Genesis (Elvin Jones album)

Genesis is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label. It features Jones in a quintet with saxophonists Joe Farrell, Frank Foster and Dave Liebman, and bassist Gene Perla.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Elvin Jones' band had expanded during 1969-71 from a pianoless trio to a three-horn quintet... it would not be an overstatement to call this a powerful unit... the musicians take long, heated solos that straddle the boundary between hard bop and the avant-garde. Their album has plenty of invigorating music".

Track listing

 * 1) "P.P. Phoenix" (Gene Perla) - 5:00
 * 2) "For All the Other Times" (Perla) - 10:07
 * 3) "Slumber" (Dave Liebman) - 5:32
 * 4) "Three Card Molly" (Elvin Jones) - 8:27
 * 5) "Cecilia Is Love (Frank Foster) - 10:06

Personnel

 * Elvin Jones - drums
 * Joe Farrell, Dave Liebman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
 * Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, alto flute, alto clarinet
 * Gene Perla - bass, electric bass