Please bow your heads...

On Tuesday, Elvin Jones passed away. The great jazz drummer worked with Miles Davis, Nicolas Payton, Bill Frisell, Duke Ellington, Dave Liebman,and most notably, John Coltrane. His work was marked by an uncanny sense of time that let him wrap himself into a language that incorporated bop and avant-garde into a furious mix. I recommend his work on Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Rip, Rig, and Panic and his recent effort with Bill Frisell and Dave Holland.

He was a tough personality and as the above link makes note of, "Elvin Jones had suffered from ill health for several months. He continued to perform until only a few weeks ago, often taking an oxygen tank on to the bandstand." That is someone who lives for living.

Rest in Peace.