Elvin Jones

Grant Green’s ‘Matador’ is an album recorded on May 20 1964 with McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Elvin Jones and released in 1979 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Matador (Grant Green) – 10:51 . 2.My Favorite Things (Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers) – 10:23 . 3.Green Jeans (Grant Green) – 09:10 . 4.Bedouin (Duke […]

This day (May 18, 2004), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Elvin Jones, an American jazz drummer.

‘The John Coltrane Quartet Plays’ is an album (full title ‘The John Coltrane Quartet Plays Chim Chim Cheree, Song of Praise, Nature Boy, Brazilia’) recorded on February 17-18, March 28 and May 17, 1965 and released the same year by Impulse! Track Listing : 1.Chim Chim Cheree (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) – 06:58 […]

Miles Davis & Gill Evans Orchestra, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Martial Solal, Johnny Griffin, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Hank Jones, Joe Lovano, Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval, Elvin Jones, Sonny Rollins , Joshua Redman , Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Dave Brubeck, e.s.t.. They are the Jazz Legends selected among the 209 Posts we publish […]

‘Stan Getz & Bill Evans’ is a collaboration album recorded with Elvin Jones & Ron Carter on May 5 & 6, 1964 and released in 1973 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Night And Day (Cole Porter) – 06:45 . 2.But Beautiful (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 04:41 . 3.Funkallero (Bill Evans) – 06:40 . […]

May 3, 1991 – Elvin Jones Jazz Machine – that is Ravi Coltrane (ts, ss), Sonny Fortune (ts, fl), Willie Pickens (p), Brad Jones (b) and Elvin Jones (d) – will be on stage at Jazzfestival Bern in Switzerland

John Coltrane’s ‘Impressions’ is an album (both live and studio) recorded in November 1961, on September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963 and released in 1963 by Impulse! Track Listing : 1.India (John Coltrane) – 14:10 . 2.Up ‘Gainst The Wall (John Coltrane) – 03:16 . 3.Impressions (John Coltrane) – 14:57 . 4.After The Rain […]

Wayne Shorter’s ‘Night Dreamer’ is his fourth album recorded on April 29, 1964, with a quintet including Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones and released the same year by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Night Dreamer (Wayne Shorter) – 07:18 . 2.Oriental Folk Song (Wayne Shorter) – 06:54 . 3.Virgo (Wayne Shorter) […]

John Coltrane’s ‘Crescent’ is a studio album recorded on tenor saxophone exclusively on April 27 and June 1, 1964 and released the same year by Impulse!. Track Listing : 1.Crescent (John Coltrane) – 08:41 . 2.Wise One (John Coltrane) – 09:00 . 3.Bessie’S Blues (John Coltrane) – 03:22 . 4.Lonnie’S Lament (John Coltrane) – 11:45 […]

McCoy Tyner’s ‘The Real McCoy’ is his seventh album recorded on April 21, 1967 with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter & Elvin Jones and released the same year by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Passion Dance (Mccoy Tyner) – 08:47 . 2.Contemplation (Mccoy Tyner) – 09:12 . 3.Four By Five (Mccoy Tyner) – 06:37 . 4.Search […]

This day (April 10, 1971), in Springfield, Pennsylvania (USA), is born Joey DeFrancesco, an American jazz organist.

Joe Henderson’s ‘In ‘n Out’ is his third album recorded on April 10, 1964 with Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Richard Davis and Elvin Jones and released the same year by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.In ‘N Out (Joe Henderson) – 10:23 . 2.Punjab (Joe Henderson) – 09:07 . 3.Serenity (Joe Henderson) – 06:16 . […]

‘John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman’ is a collaboration studio album recorded on March 7, 1963 with Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner and released the ame year by Impulse!. Track Listing : 1.They Say It’S Wonderful (Irving Berlin) – 05:20 . 2.Dedicated To You (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret) – 05:32 . 3.My […]

McCoy Tyner’s ‘Extensions’ is an album recorded on February 9, 1970 with Gary Bartz, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones and Alice Coltrane on two tracks and released in January 1973 By Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Message From The Nile (Mccoy Tyner) – 12:22 . 2.The Wanderer (Mccoy Tyner) – 07:43 . 3.Survival Blues […]

John Coltrane’s ‘Infinity’ is a posthumous album recorded on June 16 & September 22, 1965 and February 2, 1966, featuring overdubs with strings added by Alice Coltrane and released in September 1972 by Impulse! Track Listing : 1.Peace On Earth (John Coltrane) – 08:33 . 2.Living Space (John Coltrane) – 10:28 . 3.Joy (John Coltrane) […]

Elvin Jones’ ‘Elvin!’ is an album recorded on July 11 & December 27, 1961 and January 3, 1962 and released the same year by Riverside. Track Listing : 1.Lady Luck (Elvin Jones, Frank Wess) – 06:19 . 2.Buzz-At (Elvin Jones) – 06:31 . 3.Shadowland (Sara Cassey) – 04:06 . 4.Pretty Brown (Ernie Wilkins) – 03:30 […]

Wayne Shorter’s ‘Speak No Evil’ is his sixth album recorded on December 24, 1964 with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones and released in 1966 By Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Witch Hunt (Wayne Shorter) – 08:07 . 2.Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum (Wayne Shorter) – 05:50 . 3.Dance Cadaverous (Wayne Shorter) – 06:45 . 4.Speak […]

This day (December 11, 1938), in  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Alfred McCoy Tyner, a jazz pianist.

‘Out of the Cool’ by The Gil Evans Orchestra. is an album recorded on November 18 & 30, December 10 & 15, 1960 and released in February 1961 by Impulse! Track Listing : 1.La Nevada (Gil Evans) – 15:38 . 2.Where Flamingos Fly (Elthea Peale, Harold Courlander, John Benson Brooks) – 05:14 . 3.Bilbao Song […]

John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ is a studio album recorded on December 9, 1964, with Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and Mccoy Tyner and released in February 1965 by Impulse!. Track Listing : 1.Part 1: Acknowledgement (John Coltrane) – 07:47 . 2.Part 2: Resolution (John Coltrane) – 07:22 . 3.Part 3: Pursuance/Part 4: Psalm (John Coltrane) […]