Elvin Jones

Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era.

From 1960 to 1966, he was a member of the John Coltrane quartet (along with bassist Jimmy Garrison and pianist McCoy Tyner), a celebrated recording phase, appearing on such albums as ''My Favorite Things'', ''A Love Supreme'', ''Ascension'', and ''Live at Birdland''. Following his work with Coltrane, Jones led several small groups, some under the name ''The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine''. His brothers (pianist Hank Jones and trumpeter Thad Jones) were also celebrated jazz musicians with whom he recorded. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1995. In his ''The History of Jazz'', jazz historian and critic Ted Goia calls Jones "one of the most influential drummers in the history of jazz." Provided by Wikipedia