Poly-Currents is a Jazz album by Elvin Jones, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- intense
- cerebral
- heavy
About
Poly-Currents is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded September 26, 1969 in the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs and released on the Blue Note label (BST 84331). This is the classic Elvin album. Joe Farrell, George Coleman and Pepper Adams are on saxophone, Wilbur Little on bass and Candido Camero on congas. This music is not just about multiple meters. It’s beyond meter, harmony, and tight structures. There’s no piano on the date so many tunes seem to lack harmonic centers, relying on the bass to keep time and the horns to hint at chords. Jones is .
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Tracklist
- 1Agenda13:51
- 2Agappe Love5:55
- 3Mr. Jones7:38
- 4Yes2:24
- 5Whew9:33
Credits
Performers
- Pepper AdamsBARITONE SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Wilbur LittleBASS
- CandidoCONGAS
- Elvin JonesDRUMS
- Fred TompkinsFLUTE
- George ColemanTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Joe FarrellTENOR SAXOPHONE BASS FLUTE FLUTE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold