Genesis is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.Elvin Jones discography accessed December 3, 2010 It features Jones in a quintet with saxophonists Joe Farrell, Frank Foster and Dave Liebman, and bassist Gene Perla.
Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Elvin Jones' band had expanded during 1969-71 from a pianoless trio to a three-horn quintet... it would not be an overstatement to call this a powerful unit... the musicians take long, heated solos that straddle the boundary between hard bop and the avant-garde. Their album has plenty of invigorating music".Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed December 3, 2010
Track listing "P.P. Phoenix" (Gene Perla) - 5:00 "For All the Other Times" (Perla) - 10:07 "Slumber" (Dave Liebman) - 5:32 "Three Card Molly" (Elvin Jones) - 8:27 "Cecilia Is Love (Frank Foster) - 10:06
Personnel Elvin Jones - drums Joe Farrell, Dave Liebman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, alto flute, alto clarinet Gene Perla - bass, electric bass
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