Elvin Jones

Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) 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. After 1966, Jones led his own trio, and later larger groups under the name The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. Elvin was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1995. He was also ranked at Numb

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"A famous jazz musician walks into a studio while the engineers are listening back to a recent recording. The musician is awe struck by the drumming and asks, "Who's playing drums?!" The engineer responds, "It's Elvin Jones," to which the musician then asks, "Then who's playing the cymbals?" This corny jazz parable sums it up. Elvin's drumming is an avalanche of sound that is at times incomprehensible, yet mind-blowingly musical. Power and grace. Listen to John Coltrane's "Sunship" and have your face melted."

- Elvin Jones

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