Then Again / Midnight Walk

Elvin Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00003TFPR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,178 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Azan

2. All Deliberate Speed

3. Elvin Elpus

4. Soon After

5. Forever Summer

6. Len Sirrah

7. And Then Again

8. Midnight Walk

9. Lycra Too?

10. Tintiyana

11. H.M. On F.M.

12. Cross Purpose

13. All Of Us

14. The Juggler

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can't go wrong with Elvin in charge... 4+, April 1, 2002

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David Landes (Redwood City, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Then Again / Midnight Walk (Audio CD)

This jazz has life! Rarely is there a dull moment on these two albums one one CD. Each song does its own thang with a personality all its own; from the mysterious African jungle to the good-time feel of a New Orleans club. It is not quite a five star album but comes close enough. Very solid and consistent. The high point is perhaps "Tintiyana" with fun-loving solos and a beautiful polyrhythmic piano intro. Here is the lineup of musicians:
Art Davis - Bass
Leonard Feather - Original Liner Notes
Don Friedman - Piano
Elvin Jones - Drums
Hank Jones - Piano
Thad Jones - Trumpet, Cornet
Melba Liston - Arranger, Conductor
Hank Mobley - Sax (Tenor)
Charles K.I. Davis - Sax (Baritone)
Steve James - Piano (Electric)
George Abend - Percussion
Abdullah Ibrahim - Piano
Frank Wess - Flute, Sax (Tenor)
Donald Moore - Bass

All of these guys are good and play well together. The only question is one of individual taste. Sample the tracks above and follow your instincts. This is not a B.S. jazz album. If you like the samples, you will like all of what Elvin and his men deliver here. What else would you expect from the world's best jazz drummer?

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elvin Jones: Master Drummer, January 14, 2008

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Donald J. Gibson (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Then Again / Midnight Walk (Audio CD)

As a fellow drummer, I see Elvin Jones as a force of nature--a volcano of power and force, but always with great feeling and touch. This is a unique recording in that we hear Elvin in a big band setting, expressing another side of his great talent. A great recording and a great drummer/musician...plus, the Jones brothers are all here: Thad, Elvin, and Hank.