Elvin Jones' high energy, light touch polyrhythmic rumble came to the fore in John Coltrane's classic quartet, and went on to dominate jazz drumming in the second half of the 20th century. This celebratory set, led by drummer Will Calhoun, covers a broad swathe of Jones' career and features a clutch of sidemen, who, for the most part, have a direct Jones connection. Calhoun was born in 1964, two years before Elvin Jones left Coltrane to strike out on his own. Although Calhoun captures the power of the Jones aesthetic and delivers accomplished solos -‘Destiny’ stands out – he loses some of the original's finesse when accompanying. The interplay of cymbal and snare are a little too heavy to fully realise the authentic Jones' spring. But having Christian McBride on bass compensates, and there are some great moments, particularly when the Shorter-influenced saxophonist and one-time Jones sideman Antoine Roney is at full stretch. The album opens at a canter with ‘EJ Blues’, which features knockout McBride bass on ‘Whew’ and references Coltrane with ‘Harmonique’, a Coltrane composition recorded by Jones on his album Brother John. The highlights are a neatly updated ‘Mahjong’ and ‘Doll of the Bride’, an epic drum feature that includes a recording of Senegalese master-drummer Doudou N'Diaye Rose leading a drum choir. My favourite, though, is the gentle ‘Sarmastah’, a moody Calhoun original featuring Roney on soprano sax and the leader's overdubbed acoustic guitar.