Elvin Jones
Drums Solo on
Beauteous

About

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 184 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in B♭, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Tommy Flanagan contributes two refined piano choruses, and Elvin Jones closes with a dynamic drum solo that builds from subtle cross-rhythms to thunderous climaxes. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Elvin Jones at 29 to 30 years old. Beauteous is an original composition by bassist Paul Chambers, written for his second Blue Note album as a leader, the Paul Chambers Quintet, recorded on May 19, 1957.

Elvin Jones was 29 to 30 years old at the time.