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.
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| Released | February 1971[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 17, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84361 | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
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Reception
editThe 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]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
edit- "Shinjitu" (Elvin Jones) - 7:38
- "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 10:56
- "5/4 Thing" (George Coleman) - 5:26
- "Ural Stradania" (Frank Foster) - 8:29
- "Simone" (Foster) - 6:31
Personnel
edit- Elvin Jones - drums
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone
- Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Wilbur Little - bass
- Candido Camero - conga, tambourine
References
edit- ^ Billboard February 27, 1971
- ^ Elvin Jones discography accessed December 1, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010