Elvin Jones is "On the Mountain"

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Elvin Jones is "On the Mountain"
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Studio album by Elvin Jones
Released 1975
Recorded 1975
Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York
Genre Jazz
Label PM Records
Producer Arif Mardin
Gene Perla chronology
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Elvin Jones is "On the Mountain" is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones with keyboardist Jan Hammer and bassist Gene Perla recorded in 1975 and originally released on Perla's PM label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]

Jim Todd of Allmusic called the album "a minor, if somewhat overlooked, classic from the tail-end of the early '70s to the mid-70s' run of great jazz fusion releases".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Thorn of a White Rose" (Jan Hammer) - 5:07
  2. "Namuh" (Gene Perla) - 7:47
  3. "On the Mountain" (Perla) - 4:37
  4. "Smoke in the Sun" (Hammer) - 4:00
  5. "London Air" (Hammer) - 5:29
  6. "Destiny" (Perla) - 7:28

Personnel

References

  1. Elvin Jones discography accessed April 26, 2012
  2. 2.0 2.1 Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed April 26, 2012