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Jones, Elvin

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Personal name headingJones, Elvin
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See alsoCorporate body: John Coltrane Quartet
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Birth date1927-09-09
Death date2004-05-18
Place of birthPontiac (Mich.)
Place of deathManhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Profession or occupationDrummers (Musicians) Jazz musicians Percussionists
Found inLive at the Lighthouse [Phonodisc] 1973.
Harry "Sweet" Quintet. Patented by Edison [SR] 1958?: container (Elvin Ray Jones)
Baker, 8th ed.: p. 864 (Elvin (Ray) Jones; b. Sept. 9, 1927, Pontiac, Mich; drummer)
The New York times, May 19, 2004 (Elvin Jones; jazz drummer; d. May 18, 2004 in Manhattan, N.Y.)
African American National Biography via Oxford African American Studies Center database, viewed June 24, 2015 (Elvin Jones; b. Sep. 9, 1927 in Pontiac, Mich.; d. May 18, 2004 in Englewood, N.J.; performed with John Coltrane Quartet for six years; jazz percussionist)