One listen to Elvin Jones' Genesis will leave many listeners asking “How did I miss this record?” In 1971, the great years of Blue Note were in the past but the label was still recording superb sessions. The difference was that it often took years for the best recordings to be released and they were being overshadowed by more commercial sets from the label. Genesis fell through the cracks, making it one of the most exciting passed-over records from the late Blue Note period. Dave Liebman, Frank Foster and Joe Farrell, three brilliant and competitive saxophonists, battle it out on these performances with Elvin Jones setting a fire under every solo. Jones makes sure that not only is the fuse never put out but the music is absolutely explosive. Do not miss this remarkable recording the second time around!

Within a few years of leaving the John Coltrane Quartet, Elvin Jones became a very important bandleader. Due to his consistent brilliance and mastery of polyrhythms, the drummer always inspired his sidemen, bringing out a raw intensity in their playing that was not often heard in other settings. Puttin' It Together has Jones and Jimmy Garrison (Coltrane's longtime bassist) pushing Joe Farrell into some of the most intense and inventive playing of his career. Farrell, equally skilled on tenor, soprano and flute, often shakes the walls of the studio with his passionate solos, and he proves very much up to the challenge of playing with Elvin Jones. The results are some of the finest music recorded in 1968, and a late-period Blue Note classic.