Youngblood is an album by the jazz drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1992 and released on the Enja label.Elvin Jones discography accessed April 27, 2012
Production Trumpet player Nicholas Payton was just 19 years old during the recording sessions. The album was engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer, noting Jones's younger players, wrote: "If there were ever an argument for melding the wisdom of age with the impetuousness of youth, this is it." The Gazette praised Joshua Redman, concluding: "In a remarkable solo turn on 'Angel Eyes', he wanders through the history of jazz both ancient and recent—and better yet, sounds quite at home in the present."
The AllMusic review noted the "consistently inspired playing from all of the musicians... An excellent effort".Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 27, 2012
Track listing "Not Yet" (Javon Jackson) - 3:55 "Have You Seen Elveen?" (Nicholas Payton) - 7:43 "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 8:47 "Ding-A-Ling-A-Ding" (Elvin Jones) - 7:20 "Lady Luck" (Jones, Frank Wess) - 9:30 "The Biscuit Man" (Donald Brown) - 4:00 "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) - 6:15 "Strange" (George Mraz) - 4:15 "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:16 "Youngblood" (Jones) - 5:51
Personnel Elvin Jones – drums Nicholas Payton – trumpet Javon Jackson, Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone George Mraz – double bass
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