January 2003 interview of the late Rashied Ali by another great drummer, Bob Moses. This is only available through jpegs, so I can’t quote it without typing it out, and you should read the whole […]
Category: John Coltrane
Transcription by Steve Korn: Elvin Jones – Summertime
Here’s an old favorite- Elvin Jones’ solo on the tune Summertime, from John Coltrane’s My Favorite Things record. I think this is one of the first Elvin things I attempted to transcribe back in 1988 […]
Transcription: Elvin Jones – Soul Eyes
Another transcription from the archives- Elvin Jones playing brushes on Soul Eyes, from the album Coltrane, by John Coltrane. The transcription is of the piano and tenor solos; it’s written in the four of the […]
Elvin Jones analysis – Big Nick
Here’s a little analysis- or catalog of ideas- extracted from my transcription of Elvin Jones playing on Big Nick, from Coltrane’s album with Duke Ellington. It’s a good introduction to Elvin’s playing for novice drummers- […]
Elvin Jones transcription – Tunji by John Coltrane
Here is another one of my original transcriptions, this time by Elvin Jones. The track is one of my all-time favorites, Tunji, from the album Coltrane by John Coltrane. It’s kind of a small piece […]