The Main Force
1976 studio album by Elvin Jones
The Main Force | ||||
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Studio album by Elvin Jones | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk | |||
Length | 42:38 | |||
Label | Vanguard VSD 79372 | |||
Producer | Ed Bland | |||
Elvin Jones chronology | ||||
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The Main Force is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1976 and released on the Vanguard label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This inconsistent 1976 release from the mighty Elvin Jones is most successful when it draws on the high-energy, advanced hard bop style of the drummer's post-Coltrane period. It's a different story when it comes to the date's superfluous accommodations to fusion".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- "Salty Iron" (Ryo Kawasaki) - 5:19
- "Sweet Mama" (Gene Perla) - 6:25
- "Mini Modes" (David Williams) - 10:35
- "Philomene" (Ed Bland) - 4:37
- "Song of Rejoicing After Returning from a Hunt" (Traditional arranged by Gene Perla) - 15:42
Personnel
- Elvin Jones - drums
- Pat LaBarbera, David Liebman (tracks 1 & 2), Steve Grossman, (tracks 2-5), Frank Foster (tracks 3-5) - reeds
- Albert Dailey - keyboards
- Ryo Kawasaki - guitar
- David Williams - bass
- Dave Johnson (tracks 1 & 2), Angel Allende (tracks 3-5) - percussion
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Keepin' Up with the Joneses (with Thad Jones and Hank Jones, 1958)
- Together! (with Philly Joe Jones, 1961)
- Elvin! (1961-1962)
- Illumination! (with Jimmy Garrison, 1963)
- Dear John C. (1965)
- And Then Again (1965)
- Midnight Walk (1966)
- Heavy Sounds (with Richard Davis, 1967)
- Puttin' It Together (1968)
- The Ultimate (1968)
- Poly-Currents (1969)
- Mr. Jones (1969 & 1972)
- The Prime Element (1969 & 1973)
- Coalition (1970)
- Genesis (1971)
- Merry-Go-Round (1971)
- At This Point in Time (1973)
- On the Mountain (1975)
- New Agenda (1975)
- The Main Force (1976)
- Summit Meeting (with James Moody, Clark Terry, Bunky Green, and Roland Prince, 1976)
- Time Capsule (1976-1977)
- Remembrance (1978)
- Very R.A.R.E. (1979)
- Heart to Heart (1980)
- Earth Jones (1982)
- Love & Peace (with McCoy Tyner, 1982)
- Brother John (1982)
- Power Trio (with John Hicks and Cecil McBee, 1990)
- When I Was at Aso-Mountain (1990)
- Youngblood (1992)
- Going Home (1992)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (1993)
- Momentum Space (with Dewey Redman and Cecil Taylor, 1998)
- Live at the Village Vanguard (1968)
- Live at the Lighthouse (1972)
- Elvin Jones Music Machine (1978)
- Live in Japan 1978: Dear John C. (1978)
- Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live in Japan Vol. 2 (1978)
- Live at the Village Vanguard Volume One (1984)
- Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live at Pit Inn (1985)
- In Europe (1991)
- Tribute to John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" (1992)
- The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note (1999)