American jazz drummer (1927–2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era.[1]
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Birth name | Elvin Ray Jones |
Born | Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. | September 9, 1927
Died | May 18, 2004 76) Englewood, New Jersey | (aged
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Years active | 1948–2004 |
From 1960 to 1966, he was a member of the John Coltrane quartet. His brothers Hank Jones and Thad Jones were also jazz musicians with whom he recorded.[1] He was added into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]
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