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On the Mountain (album)

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Released
  
1975

Artist
  
Elvin Jones

Producer
  
Arif Mardin

Genre
  
Jazz

Elvin Jones is "On the Mountain" (1975)
  
New Agenda (1975)

Release date
  
1975

Label
  
One Way Records

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Recorded
  
1975 Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York

Elvin Jones albums
  
New Agenda, The Main Force, Poly‑Currents, It Don't Mean a Thing, Live at the Lighthouse

On the Mountain is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones with keyboardist Jan Hammer and bassist Gene Perla recorded in 1975 and originally released on Perla's PM label.

Contents

Elvin jones on the mountain


Reception

Jim Todd of Allmusic called the album "a minor, if somewhat overlooked, classic from the tail-end of the early '70s to the mid-70s' run of great jazz fusion releases".

Track listing

  1. "Thorn of a White Rose" (Jan Hammer) - 5:07
  2. "Namuh" (Gene Perla) - 7:47
  3. "On the Mountain" (Perla) - 4:37
  4. "Smoke in the Sun" (Hammer) - 4:00
  5. "London Air" (Hammer) - 5:29
  6. "Destiny" (Perla) - 7:28

Personnel

  • Elvin Jones - drums
  • Jan Hammer - piano, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Gene Perla - bass, electric bass
  • Songs

    1Thorn of a White Rose5:09
    2Namuh7:50
    3On the Mountain4:40

    References

    On the Mountain (album) Wikipedia