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Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. [1] . Most famously a member of John Coltrane 's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such albums as My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme, Ascension and Live at Birdland.
Elvin Jones was an American jazz drummer and bandleader who established a forceful polyrhythmic approach to the traps set, combining different metres played independently by the hands and feet into a propulsive flow of irregularly shifting accents.
No one can prove that Elvin Jones — or Buddy or Max or anyone else — was the greatest jazz drummer. But making the case for Elvin wielding a more profound influence than any rhythm master is a snap.
May 19, 2004 · Elvin Jones, whose explosive drumming powered the John Coltrane Quartet, the most influential and controversial jazz ensemble of the 1960's, died yesterday in Manhattan. He was 76 and...
“I was a rebel. Nobody could play with me ’cause they couldn’t understand it.”Elvin Jones is one of the top jazz drummers of all time, and definitely one of ...
Elvin Ray Jones (drummer) was born on September 9, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan and passed away on May 18, 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey at the age of 76. Elvin Jones was born to parents Henry and Olivia Jones who moved to Michigan from Vickisburg, Mississippi.
Elvin Ray Jones was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such albums as My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme, Ascension and Live at Birdland.
Nov 17, 2022 · 'Revival' captures drummer Elvin Jones as a nascent bandleader finding his voice A previously unreleased live recording from 1967 finds the iconic jazz drummer experimenting outside the...
May 18, 2004 · The propulsive style of drummer 2003 NEA Jazz Master Elvin Jones powered the John Coltrane Quartet during his six-year stint with the group and influenced countless percussionists that followed him over the past 50 years.
Jun 2, 2004 · Elvin Jones, who died of heart failure on May 18 at 76, revolutionized modern drumming with a style that was described as "surging," "multidirectional," "volcanic" and, by the critic Leonard ...
