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Elvin Jones
dr, 1927-2004 US, Pontiac, Michigan
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Elvin Ray Jones
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. He showed an interest in drums at a young age, watching the circus bands march by his family's home in Pontiac, Michigan.He served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1949 and subsequently played in a Detroit houseband led by Billy Mitchell. He moved to New York in 1955 and worked as a sideman for Charles Mingus, Teddy Charles, Bud Powell and Miles Davis.
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Pretty Brown on Elvin! by Elvin Jones Cup Bearers on The Enja Heritage Collection: Confirmation by Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz & Elvin Jones Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (2 Nov 1961) on The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings of John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, Vol. Two by John Coltrane Anthropology on Dear John C. by Elvin Jones What's New on Clarinescapade by Various Artists Chasin' The Trane (2 Nov 1961) on The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings of John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, Vol. Three by John Coltrane G.G. on Mr. Jones by Elvin Jones Feeling Good on Dear John C. by Elvin Jones Impressions ( 3 Nov 1961) on The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings of John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, Vol. Three by John Coltrane Spiritual ( 3 Nov 1961) on The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings of John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, Vol. Three by John ColtraneTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City - Stockholm 1956-62 | Elvin Jones | 2017 | Compil. |
| Do What You Like | Ginger Baker's Air Force, Ginger Baker, Elvin Jones | 2015 | Compil. |
| Live At Village Vanguard Vol.1 | Elvin Jones | 2013 | Album |
| Illumination! / Dear John C. | Elvin Jones | 2011 | Compil. |
| Bill Frisell With Dave Holland And Elvin Jones | Bill Frisell With Dave Holland And Elvin Jones | 2001 | Album |
| Youngblood | Elvin Jones | 2000 | Album |
| The Complete Blue Note Elvin Jones Sessions | Elvin Jones | 2000 | Album |
| Stefano Di Battista | Stefano Di Battista / Jacky Terrasson / Elvin Jones / Rosario Bonaccorso | 2000 | Album |
| Philly Joe's Beat / Philly Joe & Elvin Together | "Philly" Joe Jones & Elvin Jones | 1999 | Compil. |
| Momentum Space | Dewey Redman / Cecil Taylor / Elvin Jones | 1999 | Album |
| And Then Again / Midnight Walk | Elvin Jones | 1999 | Compil. |
| At This Point In Time | Elvin Jones | 1998 | Album |
| Into The Frying Pan | The Greg Packham Group Featuring Elvin Jones | 1998 | Album |
| Olio | Thad Jones - Frank Wess - Teddy Charles - Mal Waldron - Doug Watkins - Elvin Jones | 1996 | Album |
| Elvin Jones | Elvin Jones | 1994 | Compil. |
| Time To Smile | Steve Grossman With Elvin Jones, Tom Harrell, Willie Pickens, Cecil McBee | 1994 | Album |
| It Don't Mean A Thing... | Elvin Jones | 1994 | Album |
| Upon Reflection - The Music Of Thad Jones | Hank Jones with Elvin Jones and George Mraz | 1993 | Album |
| Live At The Village Vanguard / Volume One | Elvin Jones | 1993 | Album |
| One For Namesake | Robert Hurst Featuring: Kenny Kirkland & Elvin Jones | 1993 | Album |
| When I Was At Aso-Mountain | Elvin Jones Introduces Takehisa Tanaka | 1993 | Album |
| In Europe | Elvin Jones | 1992 | Album |
| Very R.A.R.E. & Love And Peace | Elvin Jones | 1992 | Compil. |
| In Concert - A Love Supreme | Elvin Jones | 1992 | Album |
| Different Drummer - Elvin Jones | Elvin Jones | 1991 | Single |
| Village Vanguard Live Sessions 2 | Pepper Adams, Elvin Jones, Chick Corea, Richard Davis, Joe Farrell, Dizzy Gillespie, Garnett Brown, Marvin Stamm | 1990 | Compil. |
| Village Vanguard Live Sessions 1 | Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Mel Lewis, Ray Nance, Pepper Adams, Richard Davis | 1990 | Compil. |
| Trust In Blue | Akira Ohmori Meets Elvin Jones | 1988 | Album |
| Manne, Jones & Roach | Shelly Manne, Elvin Jones & Max Roach | 1985 | Compil. |
| Earth Jones | Elvin Jones | 1983 | Album |
| After Hours | Thad Jones, Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess, Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor, Teddy Charles, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones | 1982 | Compil. |
| Brother John | Elvin Jones | 1982 | Album |
| Heart To Heart | Elvin Jones | 1981 | Album |
| Super-Session | Tommy Flanagan, Red Mitchell, Elvin Jones | 1980 | Album |
| Another Soil | Tomoki Takahashi Meets Elvin Jones | 1980 | Album |
| Jazz 2000 | Elvin Jones, Jan Hammer, Frank Tusa, Terry Clarke, David Liebman, Gene Perla | 1979 | Compil. |
| Very Rare | Elvin Jones | 1979 | Album |
| Giant Steps | Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats, Elvin Jones, Frank Foster | 1978 | Album |
| Moonflower | Fumio Karashima Meets Elvin Jones | 1978 | Album |
| Skyscrapers - Vol. 3 | Elvin Jones | 1977 | Album |
| Skyscrapers - Vol. 4 | Elvin Jones | 1977 | Album |
| Skyscrapers - Vol. 2 | Elvin Jones | 1977 | Album |
| Time Capsule | Elvin Jones | 1977 | Album |
| Skyscrapers - Vol. 1 | Elvin Jones | 1977 | Album |
| Summit Meeting | Elvin Jones, James Moody, Clark Terry, Bunky Green, Roland Prince | 1977 | Album |
| The Main Force | Elvin Jones | 1976 | Album |
| The Prime Element | Elvin Jones | 1976 | Album |
| Together | Oregon / Elvin Jones | 1976 | Album |
| Is "On The Mountain" | Elvin Jones | 1975 | Album |
| Live | Elvin Jones | 1975 | Album |
| New Agenda | Elvin Jones | 1975 | Album |
| The Wide Point | Albert Mangelsdorff, Elvin Jones, Palle Danielsson | 1975 | Album |
| Drum Night At Birdland | Art Blakey, "Philly" Joe Jones, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones | 1974 | Compil. |
| The Big Beat | Art Blakey / Max Roach / Elvin Jones / "Philly" Joe Jones | 1974 | Compil. |
| The Impulse Years | Elvin Jones | 1974 | Compil. |
| The Big Beat | Art Blakey / Max Roach / Elvin Jones / "Philly" Joe Jones | 1974 | Compil. |
| Live At The Village Vanguard | Elvin Jones | 1974 | Album |
| Mr. Jones | Elvin Jones | 1973 | Album |
| Hollow Out | Elvin Jones / Masabumi Kikuchi | 1973 | Album |
| Merry Go Round | Elvin Jones | 1972 | Album |
| Live At The Lighthouse | Elvin Jones | 1972 | Album |
| Genesis | Elvin Jones | 1971 | Album |
| Electric Byrd / That Healin' Feelin' / Love Call / Coalition | Ornette Coleman, Horace Silver, Elvin Jones, Donald Byrd | 1971 | Album |
| Coalition | Elvin Jones | 1971 | Album |
| Poly-Currents | Elvin Jones | 1970 | Album |
| Heavy Sounds | Elvin Jones And Richard Davis | 1968 | Album |
| Five Greatest Drummers | Max Roach / Shelly Manne / Elvin Jones / "Philly" Joe Jones / Art Blakey | 1968 | Compil. |
| The Ultimate | Elvin Jones | 1968 | Album |
| Midnight Walk | Elvin Jones | 1967 | Single |
| Midnight Walk | Elvin Jones | 1967 | Album |
| Jazz In Concert At The Village Gate | Father Tom Vaughn, Art Davis, Elvin Jones | 1966 | Album |
| Jazz In Concert At The Village Gate | Father Tom Vaughn, Art Davis, Elvin Jones | 1966 | Album |
| Rip, Rig & Panic | The Roland Kirk Quartet Featuring Elvin Jones | 1965 | Album |
| Dear John C. | Elvin Jones | 1965 | Album |
| And Then Again | Elvin Jones | 1965 | Album |
| Soulful Drum Battles | Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Louis Bellson, "Philly" Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa | 1964 | Compil. |
| Together! | "Philly" Joe Jones & Elvin Jones | 1964 | Album |
| Conflict | Jimmy Woods Sextet Featuring Elvin Jones | 1963 | Album |
| Here's Love | Hank Jones - Kenny Burrell - Milt Hinton - Elvin Jones | 1963 | Album |
| Elvin! | Elvin Jones | 1962 | Album |
| Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland Vol. 2 | Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones, "Philly" Joe Jones | 1961 | Album |
| Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland | Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones, "Philly" Joe Jones | 1960 | Album |
| Drums - Vol. 2 : Jam Session De Batteries Au "Birdland" | Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones Et "Philly" Joe Jones | 1960 | Single |
| Motor City Scene | Thad Jones, Billy Mitchell, Al Grey, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Elvin Jones | 1959 | Album |
| Olio | Thad Jones - Frank Wess - Teddy Charles - Mal Waldron - Doug Watkins - Elvin Jones | 1958 | Single |
| Paul Chambers Quintet | Paul Chambers Quintet With Donald Byrd, Clifford Jordan, Tommy Flanagan, Elvin Jones | 1957 | Album |
| Olio | Thad Jones - Frank Wess - Teddy Charles - Mal Waldron - Doug Watkins - Elvin Jones, The Prestige All Stars | 1957 | Album |
| Art Blakey And Elvin Jones | Art Blakey And Elvin Jones | Album | |
| Anything For Jazz / Different Drummer | Jaki Byard Featuring Ron Carter, Bill Evans / Elvin Jones | Album | |
| Art Blakey and Elvin Jones | Art Blakey and Elvin Jones | Compil. | |
| Jam Session De Batteries Au "Birdland" | Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones Et "Philly" Joe Jones | Single | |
| This Is The Modern Drum Battles! | Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, Gene Krupa, "Philly" Joe Jones, Charlie Persip | Compil. | |
| Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland | Art Blakey - Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones - "Philly" Joe Jones | Single |
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