Poly-Currents
1970 studio album by Elvin Jones
Poly-Currents is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label. Some of the musicians include tenor saxophonists Joe Farrell and George Coleman, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, conguero Candido Camero and bassist Wilbur Little.
01Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it "advanced modal hard bop with all of the musicians playing in top form". Harvey Pekar, in a contemporary review for DownBeat, awarded the album four stars, writing this album had "much to recommend it but still leaves something to be desired" compared to Jones' prior Blue Note albums.
02Track listing
- "Agenda" (Elvin Jones) - 13:50
- "Agappe Love" (Joe Farrell) - 5:52
- "Mr. Jones" (Keiko Jones) - 7:37
- "Yes" (Fred Tompkins) - 2:23
- "Whew" (Wilbur Little) - 9:34
03Personnel
- Elvin Jones - drums
- Fred Tompkins - flute (5)
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone (1-4)
- Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, English horn, flute, bass flute
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (1-3)
- Wilbur Little - bass
- Candido Camero - congas (1-3)
Sources and credits
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