Elvin Jones

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane · 1965

The Real McCoy

McCoy Tyner · 1967

The four years of the Coltrane Classic Quartet (1961–65) represent one of the most concentrated periods of creation in jazz history. ElvinElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ's polyrhythm and McCoyMcCoy Tynerマッコイ・タイナー's wide-voicing left hand gave Coltrane something to push against.

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter · 1966

Night Dreamer

Wayne Shorter · 1964

The 1964–66 Blue Note period was when Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's compositional voice matured rapidly. On Night DreamerNight DreamerWayne Shorter · 1964 and Speak No EvilSpeak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1966 he established his signature 'mysterious beauty' language. Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン, McCoy TynerMcCoy Tynerマッコイ・タイナー, and Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ brought it to life.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane · 1965

July 26, 1965, Antibes, France. The only known live performance of 'A Love SupremeA Love SupremeJohn Coltrane · 1965' in its entirety. Officially archived by INA (the French national audiovisual institute). The classic quartet at its most ferocious, near the end of the era.

— Coltrane — A Love Supreme, Antibes 1965, 1965

In November 1961, John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン recorded a two-week residency at the Village Vanguard with an expanded group including Eric Dolphy and Reggie WorkmanReggie Workmanレジー・ワークマン, stretching out on "Chasin' the Trane." DownBeat called it "anti-jazz" — and it opened the door to free jazz.

— John Coltrane: His Life and Music, Lewis Porter, 1998

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter · 1966

Speak No EvilSpeak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1966 (December 1964) is widely cited as Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's Blue Note masterpiece. Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード in the front line, three Second Great Quintet members (Herbie HancockHerbie Hancockハービー・ハンコック, Ron CarterRon Carterロン・カーター), plus Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ — a dream lineup.

— Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane · 1965

August 1965, Comblain-la-Tour, Belgium. RTBF's color broadcast — a rare and valuable color film of the classic quartet, captured just days after the Antibes 'A Love SupremeA Love SupremeJohn Coltrane · 1965' performance, with the band still riding that intensity.

— Coltrane — Comblain-la-Tour 1965, 1965

JuJu

Wayne Shorter · 1965

JuJuJuJuWayne Shorter · 1965 (1964) borrowed John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's golden quartet rhythm section (McCoy TynerMcCoy Tynerマッコイ・タイナー, Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ, Reggie WorkmanReggie Workmanレジー・ワークマン) for Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター. Absorbing Coltrane's gravity, Shorter's distinct compositional voice emerged decisively.

— Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ's drumming was famous for layering three-against-four polyrhythms across the entire kit. He described trying to create 'a wave of rhythm with my whole body,' and that pulse sustained John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン's marathon solos.

— Elvin Jones, Wikipedia, 2024

When John ColtraneJohn Coltraneジョン・コルトレーン added second drummer Rashied Ali in 1965-66, Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ departed, saying he could no longer hear his own playing in the dense barrage. The classic quartet ended with his exit.

— The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records, Ashley Kahn, 2006

'When I played with Coltrane, I knew where we were going. But where we'd arrive — that I never knew'

On his long tenure with the Coltrane Quartet, from the late 1950s through 1966.