Roy Haynes (USA)
Roy Haynes is one of the seemingly ageless wonders of jazz, his drumming style is instantly recognizable. One of the major figures in the development of bob drumming.
Line Up:
Roy Haynes - drums
Martin Bejerano - piano
John Sullivan - bass
Marcus Strickland - saxophones
On Stage: 4
Travel party: 5
Biography:
Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925 in the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts) is one of the most influential American jazz drummers and bandleaders. Haynes is among the most recorded drummers in jazz and in a career lasting more than 60-years 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. Haynes has been “hard swinging” since 1944, when he made his professional debut at the age of seventeen in his native Boston. Haynes extracted the rhythmic qualities from melodies and created unique new drum and cymbal patterns in an idiosyncratic, now instantly recognizable style. Rather than using cymbals strictly for effect, Haynes brought them to the forefront of his unique rhythmic approach. He also established a distinctively crisp and rapid-fire sound on the snare; this was the inspiration for his nickname, ‘Snap Crackle’. 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. He has also led his own groups, some performing under the name Hip Ensemble. His most recent recordings as a leader are Fountain of Youth and Whereas, both of which have been nominated for a Grammy Award. He continues to perform worldwide. (adapted from Wikipedia | cc:by-sa)
Discography:
1954 Busman's Holiday - EmArcy
1956 Jazz Abroad - EmArcy
1958 We Three - Original Jazz
1960 Just Us - Original Jazz
1962 Out of the Afternoon - Impulse!
1963 Cracklin' - New Jazz
1963 Cymbalism - New Jazz
1964 People - Pacific Jazz
1971 Hip Ensemble - Mainstream
1972 Equipoise - Mainstream
1973 Senyah - Mainstream
1976 Sugar Roy - Kitty
1977 Vistalite - Galaxy
1977 Thank You, Thank You - Galaxy
1979 Live at the Riverbop - Epm Musique
1986 True or False - Evidence
1992 Homecoming - Evidence
1992 When It's Haynes It Roars - Dreyfus
1994 My Shining Hour - Storyville
1994 Te Vou! - Dreyfus
1998 Praise [Japan] - Dreyfus
1998 Praise - Dreyfus
2000 The Roy Haynes Trio - Verve
2000 Roy Haynes - MCA
2001 Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie... - Dreyfus
2003 Love Letters - Columbia
2004 Fountain of Youth - Dreyfus Records
2004 Quiet Fire - Galaxy Music
2006 Whereas - Dreyfus Records
2007 Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story