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Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes
Born: Mar 13, 1925 in Roxbury, MA
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Avant-Garde/Free Jazz
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). ...Read full biography
Out Of The Afternoon
Released: 1962
Label: Impulse! Records
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This splendid-sounding CD reissues a 1962 set from the Roy Haynes Quartet -- which, at the time, consisted of Haynes, Henry Grimes on bass, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Roland Kirk on saxes, manzello, ...Read full review
We Three
Released: 1958
Label: Fan/OJC
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We Three, recorded in a single session on November 14, 1958, was the first American studio date as a bandleader for the diminutive and legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes, although with pianist Phineas Newborn ...Read full review
More Roy Haynes Quartet albums: Main Albums (32), Compilations (4)
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