At This Point in Time

At This Point in Time
Studio album by Elvin Jones
Released	March 31, 1998
Recorded	July 24-26, 1973 A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:03
Label	Blue Note Records Blue Note 93385
Producer	Omar Clay
Elvin Jones chronology
Hollow Out (1972) At This Point in Time (1973) Mr. Thunder (1974)

At This Point in Time is a jazz album by an eleven-piece ensemble led by Elvin Jones. Tracks 1 to 4 were first issued on the double LP The Prime Element (1976), while tracks 5 to 7 were previously unreleased. The seven tracks were released together for the first time on CD only in 1998. While the bulk of the music is hard-bop jazz, Jan Hammer's electric piano brings in a distinct jazz fusion flavour, and the congas and percussions add an element of Latin and World jazz.

Track listing

1. "At This Point in Time" (Frank Foster) – 7:34
2. "Currents/Pollen" (G. Perla-D. Garcia) – 11:13
3. "The Prime Element" (Omar Clay) – 8:19
4. "Whims of Bal" (Clay) – 12:23
5. "Pauke Tanz" (Clay) – 6:24
6. "The Unknighted Nations" (Foster) – 6:28
7. "Don't Cry (Keiko Jones) - 7:42

Recorded on July 24 (#3-4), July 25 (#5-7) and July 26 (#1-2), 1973.

Personnel

• Steve Grossman: soprano and tenor saxophone
• Frank Foster: soprano and tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams: baritone saxophone
• Cornell Dupree: guitar
• Jan Hammer: piano, electric piano, synthesizer
• Gene Perla: bass, electric bass
• Elvin Jones: drums
• Candido Camero: congas
• Richie 'Pablo' Landrum: percussion
• Omar Clay: percussion, programmable rhythm box
• Warren Smith: tympani