The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who, instead of waving his arms to keep time and convey mood, is an active member of… — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is essential and non-negotiable. — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
Music is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do. — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
The greatest contribution jazz has made in music has been to replace the role of the conductor with a member of the ensemble who,… — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
It's the honesty you apply to your playing that makes music enjoyable. The style of the music has little to do with it. It's… — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply. — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
If there's any such thing as a perfect man, I think John Coltrane was one. And I think that kind of perfection has to… — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
That's what the drummer is supposed to do. Keep the time. If you can do something else besides that, fine. But the time is… — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
I feel very, very gratified when people are complimentary to what I have done or appreciated it with sincerity... It makes me feel that… — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
I can see forms and shapes in my mind when I solo, just as a painter can see forms and shapes when he starts… — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
You should get the feeling you should move. That's what is meant when people say the music moves me. — Elvin Jones Copy Share Image
