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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McCoy Tyner: Infinity

In August 1995, “Impulse!” label released “Infinity”, the 63rd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in April 1995, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna. In 1996, “Infinity” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Individual or Group)”, while Michael Brecker won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Solo” for the track “Impressions”.
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Avery Sharpe – bass
- Aaron Scott – drums
- Valtinho Anastacio– congas, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by McCoy Tyner except where noted.
- Flying High
- I Mean You – Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk
- Where Is Love
- Changes
- Blues Stride
- Happy Days
- Impressions – John Coltrane
- Mellow Minor
- Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
McCoy Tyner: Song Of The New World

In July 1973, “Milestone” label released “Song of the New World”, the 17th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in April 1973, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner: piano, percussion
- Sonny Fortune: alto and soprano saxophone, flute
- Cecil Bridgewater: trumpet
- Jon Faddis: trumpet
- Virgil Jones: trumpet
- Garnett Brown: trombone
- Dick Griffin: trombone, baritone trombone
- Willie Ruff: French horn
- William Warnick III: French horn
- Julius Watkins: French horn
- Kiane Zawadi: euphonium
- Bob Stewart: tuba
- Hubert Laws: piccolo, flute
- Harry Smyle: oboe
- Joony Booth: bass
- Alphonse Mouzon: drums
- Sonny Morgan: conga drums
- Sanford Allen: violin
- John Blair: violin
- Selwart Clarke: violin
- Winston Collymore: violin
- Noel DaCosta: violin
- Marie Hence: violin
- Julian Barber: viola
- Alfred Brown: viola
- Ronald Lipscomb: cello
- Kermit Moore: cello
- William Fischer: conductor
Track listing:
- Afro Blue – Mongo Santamaría
- Little Brother
- The Divine Love
- Some Day
- Song of the New World
Ahmad Jamal: Freeflight

In July 1971, “Impulse!” label released “Freeflight”, the 28th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Montreux Jazz Festival” in the “Casino de Montreux” in Switzerland, and was produced by Ed Michel.
Personnel:
- Ahmad Jamal – piano, electric piano
- Jamil Nasser – bass
- Frank Gant – drums
- Carlos Olms – engineer
- Stephan Sulke – engineer
- George Whiteman – design
- Georges A. Braunschweig – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Ahmad Jamal, except where noted.
- Introduction
- Effendi – McCoy Tyner
- Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock
- Manhattan Reflections
- Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
Ahmad Jamal: Rhapsody

In July 1966, “Cadet” label released “Rhapsody”, the 21st Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Nola Studios” in New York, and was produced by Dick LaPalm and Ahmad Jamal.
Personnel:
- Ahmad Jamal – piano, arrangements
- Jamil Nasser – bass
- Vernel Fournier – drums
- Unnamed fifteen-piece orchestra
- Joe Kennedy – string arrangements
Track listing:
- I Hear a Rhapsody – Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker
- This Could Be the Start of Something – Steve Allen
- Then I’ll Be Tired Of You – Arthur Schwartz, E. Y. Harburg
- Effendi – McCoy Tyner
- Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
- The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
- Strange – John La Touche, Marvin Fisher
- You Can Be Sure – Joe Kennedy
- Concern – Ahmad Jamal
McCoy Tyner: Nights Of Ballads And Blues

In July 1963, “Impulse” label released “Nights of Ballads & Blues”, the third McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Steve Davis – double bass
- Lex Humphries – drums
- Rudy van Gelder – recordings
Track listing:
- Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
- We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
- ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
- For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
- Star Eyes – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
- Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
- Groove Waltz McCoy Tyner
- Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
John Coltrane: Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

On June 29, 2018, “Impulse!” label released “Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album”, is album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ravi Coltrane and Ken Druker.
Personnel:
- John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Jimmy Garrison – double bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – mixing
- Ashley Kahn – liner notes
Track listing:
- Untitled Original 11383 (Take 1)
- Nature Boy
- Untitled Original 11386 (Take 1)
- Vilia (Take 3) (based on Franz Lehár’s “Vilja Song” from The Merry Widow)
- Impressions (Take 3)
- Slow Blues
- One Up, One Down (Take 1) – 8:01
Bonus tracks
- Vilia (Take 5)
- Impressions (Take 1)
- Impressions (Take 2)
- Impressions (Take 4)
- Untitled Original 11386 (Take 2)
- Untitled Original 11386 (Take 5)
- One Up, One Down (Take 6)
McCoy Tyner: Inception

In June 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Inception”, the debut McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in January 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Art Davis – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Joe Lebow – design
- Bob Gomel – cover photography
- Burt Goldblatt – liner photography
- Nat Hentoff – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.
- Inception
- There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
- Blues for Gwen
- Sunset
- Effendi
- Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
McCoy Tyner: What The World Needs Now: The Music Of Burt Bacharach

On June 17, 1997, “Impulse!” label released “What the World Needs Now: The Music of Burt Bacharach”, the 46th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in March 1996, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City.
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Christian McBride – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
- John Clayton – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Burt Bacharach.
- (They Long to Be) Close to You
- What the World Needs Now Is Love
- You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)
- The Windows of the World
- One Less ell to Answer
- A House is Not a Home
- (There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
- Alfie
- The Look of Love
McCoy Tyner: Reaching Fourth

In February 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Reaching Fourth”, the second McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner – piano
- Henry Grimes – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Robert Flynn – cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner design
- Bob Ghiraldini – photography
- Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
Track listing:
- Reaching Fourth – McCoy Tyner
- Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
- Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
- Blues Back – McCoy Tyner
- Old Devil Moon (from Finian’s Rainbow) – Yip Harburg, Burton Lane
- Have You Met Miss Jones? (from I’d Rather Be Right) – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers