On November 12, 2024 Roy Owen Haynes died aged 99. He was musician (drums), regarded as one of best and most influential drummers in the history of jazz music. In his career lasting over 80 years he recorded and performed with the best known and most important jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Lester Young, Kai Winding, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Wardell Gray, Sarah Vaughan, Cal Tjader, Eddie Shu, Nat Adderley, Milt Jackson, Red Rodney, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Art Farmer, Art Blakey, Dorothy Ashby, John Handy, George Shearing, Randy Weston, Kenny Burrell, Phineas Newborn, Jr, Sonny Stitt, Lee Konitz, Eric Dolphy, Etta Jones, Booker Little, Betty Roché, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Oliver Nelson, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson, Lem Winchester, Steve Lacy, Ray Charles, Jaki Byard, Ted Curson, Bob Brookmeyer, Jackie Paris, Roland Kirk, Willis Jackson, McCoy Tyner, Ted Curson, John Coltrane, Frank Wess, Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gary Burton, Archie Shepp, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Leon Thomas, Clifford Jordan, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri, Dave Brubeck, Duke Jordan, Warne Marsh, Mary Lou Williams, Nick Brignola, Dizzy Reece, Johnny Griffin, Alice Coltrane, Art Pepper, Sal Nistico, Red Garland, Hank Jones, Stanley Cowell, Joe Albany, Freddie Hubbard, Toshiyuki Honda, Michel Petrucciani, Mark Isaacs, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny and Kenny Barron. Roy Haynes received big number of awards including “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences”, and the award at the “Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception” of the “54th Annual Grammy Awards”. In 2019, Haynes was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “Jazz Foundation of America”. As leader and co-leader, Roy Haynes released 32 albums.
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Archie Shepp: For Losers
In July 1970, “Impulse!” label released “For Losers”, the 17th Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in September 1968, February – August 1969, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Ed Michel.
Personnel:
- Archie Shepp – soprano and tenor saxophone, liner notes
- Robin Kenyatta – alto saxophone, flute
- James Spaulding- alto saxophone
- Clarence Sharpe – alto saxophone
- Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone, flute
- Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
- Martin Banks – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Matthew Gee – trombone
- Grachan Moncur III – trombone
- Leon Thomas – vocals
- China-Lin Sharpe – vocals
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Andrew Bey – piano
- Dave Burrell – organ
- Wally Richardson – guitar
- Bert Payne – guitar
- Wilbur Ware – bass
- Albert Winston – electric bass, bass
- Bob Bushnell – electric bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Beaver Harris – drums
- Joe Chambers – drums
- Tasha Thomas, Doris Troy – backing vocals
- George Whiteman – design
- Chuck Stewart – photography
- Bob Thiele, Ed Michel – supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Archie Shepp, except where noted.
- Stick ‘Em Up
- Abstract
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
- What Would It Be Without You – Cal Massey
- Un Croque Monsieur
Archie Shepp: Mama Too Tight
In July 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Mama Too Tight”, the ninth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in August 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
- Tommy Turrentine – trumpet
- Grachan Moncur III – trombone
- Roswell Rudd – trombone
- Howard Johnson – tuba
- Perry Robinson – clarinet
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Beaver Harris – drums
Track listing:
1. A Portrait Of Robert Thompson (as a young man)
Introducing
a) Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
b) The Break Strain-King Cotton (public domain)
c) Dem Basses (public domain)
2. Mama Too Tight
3. Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
4. Basheer
Gil Evans: Into the Hot
In January 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Into the Hot”, the fifth Gil Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio”, in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Gil Evans – conductor, supervision
The John Carisi Orchestra:
- John Carisi – trumpet, arrangements
- John Glasel – trumpet
- Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Doc Severinsen – trumpet
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- Jim Buffington – French horn
- Harvey Phillips – tuba
- Phil Woods – alto saxophone
- Gene Quill – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Eddie Costa – piano, vibes
- Barry Galbraith – guitar
- Art Davis – bass
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Robert Flynn – design
- Arnold Newman – photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
The Cecil Taylor Unit:
- Cecil Taylor = piano
- Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
- Ted Curson – trumpet
- Roswell Rudd – trombone
- Henry Grimes – bass
- Sunny Murray – drums
Track listing:
- Moon Taj – John Carisi
- Pots – Cecil Taylor
- Angkor Wat – John Carisi
- Bulbs – Cecil Taylor
- Barry’s Tune – Jogn Carisi
- Mixed – Cecil Taylor
Archie Shepp: Four For Trane
In January 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Four for Trane”, the third Archie Sheep album. It was recorded in August 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele and John Coltrane.
Personnel:
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
- John Tchicai – alto saxophone
- Roswell Rudd – trombone, arrangements
- Alan Shorter – flugelhorn
- Reggie Workman – double bass
- Charles Moffett – drums
- Robert Flynn – cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner design
- Leroi Jones – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by John Coltrane, except where noted.
- Syeeda’s Song Flute
- Mr. Syms
- Cousin Mary
- Naima
- Rufus (Swung His Face at Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped) – Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp: The Way Ahead
In November 1968, “Impulse!” label released “The Way Ahead”, the twelve Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in January – February 1968, at “RCA Studios” and “National Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
- Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet
- Grachan Moncur III – trombone
- Walter Davis Jr. – piano
- Dave Burrell – piano
- Walter Booker – bass
- Ron Carter – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Beaver Harris – drums
- Bob Simpson – engineer
- Robert & Barbara Flynn – design
- Chuck Stewart – photography
- Frank Kofsky – photography
Track listing:
- Damn If I Know (The Stroller) – Walter Davis Jr.
- Frankenstein – Grachan Moncur III
- Fiesta – Archie Shepp
- Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
Archie Shepp: Fire Music
In September 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Fire Music”, the fourth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded February – March 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
- Marion Brown – alto saxophone
- Ted Curson – trumpet
- Joseph Orange – trombone
- Reggie Johnson – double bass
- David Izenzon – double bass
- J.C. Moses – drums
- Joe Chambers – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
- Mel Cheren – cover painting
- Joe Lebow – design
- Robert Flynn – design
- Charles Stewart – photography
Track listing:
- Hambone – Archie Shepp
- Los Olvidados – Archie Shepp
- Malcolm, Malcolm – Semper Malcolm – Archie Shepp
- Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
- The Girl from Ipanema – Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim
Howard Johnson
On January 11, 2021, Howard Lewis Johnson died aged 79. He was musician (tuba, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, trumpet), member and leader of the tuba ensembles Tuba Libre, Substructure, and Gravity. He recorded and performed with some of the world best known musicians and bands, including George Gruntz, Hank Crawford, Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, Hank Crawford, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Archie Shepp, Hank Mobley, Levon Helm, Tomasz Stanko, Gary Burton, Gábor Szabó, Bob Thiele, Charlie Haden, Jazz Composers, Andrew Hill, Leon Thomas, Johnny Coles, Taj Mahal, Charles Tolliver, The Band, Carla Bley, John Lennon, Sam Rivers, Gato Barbieri, Jaco Pastorius, Muddy Waters, Dexter Gordon, Clifford Jordan, David “Fathead” Newman, James Taylor, Jack De Johnette, Jimmy Heath, Franco Ambrosetti, George Gruntz, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, NDR Big Band, Ray Anderson, Barbara Dennerlein, John Scofield, T. S. Monk, Mario Pavone, and Chet Baker. As leader he released four albums.
John Coltrane: Ascension
On February 26, 1966, “Impulse” label released “Ascension”, the 21st John Coltrane album. It was recorded on June 28, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Freddie Hubbard– trumpet
- Dewey Johnson– trumpet
- Marion Brown– alto saxophone
- John Tchicai– alto saxophone
- John Coltrane– tenor saxophone
- Pharoah Sanders– tenor saxophone
- Archie Shepp– tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Art Davis– bass
- Jimmy Garrison– bass
- Elvin Jones– drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – mastering
- Robert Flynn – cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner design
- Charles Stewart – cover photography
Track listing:
- Ascension One – John Coltrane
- Ascension Two – John Coltrane
Lester Bowie
On November 8, 1999, Lester Bowie died aged 58. He was musician (trumpet) and composer, best known as co-founder and member of one of the most important groups in jazz history, “Art Ensemble of Chicago”. He was a also member of the” Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians”, “Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy”, “The Leaders” and “Lester Bowie’s Organ Ensemble”. In his career Bowie has performed and recorded with many big names of the popular and jazz music, among them Archie Shepp,David Murray, Jack DeJohnette, Fela Kuti, Kahil El’Zabar, Defunkt, David Bowie, Sunny Murray, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Kirk Lightsey, Cecil McBee, James Carter, Brigitte Fontaine, Melvin Jackson, Wadada Leo Smith, Jimmy Lyons, Little Milton, Albert King, Solomon Burke, Joe Tex and Rufus Thomas.
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