Elvin Jones – “Poly-Currents” Tone Poet

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After his six years with the seminal John Coltrane Quartet, the master drummer Elvin Jones signed with Blue Note in 1968 and began building his own career as a bandleader. His first two albums for the label were spare trio outingsPuttin It Together and The Ultimateboth featuring saxophonist Joe Farrell and bassist Jimmy Garrison. For his next album1969s unfettered post-bop exploration Poly-CurrentsJones expanded his ensemble with additional woodwinds and percussion while still maintaining spacious realms for the musicians to delve into on modal band member originals including Agenda, Agappe Love, Mr. Jones, and Whew. Jones is joined throughout by a cast that includes Farrell on tenor saxophone, English horn, and flutes, George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Pepper Adams on baritone saxophone, Fred Tompkins on flute, Wilbur Little on bass, and Cuban conguero Candido Camero