The short crisp press roll that sets up the opening track stamps Remembrance as an Elvin Jones album right from the word go. The composition develops at a medium-swung lope with polyrhythms held in check. The bridge changes gear, and here Jones marks the backbeat, though somewhat awkwardly. For all his power, the late drummer had a light touch and rarely forced the issue, and for the most part, Jones is the perfect timekeeper and a model of restraint. ‘Familiar Ground’ features some neat trades and only the title track, written by saxophonist Pat Labarbera, delivers the full Jones rumble and thunder. His long solo sets up a truly spiritual theme that provide the album's highlight as well as its climax. Otherwise, this is a competent rather than dazzling band playing a set of nice tunes that are a close fit to Jones' trademark chatter. McCloud holds things down on double bass, and guitarist Prince fills in the spaces. Both saxophonists bare the stamp of mid-period John Coltrane, though Labarbera is the standout for his tough tone, hard articulation and a harmonic invention that gets right inside the Jones aesthetic.