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.

Artist:  Elvin Jones Trio

Title:  Puttin' It Together (Blue Note Classic Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Modal Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Blues, Free Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Reza (7:14)

 2.  Sweet Little Maia (7:54)

 3.  Keiko's Birthday March (6:55)

Side Two:

 1.  Village Greene (5:13)

 2.  Jay-Ree (3:52)

 3.  For Heaven's Sake (5:10)

 4.  Ginger Bread Boy (5:18)

Personnel:

Elvin Jones:  Drums

Joe Farrell:  Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo

Jimmy Garrison:  Bass

Puttin' It Together is an album by Elvin Jones Trio, originally released on September, 1968 by Blue Note, remastered reissued on October 17, 2025 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.