THE GREAT ELVIN JONES, drummer for John Coltrane’s quintet died, at age 76. For our take on one of the Coltrane quintet’s finest hours, click here and here.
Sadly, I never got to see Jones live. But I did see McCoy Tyner, Coltrane’s pianist, a couple of years ago at the Iridium Club in Manhattan. Not surprisingly, his playing is still world class.
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