The Ultimate is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.Elvin Jones discography accessed December 1, 2010 It is his second album featuring his trio with saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell and bassist Jimmy Garrison.
Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow 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".Yanow, S. [ AllMusic Review] accessed December 1, 2010 Harvey Pekar, writing for DownBeat, awarded the album a perfect score in a contemporary review that praised the album's ingenuity and rich emotion.
Track listing "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 Elvin Jones – drums Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Jimmy Garrison – bass
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