RIP Elvin Jones :(

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Mijn favoriete drummer is niet meer

 

Van de New York Times :

 

Percussion powerhouse Elvin Jones dies at 76

 

 

NEW YORK — Elvin Jones, whose explosive drumming powered the John Coltrane Quartet, one of the most influential jazz ensembles of the 1960s, died Tuesday at age 76.

 

Jones' death, which came after several months of failing health, was announced by John DeChristopher, director of artist relations for the Avedis Zildjian Co., maker of Jones' cymbals.

 

Jones continued to perform until a few weeks ago.

 

Jones was a fixture of saxophonist Coltrane's group from late 1960 to early 1966, then for more than three decades led noteworthy groups of his own.

 

Building on the innovations of the jazz modernists Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, who liberated the drum kit from a purely time-keeping function in the 1940s, he paved the way for a later generation of drummers who dispensed with a steady rhythmic pulse altogether in the interest of greater improvisational freedom.

 

Coltrane's quartet helped redefine the concept of the jazz combo. Jones and the other members of the rhythm section, the pianist McCoy Tyner and the bassist Jimmy Garrison, did not accompany Coltrane so much as engage him in a four-way conversation.

 

But despite its popularity, the group divided the jazz world. John Tynan of Down Beat magazine dismissed its music as “anti-jazz,” and others agreed. Jones' drumming, a revelation to some listeners, was dismissed by others as overly busy.

 

Jones left the group in March 1966, shortly after Coltrane began adding musicians. He continued to lead small groups for the rest of his life.

 

The youngest of 10 children, he was the third Jones brother to become a professional musician.

 

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