Elvin Jones - Merry-Go-Round (1972/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

"Merry-Go-Round" is drummer Elvin Jones' 1972 Blue Note studio album. The record features an all-star cast including David Liebman, Joe Farrell and Chick Corea, among other notable musicians. The album is a recording filled with originals including Chick Corea's "La Fiesta" and David Liebman's "Brite Piece".

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. The group performs two standards, three Garrison originals and one by Farrell; it is a tossup as to who takes honors. Farrell is in consistently creative form but Garrison's occasional solos and Jones's polyrhythmic accompaniment are also noteworthy.

Tracklist:

01 - 'Round Town
02 - Brite Piece
03 - Lungs
04 - A Time For Love
05 - Tergiversation
06 - La Fiesta
07 - The Children's Merry-Go-Round March
08 - Who's Afraid…

Produced by George Butler. Recording engineer: Rudy Van Gelder.
Recorded February 12 and December 16, 1971 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Musicians:
Elvin Jones - drums
Chick Corea - electric piano, piano
Joe Farrell - tenor and soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo
David Liebman - soprano and tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
Steve Grossman - tenor saxophone
Jan Hammer - electric piano, paino, glockenspiel
Yoshiaki Masuo - guitar
Gene Perla - bass, electric bass
Frank Foster - alto clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto flute
Don Alias - congas, oriental bells


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