Elvin Jones Movies
- 2001
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Hudson Music presents this compilation for aficionados of jazz drumming with more than a dozen of the greatest musicians ever to hit the skins. As the title suggests, Classic Drum Solos and Drum Battles includes both solo performances as well as head-to-head drum-offs starring the likes of Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Elvin Jones, and eleven others. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Elvin Jones has worked with many legendary figures of jazz, including Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Burrell, Pepper Adams, Milt Jackson, Miles Davis, and Yusef Lateef. He joined John Coltrane's quartet in the '60s and has appeared on over 500 recordings. Elvin Jones Jazz Machine showcases his percussive expertise, and features Coltrane's son Ravi on tenor sax, with Willie Pickins on piano. In this hour-long performance video, the extraordinary drummer can be seen performing such songs as "Ray El," "Doll of the Bride," and "Is There a Jackson in the House?" ~ Alice Day, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elvin Jones
- 1987
John Coltrane: The Coltrane Legacy profiles the stunning career of jazz legend John Coltrane. Via interview footage, television clips, and performances by Coltrane, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones, and Jimmy Cobb, the tribute program creates a collage of visual images and musical rhapsodies. Viewers experience Coltrane's extended saxophone interpretation of Rogers and Hammerstein's "My Favorite Things." Coltrane, who died at a young age, was considered a star of the golden age of jazz. This documentary celebrates his restless, chaotic, and ultimately soothing art. ~ Betsy Boyd, All Movie Guide
- 1979
This biography of jazz drummer Elvin Jones, looks at his family, his roots in black church music, the beginning of his career in postwar Detroit and his composition of "Three Card Molly." Performance footage of Jones playing with Pat LaBarbara, Ryo Kawasaki, and David Williams is included. ~ All Movie Guide
This western is permeated with the culture of the early '70s; it features contributions by writers for the Firesign Theatre, a counter-culture comedy troupe of the period, as well as music from groups such as The James Gang, Doug Kershaw, White Lightening and others--a rock/folk/country fusion. With highly stylized sets, music and story, this movie is full of surprises. Don Johnson as Matthew and John Rubinstein as Zachariah are two friends who go on the run. Together and separately they explore life as outlaws, at first enjoying and later being repelled by the reckless violence involved in gunfighting, bank robbing, and the other kinds of mayhem which come from the outlaw life. Along the way, they meet up with guides and gangs of various kinds, from a troupe of traveling, bank-robbing musicians (Country Joe and the Fish), to the greatest gunfighter in the world. Their paths diverge until Matthew comes gunning for Zachariah in a dramatic final confrontation. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
