Free jazz: aesthetics, stylistics, treatment of percussion instruments

In the center of the author's attention are the percussion instruments of jazz origin from the 1960s. The author's aim is to analyze the interpretative features developed within the trend called avantgarde jazz, or modal jazz. The stylistic specificity of free jazz drummers stands out through the free jazz special way of expression linked to the emancipation of all means of musical expressiveness, including rhythm. The basic features of the interpretive style of Elvin Jones, one of the most prominent representatives of this style, are studied on the basis of the musical composition "The Promise" recorded in 1963 in New York by the members of the quartet of the famous saxophonist John Coltrane, the undisputed leader of free jazz. The innovative concept of interpretation with percussion instruments, a polyrhythmic approach, a modification of the so-called swing feeling and the creation of sound layers with the involvement of the rhythm section, including drums, are studied. Particular attention is paid to the introduction of triplets by Elvin Jones into the musical fabric of the drum part.