Poly-Currents

Poly-Currents
Poly-Currents
Studio album by Elvin Jones
Released	June 1970
Recorded	September 26, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:16
Label	Blue Note; BST 84331
Producer	Francis Wolff
Elvin Jones chronology

Poly-Currents is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] Some of the musicians include tenor saxophonists Joe Farrell and George Coleman, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, conguero Candido Camero and bassist Wilbur Little.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it "advanced modal hard bop with all of the musicians playing in top form".^[3] Harvey Pekar, in a contemporary review for DownBeat, awarded the album four stars, writing this album had "much to recommend it but still leaves something to be desired" compared to Jones' prior Blue Note albums.^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
DownBeat	^[4]

Track listing

"Agenda" (Elvin Jones) - 13:50
"Agappe Love" (Joe Farrell) - 5:52
"Mr. Jones" (Keiko Jones) - 7:37
"Yes" (Fred Tompkins) - 2:23
"Whew" (Wilbur Little) - 9:34

Personnel

Elvin Jones - drums
Fred Tompkins - flute (#5)
George Coleman - tenor saxophone (#1–4)
Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, English horn, flute, bass flute
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (#1–3)
Wilbur Little - bass
Candido Camero - congas (#1–3)

References

^ Billboard June 6, 1970
^ Elvin Jones discography accessed December 1, 2010
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
^ ^a ^b DownBeat: September 17, 1970 vol. 37, no. 18. Review by Harvey Pekar.

[1] Billboard June 6, 1970

[Elvin_Jones_discography-2] Elvin Jones discography accessed December 1, 2010

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed December 1, 2010

[down_beat-4] DownBeat: September 17, 1970 vol. 37, no. 18. Review by Harvey Pekar.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	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 albums	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)
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