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Elvin Jones
The Prime Element

Album US 1976 on Blue Note label
Jazz and Latin (Modal, Post-Bop, Bossa Nova)

Label Variant: Top right side Black B with a Blue Note, no " The Blue Note Re-issue Series" mention; Label Title and Catalog No. on Top left side Side One, Two, etc.. instead of Side 1, Side 2, etc.. "Two previously unreleased sessions by the foremost drummer of our time." Tracks A1 to B2 recorded at A&R Recording Studio, New York City, N.Y. on July 24, 25 & 26, 1973. Tracks C1 to D2 recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 14, 1969. All selections are released here for the first time. (p)(c) MCMLXXVI United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

Musicians

	Elvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US drums, album by, written by
	Pepper Adams bs, sax, 1930-1986 US baritone saxophone
	Wilbur Little b, 1928-1987 US bass
	Candido cng, bgo, *1921 US congas, conga
	Bob Cato , 1923-1999 US design, album
	Gene Perla b, *1940 US electric bass, acoustic bass, written by
	Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US electric guitar
	Miovelito Valles percussion
	Richard Landrum cng, perc, US percussion
	Omar Clay perc, mar, 1935-2008 US percussion, producer, original session, written by
	Francis Wolff , 1907-1971 US producer, original session
	Jan Hammer syn, *1948 US piano, electric piano, fender rhodes, synthesizer, mini moog
	George Coleman ts, *1935 US tenor saxophone
	Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, written by
	Steve Grossman ts, ss, *1951 US tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
	Joe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, flute, alto flute, written by
	Warren Smith perc, dr, vib, *1934 US timpani
	Lee Morgan tr, 1938-1972 US trumpet
	Vinicius De Moraes voc, 1913-1980 BR lyrics by
	Ray Gilbert , 1912-1976 US translated by

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