
  10. "Youngblood" (Jones) - 5:51

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Elvin Jones discography accessed April 27, 2012
  2. ^ Franckling, Ken (Nov 1992). "Elvin Jones: Jazz Machine". DownBeat. 59 (11): 16.
  3. ^ Fuller, Jack (7 Mar 1993). "Recordings". Arts. Chicago Tribune. p. 23.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Rick (November 8, 1992). "Youngblood Elvin Jones". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 10.
  5. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 27, 2012
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 793. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ^ a b Stark, Karl (6 Oct 1992). "Jazz". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
  8. ^ Wells, Paul (2 Jan 1993). "Elvin Jones Youngblood". The Gazette. p. D8.