I feel very, very gratified when people are complimentary to what I have done or appreciated it with sincerity... It makes me feel that maybe I did do something that was proper and that was right.
If there's any such thing as a perfect man, I think John Coltrane was one. And I think that kind of perfection has to come from a greater force than … - Elvin Jones
If there's any such thing as a perfect man, I think John Coltrane was one. And I think that kind of perfection has to come from a greater force than …
- Elvin Jones
To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply. - Elvin Jones
To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply.
I feel very, very gratified when people are complimentary to what I have done or appreciated it with sincerity... It makes me feel that maybe I did d… - Elvin Jones
I feel very, very gratified when people are complimentary to what I have done or appreciated it with sincerity... It makes me feel that maybe I did d…
I can see forms and shapes in my mind when I solo, just as a painter can see forms and shapes when he starts painting. And I can see different colors. - Elvin Jones
I can see forms and shapes in my mind when I solo, just as a painter can see forms and shapes when he starts painting. And I can see different colors.
It's the honesty you apply to your playing that makes music enjoyable. The style of the music has little to do with it. It's only honesty makes it be… - Elvin Jones
It's the honesty you apply to your playing that makes music enjoyable. The style of the music has little to do with it. It's only honesty makes it be…
The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead of waving h… - Elvin Jones
The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead of waving h…
Music is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do. - Elvin Jones
Music is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do.
You should get the feeling you should move. That's what is meant when people say the music moves me. - Elvin Jones
You should get the feeling you should move. That's what is meant when people say the music moves me.
That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is essential and non-negotia… - Elvin Jones
That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is essential and non-negotia…
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