1927 - 2004
Elvin Jones American Drummer
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American Drummer Elvin Jones was born Elvin Ray Jones on 9th September, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan and passed away on 18th May 2004 Englewood, NJ aged 76. He is most remembered for The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Elvin Jones is a member of the following lists: 2004 deaths, 1927 births and Musicians from Michigan.
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Details
| First Name |
Elvin
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| Last Name |
Jones
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| Full Name at Birth |
Elvin Ray Jones
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| Birthday |
9th September, 1927
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| Birthplace |
Pontiac, Michigan
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| Died |
18th May, 2004
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| Place of Death |
Englewood, NJ
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| Cause of Death |
Heart Failure
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, bandleader
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| Occupation |
Drummer
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| Claim to Fame |
The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Modal jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop
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| Music Genre |
Jazz
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| Origin |
Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
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| Year(s) Active |
1948–2004
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| Music Style |
Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Modal Music, Progressive Jazz
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| Music Mood |
Volatile, Sophisticated, Earthy, Provocative, Playful, Passionate, Freewheeling, Complex, Fiery, Intense, Elaborate, Uncompromising, Wry, Earnest, Literate, Visceral, Exuberant, Aggressive, Witty, Rousing, Boisterous
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| Instrument |
Drums, Leader
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| Instrument (text) |
Drums, Percussion
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| Associated Acts |
John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Thad Jones, Hank Jones, Wayne Shorter
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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".
