Elvin Jones’ 1968 Blue Be aware debut Puttin’ It Collectively is about to be reissued by the label as a part of its Basic Vinyl Reissue Sequence. The album might be launched on October 17.
Puttin’ It Collectively marked the beginning of a brand new chapter within the legendary drummer’s profession following his six years with the seminal John Coltrane Quartet, and Coltrane’s loss of life in 1967.
The spare trio album discovered Jones engaged in a three-way dialogue with bassist Jimmy Garrison and multi-instrumentalist Joe Farrell.
Puttin’ It Collectively marked the start of a stellar run for Jones, contributing his personal albums to Blue Be aware’s wealthy historical past alongside the celebrated information he performed on like Freddie Hubbard’s Prepared for Freddie, Wayne Shorter’s Communicate No Evil, Joe Henderson Inside Urge, Larry Younger’s Unity, and McCoy Tyner’s The Actual McCoy, amongst many others. After releasing Puttin’ It Collectively, he started recording a collection of exceptional albums for the label by way of the early Seventies that included The Final, Poly-Presents, Genesis, and Mr. Jones.
In a 2002 interview with Jazz Occasions, Jones mirrored on his discography and a few of his favourite releases. He defined how he’s at all times been keen on Puttin’ It Collectively: “I like them all but with my schedule I just don’t have time to sit and realize what I’ve done, one record compared to the others…But there are two or three I especially like. I like the first one I did on Blue Note — Puttin’ It Together [1968] — with the trio of me, Joe Farrell, and Jimmy Garrison. I always liked that.”
In that very same interview, Jones additionally mirrored on his method to taking part in the drums, a mode that reverberates by way of basic albums like Puttin’ It Collectively. He defined: “The only thing I can think of is that when I play the drums, I try to play them as an instrument. I’m not trying to play in only one style. I just try and interpret the music as it comes. I could play, if I wanted to, in a rock ‘n’ roll band. I’d play drums…but I’m not going to play the guitar or anything like that.”
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