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ELVIN JONES

Midnight Walk (Speakers Corner Records)

his album features an all-star ensemble (Thad Jones/trumpet; Hank Mobley/tenor; Dollar Brand/piano; Donald Moore/double bass; Steve James/electric piano and George Abend/percussion). Side One opens with a stirring title cut. The track kicks off with a group vamp, then Brother Thad takes the first solo. His crystalline, no-vibrato trumpet sparkles with blues intonation. Mobley adds some muscle on tenor before handing off to Brand. Side Two is notable for a pair of Thad Jones compositions. On a bop swing framework unleashes the

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