Youngblood (Elvin Jones album)

Youngblood
Youngblood
Studio album by Elvin Jones
Released	1992
Recorded	April 20–21, 1992
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:54
Label	Enja; ENJ 7051-2
Producer	Matthias Winckelmann
Elvin Jones chronology

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
Source	Rating
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

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

Personnel

Elvin Jones - drums
Nicholas Payton - trumpet
Javon Jackson, Joshua Redman - tenor saxophone
George Mraz - double bass

References

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