Elvin Jones

Elvin Jones

Elvin Ray Jones

On 9 records in 2 Record Tribe collections

Played on

A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane, 1965Drums Lab 84North Texas State University One O’Clock Lab Band Directed By Neil Slater, 1984Written-By The Paris ConcertJohn Coltrane, 1979Drums John Coltrane And Johnny HartmanJohn Coltrane And Johnny Hartman, 1963Drums Duke Ellington & John ColtraneDuke Ellington & John Coltrane, 1963Performer ImpressionsJohn Coltrane, 1963Drums “Live” At The Village VanguardColtrane, 1962Drums Coltrane JazzJohn Coltrane, 1961Drums A Night At The “Village Vanguard”Sonny Rollins, 1957Drums

About

American jazz drummer
Born September 9, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, died May 18, 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Called by “Life” magazine “the world’s greatest rhythmic drummer”, two brothers were also jazz musicians: , a jazz pianist, and , a trumpet and flugelhorn player. Jones entered the Detroit jazz scene in the late 1940s after touring as a stagehand with the Army Special Services show Operation Happiness. After a brief gig at the Detroit club Grand River Street, he worked at another club, supporting visiting players such as , and . Jones, with his rhythmic, innovative style, became one of jazz’s highest profile drummers as a member of ‘s Quartet.