Coalition (album)

Coalition is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label. It features Jones in a quintet with tenor saxophonists Frank Foster and George Coleman, conguero Candido Camero and bassist Wilbur Little.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This was a particularly creative and often intense ensemble, attached to the hard bop tradition but always looking forward".

Track listing

 * 1) "Shinjitu" (Elvin Jones) - 7:38
 * 2) "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 10:56
 * 3) "5/4 Thing" (George Coleman) - 5:26
 * 4) "Ural Stradania" (Frank Foster) - 8:29
 * 5) "Simone" (Foster) - 6:31

Personnel

 * Elvin Jones - drums
 * George Coleman - tenor saxophone
 * Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
 * Wilbur Little - bass
 * Candido Camero - conga, tambourine