| The Ultimate | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Elvin Jones |
| Cover: | The Ultimate (album).jpg |
| Released: | August 1969[1] |
| Recorded: | September 6, 1968 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 36:48 |
| Label: | Blue Note BST 84305 |
| Producer: | Duke Pearson |
| Chronology: | Elvin Jones |
| Prev Title: | Puttin' It Together |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | Poly-Currents |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
The Ultimate is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] It is his second album featuring his trio with saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell and bassist Jimmy Garrison.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "This is one of Joe Farrell's finest recordings. Switching between tenor, soprano and flute, Farrell had to be good because he was joined in the pianoless trio by bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones... Farrell is in consistently creative form but Garrison's occasional solos and Jones's polyrhythmic accompaniment are also noteworthy".[3]