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	Elvin Jones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jones was not entirely comfortable with the direction Coltrane was moving in and his polyrhythmic style clashed with the "multidirectional" approach of the group's second drummer, Rashied Ali.
		Jones was touted by Life Magazine as "the world's greatest rhythmic drummer", and his free-flowing style was a major influence on many leading rock drummers, including Mitch Mitchell (whom Jimi Hendrix called "my Elvin Jones") and Ginger Baker.
		Elvin Jones is also survived by sons, Alvin Queen of Switzerland and Elvin Nathan Jones of California; and daughter Rose-Marie Fromm of Sweden.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elvin_Jones (466 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Elvin Jones, 76; drummer played with giants of jazz
		Elvin Jones, one of the most innovative and acclaimed drummers in the history of jazz, died yesterday in New York.
		Jones was best known as a charter member of the pioneering John Coltrane Quartet, a group that almost single-handedly reinvented modern jazz during the first half of the 1960s.
		Elvin Ray Jones was born Sept. 9, 1927, in Pontiac, Mich. He was the youngest of 10 children in a musically rich family that, besides his brother Hank, still active at 85, included trumpeter/cornetist Thad, who died in 1986.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040519-9999-1m19jones.html (662 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Obituaries \| Elvin Jones
		For one, Jones appeared not to locate the focus of the beat in any single part of the kit for long, or use the steady ride cymbal pattern of the conventional jazz drummer or the steady, clapping snare-drum backbeat of the traditional rock player.
		Elvin Jones began his drumming career in local groups around Pontiac and Detroit in the early 1940s, and continued it in military bands during army service between 1946 and 1949.
		Jones began as an obviously promising exponent of much the same approach, and his talents brought him work with trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Bud Powell and saxophonist Stan Getz in the late 1950s.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,,1220480,00.html (1028 words)

	JDGM \| Elvin Jones recordings as leader - intro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Elvin played on so many sessions that it's not possible to list them all without an awful lot of research, and I will leave that to the authors of a biography which is apparently in preparation.
		Elvin has made around 50 albums and CDs as a leader, and there are reissues and new recordings of the Jazz Machine on the way, also.
		Elvin, being a living legend, is important enough for a full biography, in my opinion....but any discography to accompany such a book would have to include all of his sessions as a sideman; listing these is an enormous task, and anyone interested should try the All Music Guide website (www.allmusic.com).
	www.jdgm.freeserve.co.uk (1605 words)

	www.stevekorn.com - Elvin Jones Summertime Analysis
		Elvin Jones' solo, from John Coltrane's 1960 arrangement of Summertime, provides a glimpse into the mind of one of jazz history's greatest drummers.
		Elvin plays more melodically during the B sections, where he is neither functioning as a "time-keeping" soloist nor trying to generate tension and energy through rhythmic density and texture.
		Yet, it is clear that Elvin is always thinking about the "big picture", organizing the events of his solo as he creates it, managing to mold his "momentary" inspirations into a coherent sense of form and unity.
	www.stevekorn.com /summ.html (542 words)

	Elvin Jones - Drum Solo Artist
		Jones, who died Tuesday of heart failure at age 76, was the youngest of the three Pontiac Jones brothers who ascended to jazz royalty.
		Jones also took tremendous pride in his heritage as a jazz musician, which he understood to be a profoundly humanist calling.
		Jones reinvented the fundamental bebop cymbal beat with his right hand, breaking up the rhythm with unprecedented fluidity and plugging the holes by scattering triplets across the drum kit with his left hand.
	www.drumsoloartist.com /Site/Drummers/Elvin_Jones.html (1428 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Elvin Jones
		Elvin Ray Jones was born at Pontiac, Michigan, on September 9 1927, the youngest of three brothers all of whom grew up to become prominent jazz musicians - the other two were the trumpeter and bandleader Thad Jones and the pianist Hank Jones.
		Elvin took up the drums when he was 13 and began playing professionally while still at high school.
		On his return to civilian life, Jones joined his brother Thad in a series of local bands, and this culminated in a residency at the Bluebird Club, Detroit, where he had the opportunity to accompany a series of visiting jazz stars.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/05/20/db2002.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/05/20/ixportal.html (735 words)

	Elvin Jones -- Coltrane's dynamic drummer
		Elvin Jones, whose explosive drumming powered the John Coltrane Quartet, the most influential and controversial jazz ensemble of the 1960s, died Tuesday in New York.
		Jones was a fixture of the Coltrane group from late 1960 to early 1966 and for more than three decades the leader of several noteworthy groups of his own.
		Elvin Ray Jones was born in Pontiac, Mich., on Sept. 9, 1927.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/20/BAGSC6OMEV1.DTL (404 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Elvin Jones; his drumming redefined rhythm in jazz
		Elvin Jones, whose relentlessly driving polyrhythms as drummer for the John Coltrane Quartet helped make it one of the most important ensembles in jazz history and himself one of the most influential percussionists, died yesterday in New York City after a long illness.
		"Elvin Jones' ferocity and originality and subtlety on his instrument changed the nature of jazz drumming," wrote New Yorker critic Whitney Balliett.
		Elvin Ray Jones was born on Sept. 9, 1927, in Pontiac, Mich. The youngest of 10 children, Mr.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/05/19/elvin_jones_his_drumming_redefined_rhythm_in_jazz (509 words)

	THE HIGH HAT \| Potlatch: Elvin Jones
		Elvin Jones was what those of us who, in our weaker moments, are prone to idealize musicians yearn for a drummer to be: a force of nature with a sense of mission.
		Jones was constantly telling interviewers how proud he was to be a jazz musician, and he made the role of drummer —; arguably the least appreciated and easiest to mock player on the bandstand — a position worthy of pride.
		The critic Francis Davis often likened Jones to “an African chieftain,” and that aura of power and nobility was the end result of a lifetime spent working to be the best at something he cared about deeply.
	www.thehighhat.com /Potlatch/004/jones.html (762 words)

	Me and Elvin, Elvin Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Elvin Ray Jones, a self-taught drummer, was born September 9, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, the youngest of 10 children.
		Jones left Coltrane, more than anything, he felt he had exhausted what he could do in that context - the die had been cast and it was time to move.
		Today, Elvin Jones is one of the greatest and most influential percussionists in contemporary music and the impact of his art continues to be felt not only in Jazz but rock as well.
	www.davidpatrone.com /Me&ElvinJones.htm (2003 words)

	Elvin Jones
		Elvin Jones was the last of ten children born to a Baptist deacon/auto worker and his wife, and one of three of his siblings to make a significant impact on the jazz world.
		His eldest brother, Hank Jones, established himself as a leading pianist, while his brother Thad Jones became a successful cornetist/flugelhorn player and bandleader; Elvin himself developed an unshakeable determination to be a drummer by his early teens, and devoted long hours every day to realize this ambition.
		In the late 60s Jones signed on to the Blue Note label and began working with a series of drum/wind/bass trios, later moving on to larger ensembles that came to be known as The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine in the 1990s.
	www.nndb.com /people/588/000045453 (516 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Elvin Jones; his drumming redefined rhythm in jazz
		Jones joined with Coltrane and pianist McCoy Tyner to form the heart of the most influential jazz ensemble of the '60s.
		Jones added piano or guitar to horns in a succession of ensembles collectively known as the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine.
		Jones presented a striking presence: ebony skin, impressive shoulders, prominent cheekbones, an even more prominent gap in his teeth, and, invariably, sweat pouring down his face.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/05/19/elvin_jones_his_drumming_redefined_rhythm_in_jazz?mode=PF (836 words)

	ELVIN JONES - BIOGRAPHY
		Elvin Ray Jones was born September 9, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, the youngest of ten children.
		Jones was discharged in 1949, returning to a Detroit musical scene that was as vibrant as any outside New York.
		Elvin's routine takes him on the road 9 to 10 months in the average year.
	www.ejn.it /mus/jones.htm (798 words)

	Liner Notes to Elvin Jones Boxed Set (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Elvin’s natural physical attributes and sensitive ear have enabled him to be one of the greatest dynamic masters of all time in jazz beyond the drums itself.
		Elvin’s use of the hi-hat cymbals is rather unorthodox and in a sense historically contributed to its emancipation from the norm which is to traditionally accent the second and fourth beats of a 4/4 measure.
		Elvin knows how to change his accompaniment according to the soloist and is ultra sensitive to telling a story even within the confines of the limited time which was available on LP recordings.
	www.upbeat.com /lieb/Feature_Articles/elvin_notes.htm (3488 words)

	Blue Note New York Performance Schedule
		Elvin's brothers, Hank and Thad Jones, are great artists in their own right.
		Elvin relocated to New York to audition for a new Benny Goodman band.
		Elvin's ensembles have appeared throughout the United States and Europe and conducted major tours of South Africa and Asia.
	www.bluenote.net /newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=1152 (422 words)

	USATODAY.com - Jazz drummer Elvin Ray Jones dies at 76 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Jones died of heart failure in an Englewood, N.J., hospital, said his wife of 38 years, Keiko Jones.
		Jones, called by Life magazine "the world's greatest rhythmic drummer," was born in Pontiac, Mich., one of ten children.
		Jones came to New York in 1955 for an unsuccessful audition for the Benny Goodman band but stayed in the city, joining Charlie Mingus' band and making a record called J is Jazz.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-05-19-obit-elvin_x.htm (386 words)

	Elvin Jones Pictures and Biofraphy
		Elvin Jones will always be best-known for his association with the classic John Coltrane Quartet (1960-65) but he has also had a notable career as a bandleader and has continued being a major influence during the past 30 years.
		One of the all-time great drummers (bridging the gap between advanced hard bop and the avant-garde), Elvin is the younger brother of a remarkable musical family that also includes Hank and Thad Jones.
		Elvin Jones has recorded as a leader for many labels including Atlantic, Riverside, Impulse, Blue Note, Enja, PM, Vanguard, Honey Dew, Denon, Storyville, Evidence and Landmark.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/keepitlive/drummers/Jones_Elvin/joneselv.htm (295 words)

	JDGM \| Elvin Jones recordings as leader - Blue Note (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Jones and Garrison also worked with Ornette Coleman during 1968, playing on 'Love Call' and 'New York is Now', both on Blue Note, and they may have given Coleman's approach some thought during this session.
		Jones had everything to gain by continuing to omit a chordal instrument; the bass outlines the harmony over the rhythmic pulse, and any potential clashes between it and a pianist's left hand are eliminated.
		Jones was comparatively inexperienced as a leader or composer, but had long mastered African tribal rhythmic concepts, had played drums as a front-line improvising instrument for years, and already impacted heavily on some big-name rock drummers.
	www.jdgm.freeserve.co.uk /page3.html (4119 words)

	JAZZ Forum - Elvin Jones gravely ill.....
		After about 5 minutes of constant applause, Elvin Jones came out, couldn't walk and had to be helped by his wife and the band members.
		Elvin could still swing at a very low speed, but was well complemented by the bassist and pianist.
		At the end of the performance, his wife whose name I couldn't catch, came out and said that Elvin Jones was very ill, dying from heart failure.
	www.jazzreview.com /forum/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=116&topic_id=13&mesg_id=13&page= (983 words)

	La Luna Cigars: THE Morgue> Elvin Jones
		Elvin Jones, the jazz drummer whose dynamic sound was a vital component to John Coltrane's seminal quartet in the 1960s, has died.
		Jones' style had the overall impact of transforming the drums from a traditional time-keeping instrument and allowed a dynamic interplay with soloists unprecedented by earlier drum stylists.
		Jones was known in the jazz world for his generosity of spirit and as a nurturer of new talent.
	www.lalunacigars.com /aspboard/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB_AP327538543&id=172 (1305 words)

	Jazz drummer Elvin Jones dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Elvin Jones, arguably the most influential drummer of the modern jazz era, died yesterday (May 18) in Englewood, N.J., reportedly of heart problems.
		Jones is best remembered as the polyrhythmic driving force in the John Coltrane Quartet, the most lauded jazz group of the 1960s.
		Jones was the youngest of the three "Jones Boys" brothers from Detroit -- alongside pianist Hank and trumpeter/bandleader Thad, also popular jazz artists.
	www.kkjz.org /home/kkjz_news/pages/elvinJones.shtml (267 words)

	Blog of Death: Elvin Jones
		Elvin Ray Jones, a legendary jazz drummer known for his creative improvisations and explosive style, died on May 18 of heart failure.
		Elvin, however, was passionate about percussion and taught himself to play the drums when he was only 13.
		He was viewed by many music critics as one of the best drummers in jazz, and continued working until the very end of his life.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000972.html (416 words)

	The Complete Blue Note Elvin Jones Sessions (#195)
		In fact, it is Elvin Jones who finally made the drums an equal part of the ensemble, rather than simply supportive of it.
		Elvin is also a great tonal colorist, using every part of the stick and surface he can strike to produce signature sizzles from his cymbals, deep rumbles from his battery of tom-toms, staccato beats or lingering booms from his bass drum.
		I am fan of Elvin Jones and took a chance on this large collection of music based on his playing w/ John Coltrane and the two times I've seen him live.
	www.mosaicrecords.com /prodinfo.asp?number=195-MD-CD (1542 words)

	The Truth + Someday My Prince Will Come : Elvin Jones : CD Reviews : One Final Note
		Elvin Jones’s passing in 2004 was a deafening silence, all the more so because of the sheer exuberance and intensity with which the great man approached his art.
		On an endless tour, it seemed, Elvin playing live on stage will be an image remembered fondly by all who had the chance to see how much he delighted in the music, moaning behind his set, smile upon his face, sticks blurring in fluid motion.
		Elvin takes a fine solo spot toward the end of the piece, full of finesse and speed, in and out of time in a way that only he can, before returning to the head.
	www.onefinalnote.com /reviews/j/jones-elvin/truth-heard-live.asp (785 words)

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