Elvin Jones, regarded by many as the most influential modern jazz drummer, has died in the US of heart failure. He was 76.
Jones was a member of the John Coltrane Quintet and played on such seminal albums as 'A Love Supreme' and 'Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard'.
In a career of over 500 recordings, Jones also played with Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Milt Jackson.
His health had deteriorated in recent months, but Jones only played his final show with his group last month, using an oxygen tank while on stage.
