R.I.P. Elvin Jones, yet another great old cat who I didn't go see while I
had the chance.
Format:
Elvin Jones with Joe Farrell and Jimmy Garrison -- "Ascendant" -- The Ultimate Elvin Jones (Blue Note, 1969)
* Charles Lloyd and Billy Higgins -- "Wild Orchids Bloom" -- Which Way Is East (ECM, 2004)
* Tim Brady -- "Double Helix" -- Unison Rituals (Ambiances Magnetiques, 2003)
Elvin Jones (with David Liebman on sax, among others) -- "New Breed" -- Live at the Lighthouse (United Artists, 1972)
* David Liebman Big Band -- "Fracas" -- Beyond the Line (OmniTone, 2003)
* ROVA::Orkestrova -- "A Lion in Your Bag" -- An Alligator in Your Wallet(East Works Entertainment, 2004)
* Andrea Centazzo with John Zorn, Eugene Chadbourne, and others -- "Sextet Improvisation" -- USA Concerts East (New Tone, 2003; orig. released 1979)
John Coltrane with Elvin Jones on drums, of course -- "Consequences" --aFirst Meditations (for Quartet) (Impulse/ABC, 1977; orig. recorded 1965)
* Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls -- "Breeding Resistance" -- Breeding Resistance (Delmark, 2004)
* Masada String Trio -- "Ner Tamid" -- Masada String Trio: [John Zorn's] 50th Birthday Celebration (Tzadik, 2004)
* Burton Greene -- "Callistrophy" -- Live at Grasland (Drimala, 2004)
* Derek Bailey, Antoine Berthiaume, Fred Frith -- "Morning Froth" -- (Ambiances Magnetiques, 2003)
William Hooker with Jason Hwang, violin -- "Flow" [excerpt] -- Black Mask (Knitting Factory, 2002)
Elvin Jones-Jimmy Garrison Sextet -- "Aborigine Dance in Scotland" -- Elvin Jones: The Impluse Years (Impulse/ABC, 1974; originally released on Illumination!, 1963)
Elvin Jones/Takehisa Tanaka -- "Dream Gypsy" -- When I Was at Aso Mountain (Enja, 1994)
* = Item in KZSU rotation
-- Go back to Memory Select playlists.
ARTIST -- "TRACK TITLE" -- ALBUM TITLE (LABEL, YEAR)
! = Pop anomaly
? = Item not in KZSU library
-- Bay Area free/improv music calendar: http://www.bayimproviser.com.