Elvin Jones Is on the Mountain

Artist: Elvin Jones
Label: One Way Records Inc
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 046633032827
EAN: 0046633032827
ASIN: B000002R60

Release Date: 1994-07-01

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Tracks:

Thorn Of A White Rose
Namuh
On The Mountain
Smoke In The Sun
London Air
Destiny

Customer Reviews:

Elvin shines among friends.......2005-12-02

I'm writing this review because in my opinion the others got it wrong. This is in no way a fusion album. For starters, none of the tunes have rock-based rhythms with backbeats. This is instead an artistically honest collaboration between Elvin and two of his former bandmates from the '70s. Jan Hammer is a fantastic *jazz* pianist who also makes creative and musical use of the synthesizers of the time. The tunes are all written around Elvin's strengths and everyone shines. I highly recommend this well-conceived collaboration.

Essential CD for Jan Hammer fans.......2002-11-04

First of all, let me caution any Elvin fans--this is not REALLY an Elvin Jones album. Half of the tunes are written by Hammer and half of them are written by Gene Perla, the bassist. And pretty much all the solos are taken by Hammer. The style is not jazz, but rather jazz fusion. Not the ridiculous variety that consists of everybody playing as fast and as loud as possible, but rather thoughtful, understated and sophisticated. That said, the tunes are gorgeous, the solos are lovely, and the rhythm section rocks. The sound of the recording is beautiful too. Basically, the album is flawless. If you care at all about Jan Hammer's playing in the jazz style, you MUST own this album.

Elvin + Jan Hammer = Bad Chemistry.......2002-07-10

Let me set the record straight; I love Elvin Jones, and his drumming has inspired me in many ways. That said, his decision to team up with prime fusion schockmeister, Jan Hammer (most famous for performing the Miami Vice theme and recording overblown albums with Neal Schon and Jeff Beck) was a poor one. This album contains all the trappings of the worst fusion albums of the era: noisy synths, tuneless tunes, and tedium galore.

Great Fusion!.......2002-01-26

A great Fusion Cd with the special Elvin Jones touch, for sure. Great power by the man himself and excellent playing by Jan Hammer too. The tunes are high energy and feature great laid back Fusion. A must have for all Elvin Jones and Jan Hammer fans!

Excellent Jazz-Rock Fusion.......1998-08-23

Jazz-Rock with a muscular edge, featuring Jan Hammer on keyboards and synthesizer soloing and as the composer of several excellent tunes. Jan Hammer fans will certainly want to add this surprise gem to their collection.

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