Goodbye Elvin.

Sometimes you're sitting at your desk when a pulsing sweaty tune plays through while you can't resist cranking the volume. You might start accidently tapping little o's on your computer screen oooooooo
before moving to the desk proper. maybe knock on a book for the higher sound. you start drumming with palms and fingertips. every now and again landing a foot for the emphasized thud.
if you're like me, this impromptu desk solo goes into maniacal beats sounding like utter rucus to any foreign ear. i would hate it if i heard it walking by. but at least there's passion.

Elvin Jones had all the passion and childplay, but was good. damn good. and you knew it to hear it. The self taught drummer, famous to most via his work with the Coltrane quartet in the early 60's, was a short little animal of a drummer. Really. Animal from the Muppets was no doubt a favorable shout to Mr. Jones.

He's passed on now. Goodbye, and thanks for the tunes.