On the Mountain

Elvin Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Way Records Inc
• ASIN: B000002R60
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,911 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Thorn of a White Rose

2. Namuh

3. On the Moutain

4. Smoke in the Sun

5. London Air

6. Destiny

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great find, August 14, 2005

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Richard Zencker (Scottsdale, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Mountain (Audio CD)

We tend to think of Elvin Jones in conjunction with John Coltrane, but he had an amazing and varied career. Think of "Zachariah," now available on DVD. That'll make this seem tame! But this album contains some of Jan Hammer's best work, combining acoustic and synthesizer, with bass support from the album producer who happened to be a not incapable bassist.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fusion!, January 26, 2002

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"drummernik" - See all my reviews

This review is from: On the Mountain (Audio CD)

A great Fusion Cd with the special Elvin Jones touch, for sure. Great power by the man himself and excellent playing by Jan Hammer too. The tunes are high energy and feature great laid back Fusion. A must have for all Elvin Jones and Jan Hammer fans!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential CD for Jan Hammer fans, November 3, 2002

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Michael Kydonieus "Michael Kydonieus" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Mountain (Audio CD)

First of all, let me caution any Elvin fans--this is not REALLY an Elvin Jones album. Half of the tunes are written by Hammer and half of them are written by Gene Perla, the bassist. And pretty much all the solos are taken by Hammer. The style is not jazz, but rather jazz fusion. Not the ridiculous variety that consists of everybody playing as fast and as loud as possible, but rather thoughtful, understated and sophisticated. That said, the tunes are gorgeous, the solos are lovely, and the rhythm section rocks. The sound of the recording is beautiful too. Basically, the album is flawless. If you care at all about Jan Hammer's playing in the jazz style, you MUST own this album. If you would like to read more reviews like this, check out JazzboNotes.com.