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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Warne Marsh: Same
In November 1958, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, third Warne Marsh album. It was recorded December 1957 – January 1958, in New York City, and was produced by Lennie Tristano.
Personnel:
- Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Ball – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones, Paul Motian – drums
Track listing:
- Too Close for Comfort – Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss
- Yardbird Suite – Charlie Parker
- It’s All Right with Me – Cole Porter
- My Melancholy Baby – Ernie Burnett, George Norton
- Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me) – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
- Excerpt – Warne Marsh
Stan Getz And J. J. Johnson: Stan Gets And J. J. Johnson At The Opera House
In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House”, album by Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson. It was recorded September – October 1957, in Chicago and Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz. “Verve” released two different versions of the same material, recorded by the same musicians, one recording was mono and the other was stereo.
Personnel:
- Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
- J.J. Johnson – trombone
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Herb Ellis – guitar
- Ray Brown – double bass
- Connie Kay – drums
Track listing:
Mono recording
- Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
- My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
- Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
- It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Blues In the Closet – Oscar Pettiford
Stereo recording
- Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
- My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Wolfe Kahn
- It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Blues In the Closet – Oscar Pettiford
Jimmy McGriff: Fly Dude
In October 1972, “Groove Merchant” label released “Fly Dude”, the 28th Jimmy McGriff album. It was recorded in 1972, in New York City, and was produced by Sonny Lester.
Personnel:
- Jimmy McGriff – organ
- Ronald Arnold – tenor saxophone
- George Freeman, John Thomas – guitar
- Marion Booker Jr. – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmy McGriff, except where noted.
- Everyday I Have the Blues – Peter Chatman
- Jumping the Blues – Jimmy Smith
- Healin’ Feeling – Les McCann
- Cotton Boy Blues
- Yardbird Suite – Charlie Parker
- The Groove Fly
- It’s You I Adore – George Freeman
- Butterfly
Curtis Fuller: Sliding Easy
In October 1959, “United Artists” label released “Sliding Easy”, the sixth Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in March 1959, at “Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson.
Personnel:
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Benny Golson – arrangements
- Gigi Gryce – arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Fuller, except where noted.
- Bit of Heaven
- Down Home
- I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone – Buddy Johnson
- Bongo Bop – Charlie Parker
- When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
- C.T.A. – Jimmy Heath
Lou Donaldson And The Three Sounds: LD+3
In October 1959, “Blue Note” label released “LD+3”, Lou Donaldson and the Three Sounds (the tenth Lou Donaldson album overall). It was recorded in February 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
- Gene Harris – piano
- Andrew Simpkins – bass
- Bill Dowdy – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Jack Maher – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Donaldson, except where noted.
- Three Little Words – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
- Smooth Groove
- Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
- Blue Moon – Lorentz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- Jump Up
- Don’t Take Your Love from Me – Henry Nemo
- Confirmation – Charlie Parker
Harry “Sweets” Edison And Buddy Rich: Buddy And Sweets
In October 1955, “Norgran” label released “Buddy and Sweets”, album by Harry “Sweets” Edison and Buddy Rich. It was recorded in September 1955, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Harry Sweets Edison – trumpet
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- John Simmons – bass
- Buddy Rich – drums
Track listing:
- Yellow Rose of Brooklyn – Harry “Sweets” Edison
- Easy Does It – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
- All Sweets – Harry “Sweets” Edison
- Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Barney’s Bugle – Buddy Rich
- Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
- You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
Ethan Iverson: The Purity Of The Turf
On September 16, 2016, “Criss Cross Jazz” label released “The Purity of the Turf”, the seventh Ethan Iverson album. It was recorded in February 2016, at “Systems Two Recording Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.
Personnel:
- Ethan Iverson − piano, inside photography
- Ron Carter − bass
- Nasheet Waits – drums
- Michael Marciano – recording
- David Darlington – mixing, mastering
- Bloemendaal In Vorm, Gerry Teekens – design
- Jimmy Katz – front photography
Track listing:
- The Purity of the Turf – Ethan Iverson
- Song for My Father – Horace Silver
- Darn That Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange
- Along Came Betty – Benny Golson
- Graduation Day – Ethan Iverson
- Confirmation – Charlie Parker
- Kush – Nasheet Waits
- Sent for You Yesterday – Count Basie, Eddie Durham
- Strange Serenade – Andrew Hill
- Little Waltz – Ron Carter
- Einbahnstrasse – Ron Carter
- So Hard It Hurts – Annette Peacock
The Red Garland Quintet: Dig It!
In August 1962, “Prestige” label released “Dig It!”, album by The Red Garland Quintet (the ninth Red Garland album overall). It was recorded March – December 1957, February 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Red Garland – piano
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Jamil Nasser – bass
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
- Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
- CTA – Jimmy Heath
- Lazy Mae – Red Garland
Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird
In July 1957, “Prestige” label released “Rollins Plays for Bird”, the seventh Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Wade Legge – piano
- George Morrow – bass
- Max Roach – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
- Bob Weinstock – supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.
- Bird Medley: I Remember You/My Melancholy Baby/Old Folks/They Can’t Take That Away From Me/Just Friends/My Little Suede Shoes/Star Eyes – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger/Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton/Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis/Charlie Parker/Gene DePaul, Don Raye
- Kids Know
- I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
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