Love & Peace

Performer: Elvin Jones
Engineer: Rudy VanGelder
Distributor: Select-O-Hits

Notes: /McCoy Tyner Quintet. Personnel: Elvin Jones (drums); McCoy Tyner (piano); Frank Foster (soprano & tenor saxophones); Pharoah Sanders, Pat Labarbera (tenor saxophone); Jean-Paul Bourelly, Roland Prince (guitar); Richard Davis, Andy McCloud (bass). Reissue Producer: Jerry Gordon. Recorded at Van Gelder Recording Studio, New Jersey between 1978 and 1982. Includes liner notes by Rick Mattingly. Personnel: Elvin Jones (drums); Jean-Paul Bourelly (guitar, electric guitar); Roland Prince (guitar); Pharoah Sanders (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Frank Foster (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Pat La Barbera (tenor saxophone); McCoy Tyner (piano). Audio Mixers: Elvin Jones; Keiko Jones; Rudy Van Gelder. Liner Note Author: Rick Mattingly. Recording information: Van Gelder Recording Studio, NJ (04/08/1978-04/14/1982). Photographer: Stephen Weiss. This 1982 release marks the reunion of drummer Elvin Jones with pianist McCoy Tyner. These two rhythm section gurus had previously played together for five years in the early '60s in the John Coltrane quartet, and LOVE & PEACE essentially feels and sounds like a tribute album to the legendary 'Trane, with tenor saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders' compositions in particular reminiscent of Coltrane's '60s albums. However, Sanders doesn't copy 'Trane's sound or style. Jones's rewarding empathy with guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly is best heard on the four bar breaks they exchange on the first track, "Little Rock's Blues." This connection is no surprise, however, given that the two musicians were, at the time, working together in Jones' touring band. Finally, McCoy Tyner's advanced modal and pentatonic sense is altogether compelling on his many solos, perhaps his most riveting improvisation being his solo on "Hip Jones."

Many consider drummer Elvin Jones's contribution to the classic John Coltrane quartet of the 1960s nearly equal to that of the master. Jones's rolling polyrhythms balanced urgency and serenity to create a dynamic sense of texture and time, providing steady counterpoint to Coltrane's sonic explorations. Subsequently, Jones went on to collaborate with many distinguished peers and to pursue a long, fruitful solo career with his Jazz Machine. One of the key influences on jazz drumming in both bebop and post-bop, Jones continued playing, even in ill health, until his death in 2004 at the age of 76.

Click Here for Shipping Options and Policies

Shipping or Dimension weight in pounds: 0.25