Jazz great Elvin Jones’s DownBeat Jazz Critic’s Poll Award, presented by DownBeat magazine to the legendary musician, who was voted the top drummer of 1968.

That year, Jones released two albums, Heavy Sounds on Impulse, with Richard Davis and Frank Foster, and his first Blue Note album, Puttin’ It Together, backed by Joe Farrell and Jimmy Garrison, also recording The Ultimate, with the same musicians.

DownBeat awards are scarce indeed, and this comes with exceptional provenance, coming from the estate of Elvin Jones’ wife Keiko, who died in 2022.

With Recordmecca’s written lifetime guarantee of authenticity, noting the provenance.

8″ x 6 3/4″ x 1/2″.  In excellent condition, with some scuffing to the brass plate.

From Wikipedia: Elvin Jones (1927–2004) was an American jazz drummer, best known as a member of John Coltrane’s quartet.  Jones appeared on many legendary albums including My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme, Ascension and Live at Birdland…

Jones was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1995.  In his The History of Jazz, jazz historian and critic Ted Giola calls Jones “one of the most influential drummers in the history of jazz”. He was also ranked at Number 23 on Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest Drummers of All Time”.