Coalition (album)

Coalition is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It features Jones in a quintet with tenor saxophonists Frank Foster and George Coleman, conguero Candido Camero and bassist Wilbur Little.

Coalition
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1971[1]
RecordedJuly 17, 1970
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:00
LabelBlue Note
BST 84361
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Elvin Jones chronology
Poly-Currents
(1969)
Coalition
(1971)
Genesis
(1971)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This was a particularly creative and often intense ensemble, attached to the hard bop tradition but always looking forward".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

  1. "Shinjitu" (Elvin Jones) - 7:38
  2. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 10:56
  3. "5/4 Thing" (George Coleman) - 5:26
  4. "Ural Stradania" (Frank Foster) - 8:29
  5. "Simone" (Foster) - 6:31

Personnel

References

  1. Billboard February 27, 1971
  2. Elvin Jones discography accessed December 1, 2010
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
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