Elvin Jones

• 2-CD TRIFOLD DIGIPACK EDITION

A year after the legendary drummer Elvin Jones left the John Coltrane Quartet, he found a steady gig at Pookie's Pub, a relatively short-lived jazz venue in New York City. Jones was in the process of establishing himself as a bandleader, and for several months in 1967, he led groups with a variety of different lineups at the small club. 

This never-before-released album, recorded over three nights, finds Jones working with saxophonist Joe Farrell, pianist Billy Greene, and bassist Wilbur Little. Farrell and Jones are clearly the stars here: Farrell takes a number of excellent extended solos and Jones does not hold back, unleashing volleys of dazzling hits and swinging like mad. Greene, who may have only had one album credit in his career—Jones's Heavy Sounds—more than holds his own despite the club's out-of-tune upright piano. Little is the sturdy pulse of the music, providing ballast for this freewheeling quartet

But more than anything, Revival is an Elvin Jones showcase, one where he drives the band hard and unspools one exciting solo after another. He is a constant fount of creative energy, consistently bringing earthiness and deep joy to his wondrous rhythmic displays.

PERSONNEL:

• Elvin Jones – (drums)
• Joe Farrell – (tenor saxophone, flute)
• Billy Greene – (piano)
• Larry Young – (piano on “Gingerbread Boy”)
• Wilbur Little – (bass)

Recorded at Pookie’s Pub, New York, NY, July 28-30, 1967

TRACKS:

• CD ONE
• 01. Keiko's Birthday March
• 02. Gingerbread Boy
• 03. 13 Avenue B
• 04. My Funny Valentine
• 05. M.E.

• CD TWO
• 01. On The Trail
• 02. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
• 03. Raunchy Rita
• 04. Oleo