The Ultimate is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It is his second album featuring his trio with saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell and bassist Jimmy Garrison.
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| Released | August 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 6, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:48 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84305 | |||
| Producer | Duke Pearson | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "This is one of Joe Farrell's finest recordings. Switching between tenor, soprano and flute, Farrell had to be good because he was joined in the pianoless trio by bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones... Farrell is in consistently creative form but Garrison's occasional solos and Jones's polyrhythmic accompaniment are also noteworthy".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
Track listing
edit- "In the Truth" (Joe Farrell) - 5:04
- "What Is This?" (Jimmy Garrison) - 7:09
- "Ascendant" (Garrison) - 5:13
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:39
- "Sometimes Joie" (Garrison) - 10:38
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 3:05
Personnel
edit- Elvin Jones - drums
- Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Jimmy Garrison - bass
References
edit- ^ Billboard Aug 2, 1969
- ^ Elvin Jones discography accessed December 1, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.