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Elvin Jones

1927 - 2004

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Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such albums as My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme, Ascension and Live at Birdland. After 1966, Jones led his own trio, and later larger groups under the name The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elvin Jones has received more than 783,109 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Elvin Jones is the 754th most popular musician (down from 559th in 2019), the 3,832nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,944th in 2019) and the 246th most popular American Musician.

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  • 51.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Elvin Jones ranks 754 out of 2,662. Before him are Brian Molko, Jorge Bolet, Noel Redding, Andrea Guarneri, Sigiswald Kuijken, and Scott Bradley. After him are Theo Jörgensmann, Harold Faltermeyer, Wanda Jackson, Peter Hammill, Johann Gottfried Piefke, and Willie Dixon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Elvin Jones ranks 161. Before him are Roger Walkowiak, Theodore Maiman, Ahmad Jannati, Joan Segarra, Kenneth Anger, and Ales Adamovich. After him are Erich Probst, Tom Bosley, Friedrich Hirzebruch, Juan Alonso, Joe Turkel, and Florencio Campomanes. Among people deceased in 2004, Elvin Jones ranks 124. Before him are Werner Goldberg, Takeshi Kamo, Philip Arthur Fisher, Franz König, Fred Lawrence Whipple, and Helmut Griem. After him are Juan Zambudio Velasco, Janet Frame, Antonio Gades, Miklós Fehér, Dimebag Darrell, and Ota Šik.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elvin Jones ranks 3,832 out of 18,182. Before him are Suge Knight (1965), William Cranch Bond (1789), Brian Kobilka (1955), Seth Carlo Chandler (1846), Scott Bradley (1891), and Amy Irving (1953). After him are Dorothy Dandridge (1922), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), Roy Chapman Andrews (1884), Ray Wise (1947), William Calley (1943), and Wanda Jackson (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Elvin Jones ranks 246. Before him are Ron McGovney (1962), Charlie Christian (1916), Charlie Haden (1937), Marcus Miller (1959), Richie Havens (1941), and Scott Bradley (1891). After him are Wanda Jackson (1937), Willie Dixon (1915), Krist Novoselic (1965), Fats Waller (1904), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829), and Taj Mahal (1942).

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