''Dear John C.'' is an album by American jazz drummer
Elvin Jones featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the
Impulse!
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label.
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accessed March 23, 2011 The "John C." mentioned in the title is
John Coltrane. The album was also released on
SACD
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. It features Jones leading a quartet of alto saxophonist
Charlie Mariano, pianist
Roland Hanna and bassist
Richard Davis.
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "The variety from cut to cut is engaging, and there's nothing over the top, even the drumming of Elvin Jones. With the musicality at a high level, ''Dear John C.'' needs revisiting by drumming students and jazz fans to note how teamwork, shared values, and held-in-check dynamics benefit the overall quality of music. It seems this recording is underrated when over time it should never be. ''Dear John C.'' is deserving of an excellent rating".
[Nastos, M. G]
Allmusic Review
accessed March 23, 2011
Track listing
Original track listing
# "Dear John C." (
Hammer
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,
Thiele) - 3:54
# "Smoke Rings" (
Gifford,
Washington
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) - 3:41
# "Love Bird" (
Mingus) - 3:49
# "
Feeling Good
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" (
Anthony Newley,
Leslie Bricusse) - 4:11
# "
Anthropology
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" (
Gillespie,
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) - 4:20
# "
This Love of Mine
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Background
The Tommy Dorse ...
" (Sol Parker, Hank Sanicola,
Sinatra) - 4:20
# "Fantazm" (
Ellington
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) - 3:56
# "Ballade" (Hammer) - 5:18
# "
Everything Happens to Me" (
Tom Adair,
Matt Dennis
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) - 5:56
''Recorded on February 23, 1965 (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7), and February 25, 1965 (tracks 1, 3, 8, 9)''
''A CD reissue features a different track list and the bonus track "That Five-Four Bag"''
Personnel
* Elvin Jones –
drums
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*
Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
*
Roland Hanna (1, 3, 8) – piano
*
Hank Jones
Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...
(4, 5, 7) – piano
*
Richard Davis –
bass
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References
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Impulse! Records albums
Elvin Jones albums
1965 albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Albums produced by Bob Thiele