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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Roland Kirk: Introducing Roland Kirk
In July 1960, “Argo” label released “Introducing Roland Kirk”, the second Roland Kirk studio album. It was recorded in June 1960, in Chicago, Illinois.
Personnel:
- Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, whistle, stritch
- Ira Sullivan – trumpet, tenor saxophone
- William Burton – organ, piano
- Donald Garrett – bass
- Sonny Brown – drums
- Ron Malo – engineer
- Don Bronstein – design
- Bill Claxton – cover photography
- Jack Tracy – supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Kirk, except where noted.
- The Call
- Soul Station
- Our Waltz – David Rose
- Our Love Is Here To Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Spirit Girl
- Jack the Ripper – William Burton
Roy Haynes Quartet: Out Of The Afternoon
In July 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Out of the Afternoon”, the sixth Roy Haynes album. It was recorded in May 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, C flute, nose flute
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Henry Grimes – bass
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
- Moon Ray – Artie Shaw, Paul Madison, Arthur Quenzer
- Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) – Bart Howard
- Raoul – Roy Haynes
- Snap Crackle – Roy Haynes
- If I Should Lose You – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
- Long Wharf – Roy Haynes
- Some Other Spring – Arthur Herzog Jr., Irene Kitchings
Roland Kirk: The Inflated Tear
On June 14, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “The Inflated Tear”, the 15th Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in November 1967, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
- Roland Kirk – tenor tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, clarinet, flute, whistle, cor Anglais, flexatone
- Dick Griffith (Dick Griffin) – trombone
- Rahn Burton – piano
- Steve Novosel – bass
- Jimmy Hopps – drums
- Paul Goodman – recording
- Stanislaw Zagorski – design
- Lee Friedlander – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Kirk, except where noted.
- The Black and Crazy Blues
- A Laugh for Rory
- Many Blessings
- Fingers in the Wind
- The Inflated Tear
- Creole Love Call – Duke Ellington
- A Handful of Fives
- Fly by Night
- Lovellevelliloqui
Stanley Cowell
On December 17, 2020, Stanley Cowell died aged 79. He was musician (piano), co-founder of the “Strata-East Records” label, and professor at the “Music Department of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers”, the “State University of New Jersey”. He recorded with many famous jazz musicians including Gary Bartz, Larry Coryell, Richard Davis, Sonny Fortune, Roy Haynes, Jimmy Heath, The Heath Brothers, Stan Getz, Johnny Griffin, Bobby Hutcherson, J. J. Johnson, Clifford Jordan, Oliver Nelson, Jimmy Owens, Art Pepper, Buddy Terry, Charles Sullivan, Charles Toliver, Roland Kirk, Marion Brown, Harold Land, and Max Roach. As leader Cowell released 34 albums.
Roland Kirk: Triple Threat
In July 1957, “King” label released “Triple Threat”, the debut Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in November 1956 in New York City.
Personnel:
- Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, flute, stritch
- James Madison – piano
- Carl Pruitt – bass
- Henry Duncan – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Kirk except where noted.
- Roland’s Theme
- Slow Groove
- Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
- The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
- A La Carte
- Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- Triple Threat
Roland Kirk: Slightly Latin
In December 1965, “limelight” label released “Slightly Latin”, the eleventh Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in November 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney.
Personnel:
- Roland Kirk – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, bagpipes, picollo, stritch, clarinet
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
- Martin Banks – flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown – trombone, arranger
- Horace Parlan – piano, celeste, vibraphone
- Eddie Mathias – double bass
- Sonny Brown – drums, nagoya harp
- Montego Joe – conga
- Manuel Ramos – percussion
- Coleridge Perkinson – conductor
- Unidentified choir
- Daniel Czubak – design, photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Kirk except where noted.
- Walk On By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- Raouf
- It’s All in the Game – Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman
- Juarez
- Shaky Money
- Nothing But the Truth
- Safari – Eddie Mathias
- And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Ebrauqs
Roland Kirk: Rip, Rig and Panic
In December 1965, “Limelight” label released “Rip, Rig and Panic”, the twelve Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in January 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
- Roland Kirk: tenor saxophone, stritch, manzello, flute, siren, oboe, castanets
- Jaki Byard: piano
- Richard Davis: bass
- Elvin Jones: drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Roland Kirk except where noted.
- No Tonic Pres
- Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
- From Bechet, Byas, and Fats
- Mystical Dream
- Rip, Rig & Panic
- Black Diamond – Milt Sealey
- Slippery, Hippery, Flippery
Hugh McCracken
On March 28, 2013, Hugh C. McCracken died aged 70. He was musician (guitar, harmonica), arranger and producer, best known as session musician. McCracken recorded with Graham Parker, Yoko Ono, Eric Carmen, Loudon Wainwright III, Lou Donaldson, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, The Four Seasons, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Hank Crawford, Jerry Jemmott, Dr. John, Gary Wright, Donald Fagen, Jimmy Rushing, Billy Joel, Roland Kirk, Roberta Flack, B. B. King, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Monkees, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Idris Muhammad, James Taylor, Phoebe Snow, Bob Dylan, Linda McCartney, Ron Carter, Rusty Bryant, Marlena Shaw, Deodato, Carly Simon and Andy Gibb. From 1969-1972, McCracken was member of Mike Mainieri’s White Elephant Orchestra.
Jethro Tull: This Was
On October 25, 1968, “Island” label released “This Was”, the debut Jethro Tull album. It was recorded June 1968 – August 1968, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Terry Ellis, Ian Anderson, Mick Abrahams, Glenn Cornick, Clive Bunker and David Palmer.
Personnel:
- Ian Anderson– lead vocals, flute, mouth organ, “claghorn”, piano
- Mick Abrahams– lead and backing vocals, guitar, nine-string guitar
- Glenn Cornick– bass guitar
- Clive Bunker– drums, hooter, charm bracelet
- David Palmer– French horn, orchestral arrangements
Track listing:
- My Sunday Feeling – Ian Anderson
- Some Day the Sun Won’t Shine For You – Ian Anderson
- Beggar’s Farm – Mick Abrahams, Ian Anderson
- Move on Alone – Mick Abrahams
- Serenade to a Cuckoo – Roland Kirk
- Dharma for One – Ian Anderson, Clive Bunker
- It’s Breaking Me Up – Ian Anderson
- Cat’s Squirrel – traditional, arranged by Mick Abrahams
- A Song for Jeffrey – Ian Anderson
- Round – Ian Anderson, Mick Abrahams, Clive Bunker, Glenn Cornick, Terry Ellis
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