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At This Point in Time

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Released
  
March 31, 1998

Length
  
60:03

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Omar Clay

Recorded
  
July 24-26, 1973 A&R Recording Studios, New York City

Label
  
Blue Note Records Blue Note 93385

At This Point in Time is a jazz album by an eleven-piece ensemble led by Elvin Jones. Tracks 1 to 4 were first issued on the double LP The Prime Element (1976), while tracks 5 to 7 were previously unreleased. The seven tracks were released together for the first time on CD only in 1998. While the bulk of the music is hard-bop jazz, Jan Hammer's electric piano brings in a distinct jazz fusion flavour, and the congas and percussions add an element of Latin and World jazz.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "At This Point in Time" (Frank Foster) – 7:34
  2. "Currents/Pollen" (G. Perla-D. Garcia) – 11:13
  3. "The Prime Element" (Omar Clay) – 8:19
  4. "Whims of Bal" (Clay) – 12:23
  5. "Pauke Tanz" (Clay) – 6:24
  6. "The Unknighted Nations" (Foster) – 6:28
  7. "Don't Cry (Keiko Jones) - 7:42

Recorded on July 24 (#3-4), July 25 (#5-7) and July 26 (#1-2), 1973.

Personnel

  • Steve Grossman: soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Frank Foster: soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Pepper Adams: baritone saxophone
  • Cornell Dupree: guitar
  • Jan Hammer: piano, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Gene Perla: bass, electric bass
  • Elvin Jones: drums
  • Candido Camero: congas
  • Richie 'Pablo' Landrum: percussion
  • Omar Clay: percussion, programmable rhythm box
  • Warren Smith: tympani

    • References

    At This Point in Time Wikipedia
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