And her skill on the drums began to attract the attention in the program of the best musicians of the era and thus worked with virtually every great jazz from the forties and fifties: Sonny Rollins and Miles Davis at meetings of the Village Vanguard in 1955, with the group’s extraordinary trombonist Jay Jay Johnson from 1956 to 1957, with the extraordinary trumpeter Donald Byrd in 1958, and the final step in his career and which will go down in jazz history, their extraordinary work with saxophonist, John Coltrane, in their different groups between 1960 and 1965.

With Coltrane, Elvin Jones would record a number of masterpieces and his death record, Elvin, form their own groups during the seventies. In the early eighties created the “Elvin Jones Jazz Machine “by the saxophonist Sonny and likeness of Art Blakey, from the group promoted the training of young musical talent. From his school came the talented saxophonist, Joshua Redman. Elvin Jones, is one of the greatest drummers in history dela jazz style, unmistakable to the first hearing of its dishes, has impacted on many musicians and still remains active recording for labels.

Today – November 2003 – this prodigious drummer still active. At 76 years, and with the physical logically impaired, Elvin Jones, still on the road with his group, “Elvin Jones Jazz Machine “training in driving with inflammatory statements to their young accompanists. Apoloybaco” had the privilege to attend on 12 November 2003 at one of their live performances at the Teatro Central in Seville. It was a magical night, spectacular apotheosis. Elvin and his extraordinary musicians, the tenor saxophonist Mark Shim and pianist Carlos McKinney – offered an extraordinary concert of the seats up several times a packed auditorium.

Elvin Jones, he showed that night in Seville that despite his physical deterioration, his creativity, his stormy instrumental touch and strength are still intact.