Elvin Jones dead!

jazzius II · 19th May 2004

great drummer dies at age 76......played with John Coltrane among many others....krazy, polyrhythmic style

jazzius II · 19th May 2004

Dave Martin · 20th May 2004

Bummer. Who remembers his performance as a gunfighter/drummer in the movie "Zachariah"?

mitgong · 20th May 2004

The Man was a lion. Thanks Elvin.

ozraves · 20th May 2004

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cajonezzz · 20th May 2004

God Bless ya Elvin.

I'm gonna go listen to "the real mccoy".

I wish i had seen him live.

keyboardman · 20th May 2004

I saw Elvin a few years ago at NAMM. Yamaha had a big event at a hotel featuring a bunch of their artist "Cats" on a big stage. Before that whole thing happened though, they brought out Elvin to play drums...solo...with no mics.

Now, here's a room full of hundreds of people come out to see all these great players playing all the new Yamaha electronic stuff, drums, guitars, basses, keyboards, horns...everything and they put Elvin on a little 3 piece kit just front of the stage and he's gonna play SOLO before the show starts.

It

was

amazing!

He played for about 20 minutes and it was one of the most musical things I'd ever heard. Whodathunkit? He made the drums sing!

I was a fan of his his work with Wayne Shorter...the "Speak No Evil" album is one of my faves.

But after that unamplified 20 minutes of _just_ drums, I was inspired. Here's a guy that made inspiring music _like that_ most days for around 50 years.

I got to meet him at the show the next day. He had hands like baseball gloves. Huge and leathery!

Its a shame he's gone. Fortunately, he's no longer hampered by his failing health.

RIP, Elvin...

bucketeer · 22nd May 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by Dave Martin
Bummer. Who remembers his performance as a gunfighter/drummer in the movie "Zachariah"?

Ooooh, I do!
Rented it acouple of years ago, after not seeing it since it was first released.
Wotta stinker.
Elvin is terrific, though.

Dave Martin · 22nd May 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by bucketeer
Ooooh, I do!
Rented it acouple of years ago, after not seeing it since it was first released.
Wotta stinker.

I was afraid of that...

I remember Elvin's solo, and that opening sequence with the James Gang - And that's pretty much ALL I remember. Of course, I was not completely myself when I saw it, if you know what I mean...

bucketeer · 22nd May 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by Dave Martin
I was afraid of that...

I remember Elvin's solo, and that opening sequence with the James Gang - And that's pretty much ALL I remember. Of course, I was not completely myself when I saw it, if you know what I mean...

Elvin's solo holds up well, but the rest of it was better when I was a stoned teenager.
It's not nearly as good when you're a stoned adult.

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keyboardman Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 260	I saw Elvin a few years ago at NAMM. Yamaha had a big event at a hotel featuring a bunch of their artist "Cats" on a big stage. Before that whole thing happened though, they brought out Elvin to play drums...solo...with no mics. Now, here's a room full of hundreds of people come out to see all these great players playing all the new Yamaha electronic stuff, drums, guitars, basses, keyboards, horns...everything and they put Elvin on a little 3 piece kit just front of the stage and he's gonna play SOLO before the show starts. It was amazing! He played for about 20 minutes and it was one of the most musical things I'd ever heard. Whodathunkit? He made the drums sing! I was a fan of his his work with Wayne Shorter...the "Speak No Evil" album is one of my faves. But after that unamplified 20 minutes of _just_ drums, I was inspired. Here's a guy that made inspiring music _like that_ most days for around 50 years. I got to meet him at the show the next day. He had hands like baseball gloves. Huge and leathery! Its a shame he's gone. Fortunately, he's no longer hampered by his failing health. RIP, Elvin...