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... Elvin Jones ( d ) . 5/65 . In doubt , one always reaches for words like ' transitional ' . This , though , is clearly in transit between two styles . Coltrane worries endlessly at phrases and motifs , without the kind of harmonic ...
... Elvin Jones ( d ) . 5/65 . In doubt , one always reaches for words like ' transitional ' . This , though , is clearly in transit between two styles . Coltrane worries endlessly at phrases and motifs , without the kind of harmonic ...
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... Jones ; Jimmy Heath ( ts ) ; Barry Harris ( p ) ; George Tucker ( b ) ; Roger Humphries ( d ) . 8/65 . Jones had a lovely take - my - time way about his trumpet ... Jones's affection for LaBarbera is evident on Brother John , 716 ELVIN JONES.
... Jones ; Jimmy Heath ( ts ) ; Barry Harris ( p ) ; George Tucker ( b ) ; Roger Humphries ( d ) . 8/65 . Jones had a lovely take - my - time way about his trumpet ... Jones's affection for LaBarbera is evident on Brother John , 716 ELVIN JONES.
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... Jones ( born 1918 ) PIANO The eldest of the three brothers , Hank is as quiet and unassuming as Elvin was extrovert , and shares something of the late Thad's sophistication . After working in territory bands , Hank became part of the ...
... Jones ( born 1918 ) PIANO The eldest of the three brothers , Hank is as quiet and unassuming as Elvin was extrovert , and shares something of the late Thad's sophistication . After working in territory bands , Hank became part of the ...
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