elvin jones dear john c acoustic sounds 119308 limited Funky Blues

Funky Blues

Cool Breeze   2:00

a time when British jazz began to find its own identity

Abena (04:15)

Mozarteum - Nino Oliviero

elvin jones dear john c acoustic sounds 119308 limited Funky BluesCut on February 23 and 25, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelder's studio and released later that year on Impulse!, "Dear John C." marks drummer Elvin Jones's first album for the label as a full fledged leader, boldly looking forward while honoring his transformative contributions with the John Coltrane Quartet since the beginning of the decade. Produced by Bob Thiele, the sessions feature alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianists Roland Hanna and Elvin's brother