On the Mountain (album)

1975 studio album by Elvin Jones

On the Mountain

Studio album by

Elvin Jones

Released| 1975
Recorded| 1975
Studio| Red Gate Studio, Kent, New York
Genre| Jazz Fusion
Length| 34:28
Label| PM Records
Producer| Arif Mardin
Gene Perla chronology
| Mr. Thunder
(1974)  | On the Mountain
(1975)  | New Agenda
(1975)

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On the Mountain is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones with keyboardist Jan Hammer and bassist Gene Perla recorded in 1975 and originally released on Perla's PM label.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

Jim Todd of Allmusic called the album "a minor, if somewhat overlooked, classic from the tail-end of the early '70s to the mid-70s' run of great jazz fusion releases".[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Thorn of a White Rose" (Jan Hammer) - 5:07
2. "Namuh" (Gene Perla) - 7:47
3. "On the Mountain" (Perla) - 4:37
4. "Smoke in the Sun" (Hammer) - 4:00
5. "London Air" (Hammer) - 5:29
6. "Destiny" (Perla) - 7:28

## Personnel

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* Elvin Jones \- drums
* Jan Hammer \- piano, electric piano, synthesizer
* Gene Perla \- bass, electric bass

## References

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1. ^ "Elvin Jones discography". Retrieved April 26, 2012.
2. ^ a b Todd, J. "Allmusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2012.

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Elvin Jones

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Keepin' Up with the Joneses (with Thad Jones and Hank Jones, 1958)
* Together! (with Philly Joe Jones, 1961)
* Elvin! (1961-1962)
* Illumination! (with Jimmy Garrison, 1963)
* Dear John C. (1965)
* And Then Again (1965)
* Midnight Walk (1966)
* Heavy Sounds (with Richard Davis, 1967)
* Puttin' It Together (1968)
* The Ultimate (1968)
* Poly-Currents (1969)
* Mr. Jones (1969 & 1972)
* The Prime Element (1969 & 1973)
* Coalition (1970)
* Genesis (1971)
* Merry-Go-Round (1971)
* At This Point in Time (1973)
* On the Mountain (1975)
* New Agenda (1975)
* The Main Force (1976)
* Summit Meeting (with James Moody, Clark Terry, Bunky Green, and Roland Prince, 1976)
* Time Capsule (1976-1977)
* Remembrance (1978)
* Very R.A.R.E. (1979)
* Heart to Heart (1980)
* Earth Jones (1982)
* Love & Peace (with McCoy Tyner, 1982)
* Brother John (1982)
* Power Trio (with John Hicks and Cecil McBee, 1990)
* When I Was at Aso-Mountain (1990)
* Youngblood (1992)
* Going Home (1992)
* It Don't Mean a Thing (1993)
* Momentum Space (with Dewey Redman and Cecil Taylor, 1998)

Live albums|

* Live at the Village Vanguard (1968)
* Live at the Lighthouse (1972)
* Elvin Jones Music Machine (1978)
* Live in Japan 1978: Dear John C. (1978)
* Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live in Japan Vol. 2 (1978)
* Live at the Village Vanguard Volume One (1984)
* Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live at Pit Inn (1985)
* In Europe (1991)
* Tribute to John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" (1992)
* The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note (1999)

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