On July 17, 1970, Elvin Jones recorded a session in the Rudy Gelder Studio that is astonishingly good. It was released as Coalition. I am playing a couple of cuts from this session: 'Ural Stradania' and 'Shinjitu'. The recording features
- Frank Foster (tenor sax on the first and alto clarinet on the second)
- George Coleman (tenor sax)
- Wilbur Little (bass)
- Candido Camero (congas and tambourine)
- Elvin Jones (drums)
Everything on the album is good, but Foster's low horn on Shinjitu is way deep down in the bone. I found all this on the Complete Elvin Jones Blue Note Sessions, a box set that is a really box of treasure.
In February of the following year, Jones and Foster returned to Gelder's studio for a second session. Most of this session was released as Genesis. I already have 'For All The Other Times' playing on my L365 station. I am adding 'Three Card Molly'.
- Frank Foster (tenor, alto flute, alto clarinet).
- Joe Farrell (tenor sax and soprano sax)
- David Liebman (tenor sax and soprano sax)
- Gene Perla (bass).
- Elvin Jones (drums)
This is great jazz on the cusp of hard bop and avant garde. Enjoy.
