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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Thelonious MonkQuartet featuring Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk Quartet
In November 1954, “Prestige” label released “Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk Quartet”, album by Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring Sonny Rollins (the seventh Thelonious Monk album). It was recorded in October 1954, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was released as 10” LP.
Personnel:
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Tommy Potter – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
- The Way You Look Tonight (As The Way You Blow Tonight) – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
- I Want to Be Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
- More Than You Know – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
Sonny Rollins: Sonny Meets Hawk
In October 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Sonny Meets Hawk!”, album by Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins (the 23rd Sonny Rollins album overall). It was recorded in July 1963, at “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
- Paul Bley – piano
- Bob Cranshaw – bass
- Henry Grimes – bass
- Roy McCurdy – drums
- George Avakian – liner notes
Track listing:
- Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
- All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Summertime – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
- Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) – Jimmy Davis, Roger “Ram” Ramirez, James Sherman
- At McKies’ – Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins: Tenor Madness
In October 1956, “Prestige” label released “Tenor Madness”, the fifth Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in May 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Red Garland – piano
- Paul Chambers – double bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.
- Tenor Madness
- When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
- Paul’s Pal
- My Reverie – Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy
- The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
GRP All-Star Big Band: Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!
On October 5, 1993, “GRP” label released “Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!”, album by the GRP All-Star Big Band. It was recorded in January 1993, at “Gotanda Kan-i Hoken Hall” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene and Gretchen Hoffmann Abene.
Personnel:
- Dave Grusin – piano
- Tom Scott – conductor, soprano, tenor and baritone sax
- Eric Marienthal – soprano and alto saxophones
- Nelson Rangell – soprano and alto saxophones, flute
- Bob Mintzer – soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet
- Ernie Watts – soprano and tenor saxophones
- Arturo Sandoval –trumpet, flugelhorn
- Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Byron Stripling – trumpet, flugelhorn
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Phillip Bent – flute
- Eddie Daniels – clarinet
- Russell Ferrante – piano
- John Patitucci – bass
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- Gary Lindsay – arrangements
- Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing
- Keiichi Yamada – engineer assistant
- Darren Mora – engineer assistant, mixing
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Dan Serrano – art direction
- Scott Johnson – art direction
- Alba Acevedo – design
- Yasuhisa Yoneda – photography
- Katsuya Koike – photography
- Geoff Mayfield – liner notes
- Michael Landy – post-production
- Joseph Doughney – post-production
- Diane Dragonette – assistant coordinator, production coordination
- Hiroshi Aono – production coordination
Track listing:
- Oleo – Sonny Rollins
- My Man’s Gone Now – George Gershwin
- Sing, Sing, Sing – Lousi Prima
- Manteca – Dizzy Gillespie
- Blues for Howard – Dave Grusin
- Cherokee – Ray Noble
- Blue Train – John Coltrane
- S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Sister Sadie – Horace Silver
- GRP Band Introduction
Sonny Rollins: Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
On August 30, 2005, “Milestone” label released “Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert”, the eleventh Sonny Rollins live album. It was recorded in September 2001, in Boston, and was produced by Sonny Rollins and Lucille Rollins.
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Clifton Anderson – trombone
- Stephen Scott – piano
- Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
- Perry Wilson – drums
- Kimati Dinizulu – percussion
Track listing:
- Without a Song – lyrics by Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, music by Vincent Youmans
- Global Warming – Sonny Rollins
- Introductions
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, music by Manning Sherwin
- Why Was I Born? – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern
- Where or When – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
Russell Malone
On August 23, 2024, Russell Malone died aged 60. He was musician (guitar), recorded and performed with Jimmy Smith, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Benny Green, Ron Carter, Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Kenny Barron, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Jack McDuff, Mulgrew Miller, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Hank Jones, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Rollins, Houston Person, David Sanborn, Mose Allison, Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Stefano Di Battista, David Benoit, Don Braden, Gary Burton, Regina Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, The Chieftains, Jimmy Cobb, Natalie Cole, Will Downing, Jon Faddis, Macy Gray, Dave Grusin, Vincent Herring, Shirley Horn, Freddie Hubbard, Etta Jones, B. B. King, Gladys Knight, Jeff Lorber, Christian McBride, Bill Mobley, New York Voices, Johnny O’Neal, Kenny Rankin, Tony Reedus, Stephen Scott, Janis Siegel, Terell Stafford, Joss Stone, Billy Taylor, Steve Turre and Gerald Wilson. As leader, Malone released 15 albums.
Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders
In August 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders”, the 18th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Contemporary Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Hampton Hawes – piano
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Victor Feldman – vibes
Track listing:
- I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody – Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young
- How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
- You – Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson
- I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
- Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- In the Chapel in the Moonlight – Billy Hill
- The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins Plus 4
In August 1956, “Prestige” label released “Sonny Rollins Plus 4”, the fourth Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in March 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Clifford Brown – trumpet
- Richie Powell – piano
- George Morrow – bass
- Max Roach – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
- Valse Hot – Sonny Rollins
- Kiss and Run – Sam Coslow
- I Feel a Song Coming On – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, George Oppenheimer
- Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) – Irving Berlin
- Pent-Up House – Sonny Rollins
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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