Elvin Jones Discography - session index

1948 (age 21)

• Billy Mitchell 5   Detroit, MI, 1948

1950

• Kenny Burrell and The Four Sharps   Detroit, MI, c. 1950

1955

• Miles Davis 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, July 9, 1955

1956

• Sahib Shihab's 6   NYC, May 17, 1956
• Thad Jones 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, July 9, 1956
• J.J. Johnson 5   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, July 24, 1956
• J.J. Johnson 5   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, July 25, 1956
• J.J. Johnson 5   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, July 27, 1956
• Bobby Jaspar 4   Paris, France, Nov. 12, 1956
• Bobby Jaspar 4   Paris, France, Nov. 14, 1956
• Art Farmer 5 with Hank Mobley & Kenny Drew   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 23, 1956

1957 (age 30)

• Thad Jones 6   NYC, Jan. 6, 1957
• J.J. Johnson 5   Red Hill Inn, NJ, Jan. 26, 1957
• J.J. Johnson 5   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, Jan. 29, 1957
• J.J. Johnson 5   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, Jan. 31, 1957
• Kenny Burrell 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Feb. 1, 1957
• J.J. Johnson 5   Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, Feb. 2, 1957
• Thad Jones 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Feb. 2, 1957
• The Prestige All Stars   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Feb. 16, 1957
• J.J. Johnson 5   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, May 14, 1957
• Paul Chambers 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, May 19, 1957
• Bobby Jaspar 5/4   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 23 & 28, 1957
• Tommy Flanagan 3   Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 15, 1957
• The Prestige All Stars   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 25, 1957
• Sonny Rollins 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, evening set, Nov. 3, 1957
• Sonny Redd 5   Chicago, Nov. 12, 1957
• Pepper Adams 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 19, 1957
• Red Rodney 5   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 24, 1957

1958

• Mal Waldron 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 31, 1958
• The Jones Bros.   Beltone Studios, NYC, Mar. 24, 1958
• The Pepper-Knepper 5   Beltone Studios, NYC, Mar. 25, 1958
• Pepper Adams 5   Five Spot Cafe, NYC, Apr. 15, 1958
• Bennie Green 6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 28, 1958
• The Mitchell-Ruff 2 Plus Strings and Brass   NYC, May 13, 1958
• Aaron Bell 4   NYC, July 2, 1958
• Steve Lacy 4   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 17, 1958
• Hank Jones 4   NYC, Dec. 10, 1958
• Hank Jones 4   NYC, Dec. 15, 1958
• Hank Jones 4   NYC, Dec. 18, 1958
• The Aaron Bell Orch.   prob. NYC, 1958

1959

• Harry Lookofsky 5   NYC, Jan. 20, 1959
• Hank Jones 4   NYC, Feb. 4, 1959
• Gil Evans Orch.   NYC, Feb. 5, 1959
• Clarence "Big" Miller   NYC, Feb., 1959
• Tommy Flanagan 3   NYC, Mar. 10, 1959
• Curtis Fuller 6   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Mar. 12, 1959
• Kenny Burrell 4   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 12, 1959
• Art Farmer 10   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, May 14, 1959
• Randy Weston 3 Plus Four Trombones   NYC, May, 1959
• Herb Geller 5 with Barbara Long   NYC, June 9, 1959
• Herb Geller 5 with Barbara Long   NYC, June 10, 1959
• Harry Lookofsky 5   NYC, June 22, 1959
• John Coltrane Band   Birdland, NYC, Sep., 1959
• Thad Jones 6   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 24 & 31, 1959
• Miles Davis with Gil Evans Orch.   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, Nov. 15, 1959
• Miles Davis with Gil Evans Orch.   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, Nov. 20, 1959
• Jimmy Forrest 5   Chicago, Dec. 10, 1959
• Jimmy Forrest 4   Chicago, Dec. 12, 1959
• Bob Wilber's Music Minus One   NYC, 1959
• Debby Moore   same location, date

1960

• Julian Priester 5   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Jan. 11, 1960
• Harry "Sweets" Edison 5   NYC, Feb. 12, 1960
• Miles Davis with Gil Evans Orch.   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, Mar. 10, 1960
• Lionel Hampton 5   NYC, Mar. 23, 1960
• Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland   The Jazz Corner Of The World, Birdland, NYC, Apr. 25, 1960
• John Coltrane 4   Atlantic Studios, NYC, Oct. 21, 1960
• John Coltrane 4   Atlantic Studios, NYC, afternoon, Oct. 24, 1960
• McCoy Tyner 3   same location, date
• John Coltrane 4   Atlantic Studios, NYC, evening, Oct. 24, 1960
• John Coltrane 4   Atlantic Studios, NYC, Oct. 26, 1960
• Gil Evans Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 18, 1960
• Gil Evans Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 30, 1960
• Gil Evans Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 10, 1960
• Gil Evans Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 15, 1960
• Bill Henderson with The Count Basie Band   Chicago, Dec. 19, 1960
• Bill Henderson   Chicago, Dec. 20, 1960
• Barry Harris 3   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 21, 1960, & Jan. 19, 1961

1961

• Philly Joe Jones - Elvin Jones 7   Atlantic Studios, NYC, Feb. 2, 1961
• Clifford Jordan and Sonny Red with Elvin Jones, Tommy Flanagan   Bell Sound Studios, NYC, Feb. 14, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   The Sutherland Hotel Lounge, Chicago, Mar. 1, 1961
• John Coltrane Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1961
• John Coltrane Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 24, 1961
• John Coltrane 7   A&R Studios, NYC, May 25, 1961
• John Coltrane Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 7, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 1, 1961
• Elvin Jones & Company   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July 11, & Dec. 27, 1961, & Jan. 3, 1962
• John Coltrane 6   Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, Aug. 8-Sep. 3, 1961
• Freddie Hubbard 6   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 21, 1961
• Lee Konitz 3   Olmsted Sound Studios, NYC, Aug. 24, 1961
• John Coltrane 6   Monterey Jazz Fest., Monterey, CA, Sep. 22, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   The Sutherland Hotel Lounge, Chicago, Oct. 10-15, 1961
• John Coltrane 7   Village Vanguard, NYC, Nov. 1, 1961
• John Coltrane 9   Village Vanguard, NYC, Nov. 2, 1961
• John Coltrane 6   Village Vanguard, NYC, Nov. 3, 1961
• John Coltrane 8   Village Vanguard, NYC, Nov. 5, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   L'Olympia, Paris, France, 1st concert, Nov. 18, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   L'Olympia, Paris, France, 2nd concert, Nov. 18, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Nov. 19, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Kurhaus, Scheveningen, The Hague, Holland, Nov. 19, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Falkoner Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 20, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Konserthuset, Goteborg, Sweden, Nov. 21, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland, Nov. 22, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 1st concert, Nov. 23, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 2nd concert, Nov. 23, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Sudwestfunk TV Studio, Baden-Baden, W. Germany, Nov. 24, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Musikhalle, Hamburg, W. Germany, Nov. 25, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Kongresshalle, Frankfurt/Main, W. Germany, Nov. 27, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Liederhalle, Stuttgart, W. Germany, Nov. 29, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Auditorium Maximum, Berlins Freie Universitat, Berlin, W. Germany, Dec. 2, 1961
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 21, 1961
• Yusef Lateef 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 29, 1961
• John Coltrane 5   Showboat, Philadelphia, PA, 1961-1962

1962

• McCoy Tyner 3   NYC, Jan. 10, 1962
• McCoy Tyner 3   NYC, Jan. 11, 1962
• John Coltrane 5   Birdland, NYC, Feb. 9, 1962
• John Coltrane 5   Birdland, NYC, Feb. 16, 1962
• Pony Poindexter 9   NYC, Feb. 16, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 11, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 12, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Birdland, NYC, June 2, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 19, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 20, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 29, 1962
• Miles Davis with Gil Evans Orch.   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, July 27, 1962
• Miles Davis with Gil Evans Orch.   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, Aug. 13, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 18, 1962
• Duke Ellington & John Coltrane   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 26, 1962
• Duke Ellington & John Coltrane   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 26, 1962; edited: NYC, Jan. 15, 1963
• Jay Cameron 5   NYC, Oct. 2, 1962
• John Coltrane 5   Showboat, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 19, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Showboat, Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 20, 1962
• Miles Davis with Gil Evans Orch.   Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, Nov. 6, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 13, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   L'Olympia, Paris, France, 1st concert, Nov. 17, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   L'Olympia, Paris, France, 2nd concert, Nov. 17, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   L'Olympia, Paris, France, 2nd or 1st concert, Nov. 17, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 1st concert, Nov. 19, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 2nd concert, Nov. 19, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland, Nov. 20, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Falkoner Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 22, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Robert-Schumann-Saal, Dusseldorf, W. Germany, Nov. 23, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, Nov. 28, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Dec. 1, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Kurhaus, Scheveningen, The Hague, Holland, Dec. 1, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   Teatro Dell'Arte, Milan, Italy, Dec. 2, 1962
• John Coltrane 4   1962

1963

• John Coltrane 4   Showboat, Philadelphia, PA, Jan. 8, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Birdland, NYC, Feb. 23, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Birdland, NYC, Mar. 2, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 6, 1963
• John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 7, 1963
• Jimmy Woods 6 feat. Elvin Jones   Contemporary Records, LA, Mar. 25 & 26, 1963
• Elvin Jones - Jimmy Garrison 6   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 8, 1963
• Gil Evans Orch.   NYC, Sep. 9, 1963
• Gil Evans Orch.   NYC, Sep. 23, 1963
• Gil Evans Orch.   A&R Studios, NYC, Sep., 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Birdland, NYC, Oct. 8, 1963
• Johnny Hartman   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 9, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Birdland, NYC, Oct. 10, 1963
• Johnny Hartman   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 17, 1963
• Hank Jones 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 19, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 22, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Njardhallen, Oslo, Norway, Oct. 23, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Konserthuset, Goteborg, Sweden or Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland, Oct. 24, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   RB, Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 25, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Oct. 26, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, Nov. 1, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Auditorium Maximum, Berlins Freie Universitat, Berlin, W. Germany, Nov. 2, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Liederhalle, Stuttgart, W. Germany, Nov. 4, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   Showboat, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 6, 1963
• John Coltrane 5   Showboat, Philadelphia, PA, evening, Nov. 11, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, afternoon, Nov. 18, 1963
• Gil Evans Orch.   NYC, Dec. 6, 1963
• John Coltrane 4   TVB, Jazz Casual TV Show, KQED TV Studio, SF, Dec. 7, 1963
• John Coltrane 5   Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, Dec. 31, 1963

1964

• Andrew Hill 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 8, 1964
• Sonny Rollins 5   NYC, Jan. 15, 1964
• McCoy Tyner 6   NYC, Feb. 4, 1964
• Gil Evans Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, Apr. 6, 1964
• Joe Henderson 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 7, 1964
• Joe Henderson 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 10, 1964
• John Coltrane 4   Showboat, Philadelphia, PA or Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, Apr. 16, 1964
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 27, 1964
• Wayne Shorter 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 29, 1964
• J.J. Johnson 5   NYC, May 1, 1964
• Stan Getz - Bill Evans 4   NYC, May 5, 1964
• Stan Getz - Bill Evans 4   NYC, May 6, 1964
• Grant Green 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 20, 1964
• Bob Brookmeyer and Friends   NYC, May 25, 1964
• Tony Bennett   same location, date
• Gil Evans Orch.   Webster Hall, NYC, May 25, 1964
• Bob Brookmeyer and Friends   NYC, May 26, 1964
• Bob Brookmeyer and Friends   NYC, May 27, 1964
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 1, 1964
• Grant Green 7   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1964
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 24, 1964
• Gil Evans Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 9, 1964
• John Coltrane 4   Showboat, Philadelphia, PA or Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, July, 1964
• Wayne Shorter 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug. 3, 1964
• Stanley Turrentine 6   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 4, 1964
• Grant Green 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 11, 1964
• John Coltrane 4   Pep's, Philadelphia, PA, Sep. 18, 1964
• Tony Bennett   NYC, Oct. 15, 1964
• Gil Evans Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 29, 1964
• Solomon Ilori Afro-Drum Ensemble   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 30, 1964
• John Coltrane 4   Birdland, NYC, Oct., 1964
• Larry Young 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 12, 1964
• Grant Green 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 16, 1964
• Joe Henderson 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 30, 1964
• McCoy Tyner 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 2, 1964
• Kenny Burrell with Gil Evans Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 4, 1964
• McCoy Tyner 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 7, 1964
• McCoy Tyner 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 8, 1964
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 9, 1964
• John Coltrane 6   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 10, 1964
• Kenny Burrell with Gil Evans Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 15, 1964
• Wayne Shorter 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 24, 1964

1965

• The Roland Kirk 4 feat. Elvin Jones   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 13, 1965
• Elvin Jones 6   NYC, Feb. 16, 1965
• John Coltrane 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 17, 1965
• John Coltrane 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 18, 1965
• Elvin Jones 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 23, 1965
• Elvin Jones 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 25, 1965
• Elvin Jones 6   NYC, Mar. 18, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Half Note, NYC, Mar. 19, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Half Note, NYC, Mar. 26, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, Mar. 28, 1965
• Grant Green 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 31, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Half Note, NYC, Apr. 2, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Half Note, NYC, May 7, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 17, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 10, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1965
• John Coltrane 4 + Alice Coltrane Group   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1965; overdubs recorded The Village Recorder, LA, Apr. 16 & 17, 1972
• John Coltrane Orch.   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Newport Jazz Fest., Freebody Park, Newport, RI, July 2, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Antibes Jazz Fest., Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 26, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Antibes Jazz Fest., Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 27, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, July 28, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Comblain-la-Tour, Belgium, Aug. 1, 1965
• John Coltrane 5   Down Beat Jazz Fest., Soldier's Field, Chicago, Aug. 15, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   RCA Victor Studios, NYC, Aug. 26, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 2, 1965
• John Coltrane 4   Coast Recorders, SF, Sep. 22, 1965
• John Coltrane 4 + Alice Coltrane Group   Coast Recorders, SF, Sep. 22, 1965; overdubs recorded The Village Recorder, LA, Apr. 16 & 17, 1972
• John Coltrane 6   The Penthouse, Seattle, WA, Sep. 30, 1965
• John Coltrane 6   RB, The Penthouse, Seattle, WA, Sep. 30, 1965
• John Coltrane 5   Sep., 1965
• John Coltrane 7   Camelot Sound Studios, Lynwood, WA, Oct. 1, 1965
• John Coltrane 7   The Penthouse, Seattle, WA, Oct. 2, 1965
• John Coltrane 8   Western Recorders, LA, Oct. 14, 1965
• Larry Young 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 10, 1965
• John Coltrane Group   Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, Nov. 10, 1965
• John Coltrane 6   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov. 23, 1965

1966

• Earl Hines   NYC, Jan. 10, 1966
• Earl Hines   NYC, Jan. 11, 1966
• The Earl Hines 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Jan. 17, 1966
• Freddie Hubbard 6   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 5, 1966
• Elvin Jones 6   NYC, Mar. 23, 1966
• Elvin Jones 6   NYC, Mar. 24, 1966
• Sonny Rollins 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1966

1967 (age 40)

• McCoy Tyner 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 21, 1967
• Tete Montoliu 3   Top Of The Gate-Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, Apr. 21, 1967
• Tete Montoliu 3   Top Of The Gate-Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, Apr. 22, 1967
• Elvin Jones - Richard Davis 2   RCA Studios, NYC, June 19, 1967
• Elvin Jones - Richard Davis 4   RCA Studios, NYC, June 20, 1967
• Lee Konitz Duets   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 25, 1967
• Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon   Village Vanguard, NYC, Oct. 1, 1967
• Jaki Byard 3   NYC, Oct. 31, 1967

1968

• Elvin Jones 4/3   Village Vanguard, NYC, Mar. 20, 1968
• Elvin Jones 4/3   Village Vanguard, NYC, Mar., 1968?
• The New Elvin Jones 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 8, 1968
• Ornette Coleman 4   A&R Studios, NYC, Apr. 29, 1968
• Ornette Coleman 4   A&R Studios, NYC, May 7, 1968
• Helen Merrill / Dick Katz   Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, July, 1968
• Elvin Jones 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 6, 1968
• Pepper Adams 5   Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 11-12, 1968
• Elvin Jones 3   live in concert, 1968

1969

• Phineas Newborn Jr. 3   Contemporary's studio, LA, Feb. 12 & 13, 1969
• Barney Kessel 4   Contemporary's studio, LA, Mar. 12, 1969
• Elvin Jones 7   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 14, 1969
• Eddie Gale 9 with Noble Gale Singers   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 2, 1969
• Elvin Jones 7   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sep. 26, 1969
• Allen Ginsberg / William Blake   Apostolic Studios, NYC, Oct. 23, 1969

1970

• McCoy Tyner 6   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 9, 1970
• Leon Thomas - T-Bone Walker - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Joe Turner   Carnegie Hall, NYC, May, 1970
• Elvin Jones 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 17, 1970

1971

• Elvin Jones 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 12, 1971
• Elvin Jones 5   John Coltrane Memorial Concert, Town Hall, NYC, Sep. 12, 1971
• Joe Farrell 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Nov., 1971
• Elvin Jones 10   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Dec. 16, 1971

1972

• Elvin Jones - Masabumi Kikuchi 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 17, 1972
• Newport In New York '72   Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 6, 1972
• Elvin Jones 8   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 12, 1972
• Elvin Jones 9   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 13, 1972
• Elvin Jones 4   The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, 1st set, Sep. 9, 1972
• Elvin Jones 4   The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, 2nd set, Sep. 9, 1972
• Elvin Jones 4   The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, 3rd set, Sep. 9, 1972
• Elvin Jones 4   Jazz Jamboree 72, Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 20, 1972

1973

• Elvin Jones Band   A&R Studios, NYC, July 24, 1973
• Elvin Jones Band   A&R Studios, NYC, July 25, 1973
• Elvin Jones Band   A&R Studios, NYC, July 26, 1973
• Billy Harper's Group   released 1973

1974

• Elvin Jones 5   Kumla, Sweden, Sep. 29, 1974

1975

• McCoy Tyner 3   Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Feb. 18 & 19, 1975
• Elvin Jones 4   Ljubljana Jazz Fest., Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, June 15, 1975
• Jimmy Rowles 4   NYC, Oct., 1975
• Elvin Jones 3   Kent, NY, 1975
• Elvin Jones Band   NYC, 1975

1976

• Oregon and Elvin Jones   Vanguard's Studio, NYC, Jan., 1976
• Art Pepper 4   Contemporary's studio, LA, Sep. 15 & 16, 1976
• Phineas Newborn Jr. 3   Contemporary Records, LA, Sep. 17-18, 1976
• Summit Meeting   NYC, Nov. 18, 1976
• Elvin Jones Band   1976

1977 (age 50)

• Tommy Flanagan 3   Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, Feb. 4, 1977
• Hadley Caliman 4   Sage & Sound, LA, June 7, 1977
• Chico Freeman 5   Contemporary's studio, LA, June 21, 22 & 23, 1977
• Ray Brown 3   Contemporary's studio, LA, June 22, 23 & 24, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, First Set (First Show), July 28, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, Second Set (Second Show), July 28, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, Third Set (Third Show), July 28, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, First Set (Fourth Show), July 29, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, Second Set (Fifth Show), July 29, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, Third Set (Sixth Show), July 29, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, First Set (Seventh Show), July 30, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, Second Set (Eighth Show), July 30, 1977
• Art Pepper 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, Third Set (Ninth Show), July 30, 1977
• Elvin Jones Band   NYC, 1977

1978

• The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine   Stuttgart, W. Germany, Feb. 3, 4 & 5, 1978
• The Elvin Jones Music Machine   The Educational Center For The Arts, New Haven, CT, Mar. 22, 23 & 24, 1978
• Elvin Jones Jazz Machine   Yomiuri Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Apr. 8 & 9, 1978
• Elvin Jones and Frank Foster with Nobuo Hara Sharp and Flats   Tokyo, Japan, Apr. 19, 1978

1979

• Elvin Jones 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 14 & 20, 1979

1980

• Tommy Flanagan 3   Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, Feb. 4, 1980
• Elvin Jones Jazz Machine   Hitokuchizaka Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 19, 1980
• Elvin Jones 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Aug., 1980

1981

• Pharoah Sanders   NYC & SF, 1981

1982

• Elvin Jones 5 feat. David Liebman   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 10, 1982
• Elvin Jones 5   c. Feb., 1982???
• Elvin Jones - McCoy Tyner 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 13 & 14, 1982
• Elvin Jones 4   NYC, Oct., 1982
• Bennie Wallace 3   Eurosound Studios, NYC, Nov. 30, & Dec. 1, 1982

1984

• The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine   Village Vanguard, NYC, July 1, 1984

1985

• The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine   Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 1, 1985

1986

• Lew Soloff 4   Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, Sep. 15 & 16, 1986

1987 (age 60)

• Lew Soloff 4   NYC, June 29 & 30, 1987
• Wynton Marsalis 5   BMG Studios, NYC, June, 1987

1988

• Akira Ohmori 4 feat. Elvin Jones   Nippon Columbia The 2nd Studio, Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 9, 10 & 23, 1988

1990

• Power 3   Soundtracks, NYC, May 10, 1990
• Elvin Jones - Takehisa Tanaka 4   NYC, Dec. 10 & 11, 1990
• Kenny Garrett   RCA Studios, NYC, 1990

1991

• The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine   Jazz An Der Donau Fest., Vilshofen, Germany, June 23, 1991
• Sonny Sharrock 4   Sorcerer Sound, NYC; Greenpoint Studios, Brooklyn, NY, released Aug. 6, 1991
• Javon Jackson 4   NYC, Dec. 16, 1991
• Elvin Jones 2   NYC?, 1991-1992

1992

• Elvin Jones 5   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Apr. 20 & 21, 1992
• Stephen Scott 3   BMG Studios, NYC, Oct. 8 & 9, 1992
• The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 15 & 16, 1992
• Elvin Jones Special 4   Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 4, 1992

1993

• Hank Jones 3   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Feb. 25 & 26, 1993
• Elvin Jones 6   Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 18 & 19, 1993
• Robert Hurst 3   Ground Control Recording, Burbank, CA, Nov. 18 & 19, 1993

1995

• Shirley Horn   Big Mo Recording, Washington, DC, May 15-18, 1995
• The Greg Packham Group feat. Elvin Jones   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 22-23, 1995

1997 (age 70)

• Joe Lovano 3 Fascination   Avatar Studios, NYC, Sep. 16 & 17, 1997

1998

• Steve Griggs 5   Bear Creek Studios, Woodinville, WA, May 19-21, 1998
• Dewey Redman - Cecil Taylor - Elvin Jones 3/2/1   Avatar Studios, NYC, Aug. 4 & 5, 1998

1999

• Michael Brecker 4   Avatar Studios, NYC & Right Track Recording, NYC, 1999

2000

• Stefano Di Battista 3   released 2000

2001

• Bill Frisell 3   Avatar Studios, NYC, 2001

2002

• The Great Jazz 3   Avatar Studios, NYC, May 12 & 13, 2002

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Elvin Jones Discography Project

List of albums/singles by catalogue number:

• Elvin Jones Catalog - album index

List of sessions by recorded date & location:

• Elvin Jones Discography - session index

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