{"product_id":"elvin-jones-dear-john-c-verve-acoustic-sounds-series-1lp","title":"Elvin Jones: Dear John C. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) 1LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003c!--- Main text description —--\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/impulse\"\u003eImpulse!\u003c\/a\u003e, 1965\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded on February 25, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio and released later that year on Impulse! Records, Dear John C. marked Elvin Jones’s first album as a leader for the label after several seminal years defining the rhythmic architecture of the John Coltrane Quartet. Produced by Bob Thiele, the album honors Coltrane while showcasing Jones’s dynamic, polyrhythmic drumming across contemporary standards, ballads, and originals such as Thad Jones’s title track “Dear John C.,” with saxophonist Charlie Mariano’s lyrical alto and pianists Hank Jones and Roland Hanna and bassist Richard Davis’s harmonically rich support complementing the rhythmic foundation. A defining early statement of his bandleading identity, the album blends modernist swing, tonal clarity, and rhythmic sophistication, capturing the transition from his tenure with Coltrane to his emergence as a leader with a broad, exploratory vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"accordion\"\u003e\u003cinput id=\"handle1\" name=\"collapse\" type=\"checkbox\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"handle\"\u003e\u003clabel for=\"handle1\"\u003eTracklist \u0026amp; Credits - 1LP \u003c\/label\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- Accordion Content Start--\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_tracklist\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear John C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmoke Rings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeling Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthropology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Love Of Mine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantazm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBallade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEverything Happens To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Accordion Content End--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n","brand":"Everything Jazz Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58128238674223,"sku":"00199957085335","price":52.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/0362\/9615\/files\/ElvinJones-DearJohnC.LP.png?v=1783072608","url":"https:\/\/castore.everythingjazz.com\/products\/elvin-jones-dear-john-c-verve-acoustic-sounds-series-1lp","provider":"Everything Jazz Store CA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}