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Drummers · 1927–2004

Elvin Jones

American jazz drummer (1927–2004)

Born: 9 September 1927
Pontiac
Died: 18 May 2004
Englewood
Country: United States
Active: 1948–2004
Record labels: Blue Note, Enja Records
Discography: 44 albums

Biography

Elvin Jones was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Elvin Jones was born on 9 September 1927 in Pontiac and died on 18 May 2004 in Englewood. The music is usually filed under jazz and post-bop. Record labels: Blue Note and Enja Records. The discography here lists 44 albums, from “Elvin!” (1962) to “Revival (Live at Pookie's Pub)” (2022). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

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. His brothers, Hank and Thad, were also celebrated jazz musicians with whom he occasionally recorded. Elvin was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1995. In his The History of Jazz, jazz historian and critic Ted Gioia calls Jones "one of the most influential drummers in the history of jazz". He was also ranked at Number 23 on Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time".

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Elvin! 1962

Conflict 1963

Illumination! 1964

And Then Again 1965

Dear John C. 1965

Rip, Rig & Panic 1965

Midnight Walk 1967

Heavy Sounds 1968

The Ultimate 1968

Poly-Currents 1969

Coalition 1971

Genesis 1971

Live at the Lighthouse 1972 · Live

Merry-Go-Round 1972

Mr. Jones 1973

New Agenda 1975

The Main Force 1976

The Prime Element 1976

Hollow Out 1977

Skyscrapers, Volume 1 1977 · Live

Summit Meeting 1977

Time Capsule 1977

Moonflower 1978

Very R.A.R.E. 1979

Heart to Heart 1981

Earth Jones 1982

Love & Peace 1982

Live at the Lighthouse Vol. 1 1990 · Live

Live at the Village Vanguard 1990 · Live

In Europe 1992 · Live

Live at "Pit Inn" Tokyo Japan 1992

Youngblood 1992

Going Home 1993

It Don't Mean a Thing 1993

Live at the Village Vanguard / Volume One 1993 · Live

When I Was at Aso-Mountain 1993

At This Point in Time 1998

Jones For Elvin Vol. 2 2000

Jones for Elvin 2000

Brother John 2003

Live at the Lighthouse Vol. 2 2013 · Live

Live In New York 1974 & 1976 2017 · Live

Revival (Live at Pookie's Pub) 2022 · Live

Skyscrapers Vol. 3

Also plays on

Albums where Elvin Jones is credited as a sideman

1955	Blue Moods — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1960	Sketches of Spain — Miles Davis	percussion
1961	Coltrane Jazz — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1961	Olé Coltrane — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1961	My Favorite Things — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1962	Coltrane Plays the Blues — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1963	Quiet Nights — Miles Davis	percussion
1963	John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman — John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman	drums (drum set)
1963	Impressions — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1964	Coltrane’s Sound — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1965	Ascension — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1966	Meditations — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1967	Kulu Sé Mama — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1967	Om — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1968	Selflessness, Featuring My Favorite Things — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1970	Transition — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1971	Sun Ship — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1972	Infinity — John Coltrane	percussion, strings
1977	First Meditations (For Quartet) — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)