Dear John C.
Dear John C. | ||||
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Studio album by Elvin Jones | ||||
Released | November 1965[1] | |||
Recorded | February 23 & 25, 1965 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:25 | |||
Label | Impulse! A-88 | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
Elvin Jones chronology | ||||
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Dear John C. is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.[2] The "John C." mentioned in the title is John Coltrane. The album was also released on SACD. It features Jones leading a quartet of alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianist Roland Hanna and bassist Richard Davis.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "The variety from cut to cut is engaging, and there's nothing over the top, even the drumming of Elvin Jones. With the musicality at a high level, Dear John C. needs revisiting by drumming students and jazz fans to note how teamwork, shared values, and held-in-check dynamics benefit the overall quality of music. It seems this recording is underrated when over time it should never be. Dear John C. is deserving of an excellent rating".[3]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
Original track listing
- "Dear John C." (Hammer, Thiele) - 3:54
- "Smoke Rings" (Gifford, Washington) - 3:41
- "Love Bird" (Mingus) - 3:49
- "Feeling Good" (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) - 4:11
- "Anthropology" (Gillespie, Parker) - 4:20
- "This Love of Mine" (Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola, Sinatra) - 4:20
- "Fantazm" (Ellington) - 3:56
- "Ballade" (Hammer) - 5:18
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 5:56
Recorded on February 23, 1965 (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7), and February 25, 1965 (tracks 1, 3, 8, 9)
A CD reissue features a different track list and the bonus track "That Five-Four Bag"
Personnel
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
- Roland Hanna (1, 3, 8) – piano
- Hank Jones (4, 5, 7) – piano
- Richard Davis – bass
References
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- t
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- 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)