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Roy Haynes

 
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  • Born: March 13, 1925, Roxbury, MA
  • Active: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Jazz
  • Instrument: Drums
  • Representative Albums: "Out of the Afternoon," "We Three," "Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story"
  • Representative Songs: "Snap Crackle," "After Hours," "Wail"

Biography

A veteran drummer long overshadowed by others, but finally in the 1990s gaining recognition for his talents and versatility, Roy Haynes has been a major player for half a century. He worked early on with the Sabby Lewis big band, Frankie Newton, Luis Russell (1945-1947), and Lester Young (1947-1949). After some engagements with Kai Winding, Haynes was a member of the Charlie Parker Quintet (1949-1952); he also recorded during this era with Bud Powell, Wardell Gray, and Stan Getz. Haynes toured the world with Sarah Vaughan (1953-1958); played with Thelonious Monk in 1958; led his own group; and gigged with George Shearing, Lennie Tristano, Eric Dolphy, and Getz (1961). He was Elvin Jones' occasional substitute with John Coltrane's classic quartet during 1961-1965, toured with Getz (1965-1967), and was with Gary Burton (1967-1968). In addition to touring with Chick Corea (1981 and 1984) and Pat Metheny (1989-1990), Haynes has led his own Hip Ensemble on and off during the past several decades. When one considers that he has also gigged with Miles Davis, Art Pepper, Horace Tapscott, and Dizzy Gillespie, it is fair to say that Haynes has played with about everyone. He led dates for EmArcy and Swing (both in 1954), New Jazz (1958 and 1960), Impulse (a 1962 quartet album with Roland Kirk), Pacific Jazz, Mainstream, Galaxy, Dreyfus, Evidence, and Storyville. In 1994, Haynes was awarded the Danish Jazzpar prize, and two years later, he received the prestigious French Chevalier des l'Ordres Artes et des Lettres. In the late '90s, Haynes formed a trio with pianist Danilo Perez and bassist John Pattitucci, and they released their debut album, The Roy Haynes Trio Featuring Danilo Perez & John Pattitucci, in early 2000 on Verve. Haynes' son Graham is an excellent cornetist. Haynes paid tribute to Charlie Parker in 2001 with Birds of a Feather, his fourth release for the Dreyfus Jazz label, which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy in 2002; Fountain of Youth followed two years later. Also released in 2004, Quiet Fire compiled two of his prior releases for Galaxy (1977's Thank You Thank You and 1978's Vistalite) into one back-to-back record. Whereas appeared in mid-2006, and it earned Haynes a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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Roy Haynes

Live at Carnegie Hall, September 18, 2007.
Background information
Born March 13, 1925 (1925-03-13) (age 84)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres Jazz, Bebop, Hard bop
Occupations Bandleader, Percussionist, Composer
Instruments drums
Years active 1945-present
Labels Mainstream, Emarcy, Impulse!, Galaxy, Pacific Jazz, Evidence, Vogue, Original Jazz Classics

Roy Owen Haynes (born on March 13, 1925, in the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts)[1] is an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Haynes is one of the most recorded drummers in jazz and in his over 60-year career has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz. He has a highly expressive, personal style ("Snap Crackle" was a nickname given him in the 1950s) and is known to foster a deep engagement in his bandmates[citation needed].

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Biography

Haynes began his full time professional career in 1945. From 1947 to 1949 he worked with saxophonist Lester Young, and from 1949 to 1952 was a member of saxophonist Charlie Parker's quintet. He also recorded at the time with pianist Bud Powell and saxophonists Wardell Gray, and Stan Getz. From 1953 to 1958 he toured with singer Sarah Vaughan. Haynes went on to work with more experimental musicians, like saxophonists John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy, and pianists Chick Corea and Andrew Hill.

Haynes has recorded or performed with Gary Burton, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Grimes, Christian McBride, Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Sonny Rollins, Horace Tapscott and many others.[1] He has also led his own groups, some performing under the name Hip Ensemble.[1] His most recent recordings as a leader are Fountain of Youth[2] and Whereas,[3], both of which have been nominated for a Grammy Award. He continues to perform worldwide.

Legacy

His son Graham Haynes is a cornetist, and his grandson Marcus Gilmore and nephew Christopher Haynes are both drummers.

Roy's influence on the rock world has also been apparent in recent years, with a tribute song recorded by Jim Keltner and Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones,[4] and recent on-stage appearances with The Allman Brothers Band[5] and Page McConnell of Phish.[6]

He was inducted into the Down Beat Magazine Hall of Fame in 2004.

Haynes appeared in the game Grand Theft Auto IV, as the host of the jazz radio station, JNR.

A 3 CD/1 DVD boxed set entitled A Life in Time - The Roy Haynes Story[7] was released by Dreyfus Jazz[8] in October 2007. The set chronicles highlights from Roy's career from 1949-2006, including recordings with Parker, Vaughan, Davis, Monk, Corea, Metheny and his own Hip Ensemble and Fountain of Youth quartet. The set was listed by The New Yorker Magazine as one of the Best Boxed Sets of 2007,[9] and was nominated for an award by the Jazz Journalist's Association.

WKCR-FM, New York,[10] surveyed Haynes's career in 301 hours of programming January 11-23, 2009. [11]

Discography

Roy Haynes (left) and Gunther Schuller in 2008.

As leader

  • 1954 Busman's Holiday
  • 1954 Roy Haynes Sextet
  • 1956 Jazz Abroad
  • 1958 We Three
  • 1960 Just Us
  • 1962 Out of the Afternoon (Impulse! Records)
  • 1963 Cracklin'
  • 1963 Cymbalism
  • 1964 People
  • 1971 Hip Ensemble
  • 1972 Equipoise
  • 1973 Senyah (Mainstream Records)
  • 1976 Jazz A Confronto vol.29
  • 1976 Sugar Roy
  • 1977 Vistalite
  • 1977 Thank You Thank You
  • 1978 Vistalite
  • 1979 Live at the Riverbop
  • 1986 True or False
  • 1992 Homecoming
  • 1992 When It's Haynes It Roars
  • 1994 My Shining Hour
  • 1994 Te Vou! (with Pat Metheny)
  • 1998 Praise
  • 2000 The Roy Haynes Trio
  • 2000 Roy Haynes
  • 2001 Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker (with Roy Hargrove, Dave Holland and Kenny Garrett)
  • 2003 Love Letters
  • 2004 Fountain of Youth
  • 2004 Quiet Fire (reissue of Thank You Thank You and Vistalite)
  • 2006 Whereas
  • 2007 A Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story 3CD-1DVD Boxed Set, 1949-2006'

As sideman

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