May 19, 2004

Elvin Jones R.I.P.

Major force in the drum world. The BBC has an Obit: bq. Elvin Ray Jones, a renowned jazz drummer and member of John Coltrane's quartet, has died in the US aged 76. bq. Jones, who also played alongside Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, died of heart failure in a New Jersey hospital on Tuesday. Ripe old age but still... Posted by DaveH at May 19, 2004 11:22 PM