When I Was at Aso-Mountain
| When I Was at As-Mountain | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | December 10 & 11, 1990 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:26 | |||
| Label | Enja ENJ 7081-2 | |||
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When I Was at Aso-Mountain is an album by jazz drummer Elvin Jones introducing Japanese pianist Takehisa Tanaka recorded in 1990 and released on the Enja label in 1993.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review called the album "Not an essential recording except for Jones completists".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
All compositions by Takehisa Tanaka except as indicated
- "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) - 7:27
- "I Was Too Young" - 8:25
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 10:14
- "My Dream Come True, to E.J." - 5:23
- "Dream Gypsy" (Judith Veevers) - 8:23
- "When I Was at Aso-Mountain" - 8:12
- "Soultrane" (Tadd Dameron) - 8:51
- "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 9:31
Personnel
- Elvin Jones - drums
- Sonny Fortune - flute, tenor saxophone
- Takehisa Tanaka - piano
- Cecil McBee - bass
References
- ^ Elvin Jones discography accessed April 30, 2012
- ^ a b Turner, G. Allmusic Review accessed April 30, 2012