Product Details

• Actors: Elvin Jones, Sonny Fortune, Ravi John Coltrane, Willie Pickins, Chip Jackson
• Directors: Ulli Pfau
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000ARXF6Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,770 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

NAIRD Award- Honorable Mention

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Product Description

Elvin Jones is the archetypical modern jazz musician -instinct not intellect. This is the kind of music he has played to perfection since his days with John Coltrane. There are some heavy-duty side-men in his present "Jazz Machine", Sonny Fortune and Ravi John Coltrane, the son of the most influential tenor sax player ever.FEATURING:Sonny Fortune (saxophone, flute), Ravi John Coltrane (saxophone), Willie Pickins (piano),Chip Jackson (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)."Elvin Jones' ferocity and originality and subtlety on his instrument changed the nature of jazz drumming."-Whitney Balliett in American Musicians "Elvin was ready from the first time I heard him, you know, I could hear the genius there." -John Coltrane "The music (Elvin) played with Mr. Coltrane's band often burst with a tumultuous energy that, at the time, defied a whole set of jazz and social conventions. Nearly 30 years later Mr. Jones hasn't retreated: his music, loud and brash, keeps a transgressional quality to it."-Peter Watrous in the New York Times

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smokin'! Elvin Jones is a volcano of rhythm., July 16, 1999

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This review is from: Jazz Machine [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Percussion powerhouse Elvin Jones, the rhythm dynamo who propelled the classic John Coltrane Quartet, brings his screaming intensity to his Jazz Machine in this stirring video that features Trane's son Ravi on tenor as well as veteran saxman Sonny Fortune and Chicago mainstay Willie Pickins on piano. Songs include "Is There a Jackson in the House?", "Ray El" and "Doll of the Bride". #1346 (58 min, Hi-Fi Stereo)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elvin Jones Master JazzMan, November 5, 2006

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N. Padilla (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine / Elvin Jones, Ravi John Coltrane, Sonny Fortune (DVD)

He is not just a drummer, he is what Jazz is all about. Pure Joy and Freedom of Expressive Poetry. Everyone should have this in their DVD video Jazz collection.

Nelson
NY

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars God bless Elvin Jones, February 24, 2006

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Bill Allegretti - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elvin Jones' Jazz Machine / Elvin Jones, Ravi John Coltrane, Sonny Fortune (DVD)

A must for Be-Bop lovers. Elvin Jones is the master and, regretably, there will probably never be another drummer who even comes close to his combination of talent, skills and ability.