Elvin Jones

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on May 19, 1957, Paul Chambers Quintet captures bassist Paul Chambers leading an exceptional ensemble at the height of the hard-bop era. Released by Blue Note in 1958, the album brings together trumpeter Donald Byrd, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, pianist Tommy Flanagan, and drummer Elvin Jones.  Chambers is more than the foundation beneath the group: his resonant bass lines and confident solos give the session its unmistakable …

Cut on February 23 and 25, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio and released later that year on Impulse!, Dear John C. marks drummer Elvin Jones’s first album for the label as a full-fledged leader, boldly looking forward while honoring his transformative contributions with the John Coltrane Quartet since the beginning of the decade. Produced by Bob Thiele, the sessions feature alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianists Roland Hanna and Elvin’s brother Hank Jones, bassist Richard Davis, and Jones o…

Following the genre-redefining revelations of A Love Supreme in 1965, John Coltrane began a dramatic shift toward spiritual free jazz, abandoning familiar forms in favor of a more abstract sonic palette and bold questions he'd spend the rest of his life and career pursuing. Meditations, released by Impulse! in 1966, continues that emotional throughline while retaining, for the last time in full, the classic quartet that propelled Trane to greatness: pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison an…

1972 US re-issue on Impulse!/ABC of the 1964 album featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.

1974 US re-issue on Impulse!/ABC of the 1971 double-album with a 1965 live recording featuring Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With original innersleeve.

Orig‌inal Japanese edition on Atlantic of the 1970 compilation (edited by Ilhan Mimaroglu) with previously unreleased recordings by The John Coltrane Quartet, The John Coltrane Sextet and The Milt Jackson - John Coltrane Group.

Original Japanese edition on A&M of the 1984 2LP tribute to Thelonious Monk produced by Hal Wilner. With insert and obi.

Rare grey area first edition on Historic Performances Records in 1971 of live recordings from 1961 featuring Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner, later officially re-issued as Coltranology Volume One.

1972 Japanese re-issue on Atlantic's "Jazz Age" series of the 1961 album featuring Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert.

First mono pressing in stereo sleeve of the 1962 album featuring Eric Dolphy, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With original innersleeve.

1976 Japanese re-issue on ABC Impulse!'s "Impulse Best Collection" of the 1962 album featuring Eric Dolphy, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert.

First mono pressing in stereo sleeve of the 1962 album by the "John Coltrane Quartette" featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.

1972 US re-issue on Impulse!/ABC of the 1963 album featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.

1980 Japanese re-issue on MCA's "Impulse Definitive 1500 Yen Collection" of the 1963 album featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert and obi.

1980 Japanese edition on MCA of the 1963 live album featuring Eric Dolphy, Reggie Workman, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert and obi.

1980 Japanese re-issue on Impulse!/MCA's "Jazztime Now!!" series of the 1964 album featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert and obi.

1991 Japanese re-issue on Impulse!'s "Gold Of G.D. 100" series of the 1964 album featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert and obi.

1991 Japanese re-issue on Impulse!/MCA of the 1964 live album featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert and obi.

1974 re-issue on Impluse! of the Edition I of the 1966 album featuring Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, John Tchicai, Marion Brown, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.

1980 Japanese re-issue on Impulse!/MCA of the 1966 album featuring Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert.