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Elvin Jones closes the solo sequence with a single chorus on drums, the final of 5 solos on the recording. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 196 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in G, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Drummer Elvin Jones closes with a solo chorus that previews the polyrhythmic mastery he would bring to John Coltrane's quartet just a few years later. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Elvin Jones at 29 to 30 years old. The piece showcases Chambers' emerging voice as a composer, revealing a sensibility that extended well beyond his celebrated abilities as an accompanist and soloist on the instrument.
Elvin Jones was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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