ELVIN JONES — In Europe (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Recorded live at a jazz festival in Germany, In Europe represents a typical Jazz Machine live performance, three selections from the group's regular repertoire where the musicians get plenty of room to stretch out, fueled by Jones' propulsive polyrhythms. "Ray-El," written by Elvin's brother Thad Jones, is a medium tempo blues number featuring a fine flute solo by Sonny Fortune. The traditional Japanese folk song "Doll of the Bride" is a 32 minute tour-de-force beginning with Fortune's flute and a long Jones drum solo using mallets, then moving into a Latin-ish vamp with excellent solos from Fortune on tenor sax and Willie Pickens on piano. "Island Birdie," written by McCoy Tyner, is a happy calypso reminiscent of "St. Thomas" with a nice turn on soprano sax by Ravi Coltrane, the son of Elvin's former employer John Coltrane, and bassist Chip Jackson. This was Jones' return to recording after a seven year hiatus. Greg Turner
Tracklist :
1    Ray 17:25
Composed By – Thad Jones
2    Doll Of The Bride 32:28
Japanese Traditional
Arranged By – Keiko Jones
3    Island Birdie 13:02
Composed By – McCoy Tyner
Credits :
Bass – Chip Jackson
Drums – Elvin Jones
Ensemble – The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
Piano – Willie Pickens
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Sonny Fortune
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Ravi Coltrane