Elvin Jones
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era.[1]
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Birth name | Elvin Ray Jones |
Born | Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. | September 9, 1927
Died | May 18, 2004 Englewood, New Jersey | (aged 76)
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Years active | 1948–2004 |
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From 1960 to 1966, he was a member of the John Coltrane quartet. His brothers Hank Jones and Thad Jones were also jazz musicians with whom he recorded.[1] He was added into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]
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Elvin Jones at Keystone Korner, San Francisco, California. April 22, 1980.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yanow, Scott. "Elvin Jones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved August 10, 2015.