The Resume

(September 9, 1927-May 18, 2004)
Born in Pontiac, Michigan
Jazz drummer
Member of the John Coltrane quartet (1960-66)
Was also a sideman for Charles Mingus, Miles Davis and Bud Powell
Recorded the albums 'Elvin Jones & Company' (1961), 'Elvin!' (1961), 'Illumination' (1963), 'Heavy Sounds' (1967), 'Polycurrents' (1969), 'At This Point in Time' (1973), 'Mr. Thunder' (1975), 'The Main Force' (1976), 'Love & Peace' (1982), 'It Don't Mean a Thing' (1993) and 'The Truth' (1999)
Brother of trumpeter Thad Jones and pianist Hank Jones

Why he might be annoying:

He was so obsessed with drums growing up that he would wander off to follow circus marching bands for miles.
He failed an audition for Benny Goodman's band (1955).
He married his second wife before divorcing his first.

Why he might not be annoying:

He frequently took part at free musical clinics in schools and prisons.
He was described as a 'master musician who... drove other musicians to achieve their full potential.'
He influenced rock drummers Ginger Baker and Mitch Mitchell, who was called 'my Elvin Jones' by Jimi Hendrix.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Bigamists/Polygamists
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 29]
• Drummers
• I Died in 2004 (Ranked: 76)
• I Married Outside My Race
• Jazz Artists
• Look at My Drums
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• Profiles 29001-29250 (Ranked: 29051)
• Smith Versus Jones

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying