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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Jimmy Witherspoon: Evenin’ Blues
In March 1964, “Prestige” label released “Evenin’ Blues”, the 19th Jimmy Witherspoon album. It was recorded in August 1963, in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
- Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
- T-Bone Walker – guitar
- Bert Kendrix – piano, organ
- Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Clarence Jones – bass
- Wayne Robertson – drums
- Francis Squibb – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmy Witherspoon, except where noted.
- Money’s Gettin’ Cheaper
- Grab Me a Freight – Larraine Walton
- Don’t Let Go – Jesse Stone
- I’ve Been Treated Wrong – Robert Brown
- Evenin’ – Royce Swain
- Cane River
- Baby, How Long – Brownie McGhee
- Good Rockin’ Tonight – Roy Brown
- Kansas City – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- Drinkin’ Beer
Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated: R&B from the Marquee
In November 1962, “Decca” label released “R&B from the Marquee”, the debut Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated album. It was recorded on June 8, 1962, at “West Hampstead Studios” in London, and was produced by Jack Good.
Personnel:
- Alexis Korner – acoustic guitar
- Cyril Davies – vocal, harmonica
- Keith Scott – piano
- Spike Heatley – string bass
- Teddy Wadmore – bass guitar
- Graham Burbidge – drums
- Dick Heckstall-Smith – tenor saxophone, vocal chorus
- Long John Baldry – vocal, vocal chorus
- Big Jim Sullivan – vocal chorus
- Jack Clegg – recording
Track listing:
- Gotta Move – Alexis Korner
- Rain is Such a Lonesome Sound – Jimmy Witherspoon, Rachel Witherspoon
- I Got My Brand On You – Willie Dixon
- Spooky But Nice – Cyril Davies
- Keep Your Hands Off – Cyril Davies
- I Wanna Put a Tiger in Your Tank – Willie Dixon
- I Got My Mojo Working – Preston Foster
- Finkle’s Café – Alexis Korner
- Hoochie Coochie – Willie Dixon
- Down Town – Alexis Korner
- How Long, How Long Blues – Leroy Carr
- I Thought I Heard That Train Whistle Blow – Long John Baldry
Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon: Guilty
In December 1971, “MGM” label released “Guilty!” album by Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon. It was recorded July – September, 1971 at “MGM Studios”, “Wally Heider Studios”, “John Phillips Studio” and with the “Far Out Mobile Unit”, and was produced by Jerry Goldstein and Eric Burdon.
Personnel:
- Eric Burdon – vocals, design
- Jimmy Witherspoon – vocals
- Howard Scott, John Sterling – guitar
- Lonnie Jordan, Terry Ryan – piano, organ
- B. Dickerson, Kim Kesterson – bass
- George Suranovich, Harold Brown – drums
- Papa Dee Allen – congas
- Bob Mercereau, Lee Oskar – harmonica
- Charles Miller – tenor saxophone
- Chris Huston, George Koch, Richard Moore, Stan Agol – engineer
Track listing:
- I’ve Been Driftin’ / Once Upon a Time – Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Burdon
- Steam Roller – James Taylor
- The Laws Must Change – John Mayall
- Have Mercy Judge – Chuck Berry
- Going Down Slow – Louis Jimmy Oden
- Soledad – Eric Burdon, John Sterling
- Home Dream – Eric Burdon
- Wicked, Wicked Man – Eric Burdon
- Headin’ for Home – Eric Burdon, John Sterling, Kim Kesterson
- The Time Has Come – Jimmy Witherspoon, Teddy Edwards
The Pretty Things: Get the Picture
In December 1965, “Fontana” label released “Get the Picture?”, the second Pretty Things (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1965, at “Philips Studios” in London, and was produced by Bobby Graham and Glyn Johns.
Personnel:
- Phil May– vocals
- Dick Taylor– lead guitar
- Brian Pendleton– rhythm guitar
- John Stax – bass
- Viv Prince, Bobby Graham, Twink– drums
Track listing:
- You Don’t Believe Me – Phil May, Bobby Graham, Jimmy Page, Willie Morrell
- Buzz the Jerk – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Get the Picture? – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Can’t Stand the Pain – Phil May, Dick Taylor, Bobby Graham
- Rainin’ in My Heart – James Moore, Jerry West
- We’ll Play House – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- You’ll Never Do It, Baby – Brian Smith, Terry Fox
- I Had a Dream – Jimmy Witherspoon
- I Want Your Love -Johnnie Dee, Johnny Tarr
- London Town – Tim Hardin
- Cry to Me – Bert Russell
- Gonna Find Me a Substitute – Ike Turner
Jimmy Witherspoon: The Blues Is Now
In November 1967, “Verve” label released “The Blues Is Now”, the twenty-eight Jimmy Witherspoon album. It was recorded on June 1, 1967, and was produced by Ken Druker and Lew Futterman.
Personnel:
- Jimmy Witherspoon- vocals
- Melvin Sparks- guitar
- Jack McDuff- organ, arrangements
- Jymie Merritt- bass guitar
- Ray Appleton- drums
- Leo Johnson, Danny Turner – alto and tenor saxophone, flute
- Val Valentin– engineer
- Bob Irwin, Jayme Pieruzzi– mastering
- Hollis King- art direction
- Nancy Reiner- cover art
- Acy Lehman- design
- Raymond Ross- photography
- Ken Druker- executive producer
Track listing:
- Sweet Slumber – Lucky Millinder, Al J. Neiburg, Henri Woode
- I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town – Andy Razaf, Will Weldon
- Past Forty Blues – Robert Lee Roach, Jimmy Witherspoon
- K. Blues – Saunders King
- Late One Evening – Jimmy Witherspoon
- Part Time Woman – Jimmy Witherspoon
- Good Rocking Tonight – Roy Brown
- I Won’t Tell a Soul (I Love You) – Hughie Clark, Ross Parker
- My Baby’s Quit Me – Doc Pomus
- My Money’s Long This Morning, Baby – David Parker
Joe Sample
On September 12, 2014, Joseph Leslie “Joe” Sample died aged 75. He was musician (piano, keyboards) and composer, one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders (Crusaders from 1971), and has performed with some of the biggest names of the contemporary music, including Miles Davis, The Supremes, George Benson, B.B King, Jimmy Witherspoon, Eric Clapton and Steely Dan.
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