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Elvin Jones

real name Elvin Ray Jones

jazz drummer

Pontiac, United States · 1927-09-09 – 2004-05-18

Elvin Jones is credited on 5,218 releases across 674 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,218

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674

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American jazz drummer
Born September 9, 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, USA, died May 18, 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Called by "Life" magazine "the world's greatest rhythmic drummer", two brothers were also jazz musicians: Hank Jones, a jazz pianist, and Thad Jones, a trumpet and flugelhorn player. Jones entered the Detroit jazz scene in the late 1940s after touring as a stagehand with the Army Special Services show Operation Happiness. After a brief gig at the Detroit club Grand River Street, he worked at another club, supporting visiting players such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Wardell Gray. Jones, with his rhythmic, innovative style, became one of jazz's highest profile drummers as a member of John Coltrane's Quartet.

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5,218 releases · 674 albums · active 1955–2026

  • Performance · 6,329
  • Other credits · 52
  • Production · 14
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Village Vanguard · Birdland · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

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