Live at the Lighthouse (Elvin Jones album)

Live at the Lighthouse is a live album by jazz drummer Elvin Jones featuring performances recorded in 1972 at the Lighthouse Café in California, and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] The album was originally released as a double LP and subsequently released on two CDs with additional material. It features Jones in a quartet with saxophonists Dave Liebman and Steve Grossman, and bassist Gene Perla.

Live at the Lighthouse
Live album by Elvin Jones
Released	Early January 1973[1]
Recorded	September 9, 1972
Venue	Lighthouse Café, Hermosa Beach
Genre	Jazz
Length	74:13
Label	Blue Note BN-LA 015-G2
Producer	George Butler
Elvin Jones chronology
Mr. Jones (1972) Live at the Lighthouse (1973) Hollow Out (1972)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Exciting and adventurous music that stretches the boundaries of modal hard bop jazz".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

Volume One

1. "Fancy Free" (Donald Byrd) - 21:06
2. "New Breed" (Dave Liebman) - 12:06
3. "Small One" (Liebman) - 7:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
4. "Sambra" (Gene Perla) - 13:12
5. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 8:52
6. "Taurus People" (Farouq Daweud) - 6:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "For All Those Other Times / Announcement" (Perla) - 5:40 Bonus track on CD reissue

Volume Two

1. "Happy Birthday Greeting" - 0:50
2. "Sweet Mama" (Perla) - 15:30
3. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 11:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
4. "The Children, Save the Children" (Don Garcia) - 7:58
5. "Brite Piece" (Liebman) - 13:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "The Children's Merry-Go-Round March" (Elvin Jones) - 28:30 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Elvin Jones - drums
• Steve Grossman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Dave Liebman - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Gene Perla - bass