Elvin Jones

Artist:   Elvin Jones
Birth Name:  Elvin Ray Jones
Born:  September 9, 1927.  Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Died:  May 18, 2004 (Aged 76).  Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Blues, Free Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz
Occupation:  Musician Bandleader
Instruments:  Drums, Percussion

Elvin Jones was an American Jazz Drummer of the Post-Bop Era from Pontiac, Michigan.  He moved to New York City in 1955 and worked as a sideman for Charles Mingus, Teddy Charles, Bud Powell and Miles Davis.  From 1960-1966, he was a member of the John Coltrane Quartet (along with Jimmy Garrison on Bass and McCoy Tyner on Piano), appearing on such albums as A Love Supreme and Live At Birdland.  He also led several small group, sone under the name The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine.  His brothers Hank Jones and Thad Jones were also Jazz Musicians.  He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1995.

Title:  Mr. Jones  (2020)
Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Blues, Free Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  One's Native Place  (6:15)
 2.  Gee Gee  (5:45)
 3.  Mr. Jones  (7:34)

Side Two:

 1.  What's Up? That's It  (5:37)
 2.  Soultrane  (6:12)
 3.  New Breed  (6:55)

Personnel:

Elvin Jones:  Drums
Dave Liebman:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 2, Side One, 3, Side Two, Soprano Saxophone on Track 1 Side One
Jan Hammer:  Piano
Gene Perla:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 3 Side One, 3 Side Two, Electric Bass on Track 2 Side One
Carlos "Patato" Valdes:  Congas on Track 1 Side One, 2 Side Two
Frank IppolitoL  Percussion on Track 1 Side One, 2, 3 Side Two
Pepper Adams:  Baritone Saxophone on Track 2 Side Two
Thad Jones:  Flugelhorn on Tracks:  1, 3 Side One, 2 Side Two
Albert Duffy:  Timpani on Tracks:  1-3 Side One, 5 Side Two

Mr. Jones is an album by Elvin Jones, originally released in 1973 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on March 1, 2020 byBlue Note Records.  180 Gram Vinyl.