| LC control no. | n 81058238 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jones, Elvin |
| Variant(s) | Jones, Elvin (Elvin Ray), 1927-2004 Jones, Elvin Ray |
| See also | Corporate body: John Coltrane Quartet |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1927-09-09 |
| Death date | 2004-05-18 |
| Place of birth | Pontiac (Mich.) |
| Place of death | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
| Affiliation | Charles Mingus Orchestra Newport Jazz Festival Pepper Adams Quintet John Coltrane Quartet |
| Profession or occupation | Drummers (Musicians) Jazz musicians Percussionists |
| Found in | Live 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) New York times, May 19, 2004 (Elvin Jones, 76, jazz drummer; d. May 18, 2004, Manhattan) African American National Biography, accessed June 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Jones, Elvin; percussionist, jazz musician; born 09 September 1927 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States; played in the house group at the Bluebird Inn (1949-1952); worked with the vibraphonist Teddy Charles and the pianist Bud Powell, was with the bassist Charles Mingus's band at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival, and recorded with Miles Davis; played on Sonny Rollins's Live at the Village Vanguard; worked with the Pepper Adams-Donald Byrd Quintet, the trombonists Tyree Glenn and J. J. Johnson, the trumpeter Harry 'Sweets' Edison, and the tenor saxophonist Stan Getz; six year stint as drummer with the John Coltrane Quartet; put together groups known as the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine; died 18 May 2004 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States) |
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