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  Roy Haynes, the last of the grand master jazz drummers. - By Stanley Crouch - Slate Magazine
Roy Haynes, the last of the grand master jazz drummers.
Haynes' drumming reached its first peak of influence through his loose beat and his crisp way of creating a dialogue with the soloist by deftly using a range of cymbals and drums.
Haynes has a unique degree of independent coordination of hands and feet, and the result was an extremely intricate way of swinging.
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  Roy Haynes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1926) is a jazz drummer
Haynes was born in Boston, Massachusetts and began his full time professional career in 1945.
Haynes is one of the most recorded drummers in jazz and in his over 60-year career has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing to avant-garde jazz.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roy_Haynes   (360 words)

  
 E.J.N. -
Haynes was soon fascinated by Jo Jones, Sid Catlett and Chick Webb, their feeling, their combination of fire and looseness, their uncanny approach altogether.
Special emphasis must also be put on Haynes' status as the preferred substitute for Elvin Jones in the historic Coltrane Quartet (1961-65), with which he made some of its most remarkable recordings.
Still today Haynes is listening quite a bit to and also permanently collaborating with much younger artists like the tenor saxophonists Ralph Moore and Craig Handy - and his own son Graham, a trumpet and cornet player.
www.ejn.it /mus/haynes.htm   (546 words)

  
 Discount Roy Haynes - Cheap Roy Haynes - Best Prices on Roy Haynes at iMegaDeals.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Roy Haynes is probably the most underated jazz drummer among the major players.
Roy Haynes assembled a quintet of the hottest contemporary jazz players to reinterpret classic bebop tunes recorded by Charlie Parker (and a couple of other standards that Parker and Dizzy Gillespie used to play).
Roy's approach to comping and soloing is as melodic and tasteful as it gets, and the way he plays solos while the bass walks behind him is unique and incredibly musical.
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 Roy Haynes - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Roy Owen Haynes (born Boston, Massachusetts, March 13, 1925) is one of the most recorded drummers in jazz.
He has had a long career and played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing to avant-garde jazz.
His most recent recordings as a leader are The Roy Haynes Trio and Fountain of Youth.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Roy_Haynes   (237 words)

  
 Roy Haynes Interview
Haynes first break came when he played with Charlie Parker in the 1940s and he has been going strong ever since.
In addition, to the new album, Haynes is also taken his act on the road once again and playing with the same energy that he had when he played with Charlie Parker in the 1940s-1950s.
Roy Haynes is definitely individual who does not let age get the best of him and treats every day like it was a new day.
vermontreview.tripod.com /Interviews/Royhaynes.htm   (1756 words)

  
 CD Review - Roy Haynes - Where As
While his young cohorts are continuously in the spotlight, Roy Haynes is in the drivers’ seat, propelling every tune with the energy of a teenager and the wisdom of the prophet.
And certainly, there is no finer array of artillery than what Haynes brings to the trapset, and he is a master strategist, never holding back, yet not one to merely pound away from start to finish.
Haynes throws in his own coda to close the recording as the crowd’s applause signals a demand for more.
jazzink.com /cd/roy_haynes_whereas.php   (1202 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Music: The Roy Haynes Trio, Roy Haynes, CD
Roy Haynes has sat in some of the most prestigious drum chairs in jazz over the last 50 years, from Charlie Parker's and Sarah Vaughan's to those of Stan Getz and Pat Metheney.
Haynes is up front with the others throughout, not soloing so much as playing "lead" drums, reacting to, underscoring, and inspiring everything Perez and Patitucci play.
And so it went: Haynes' five-year tenure behind Sarah Vaughan was referenced on "Shulie a Bop," one of her scat numbers, while Miles Davis' "Sippin' at the Bells" and Thelonious Monk's "Bright Mississippi" and "Green Chimneys" reminded listeners of his periods with each.
music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?z=y&btob=,&EAN=731454353427&itm=3   (699 words)

  
 Yamaha Corporation of America - Roy Haynes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Haynes recalls an engagement with Parker's quintet in the early 1950s at the famed Caf Society in New York's Greenwich Village.
Haynes received a Grammy Award in 1988 for his "Blues for Coltrane" album-a tribute to the late saxophonist-that featured David Murray and McCoy Tyner.
Roy Haynes is a human dynamo on his instrument.
www.yamaha.com /Artists/ArtistDetail/0,,CNTID%253D29380%2526CTID%253D,00.html   (400 words)

  
 Roy Haynes (designer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haynes worked for Ford where he was responsible for the design of the 1966 Cortina MkII.
In 1967 he moved to BMC where he created the 1969 Mini Clubman facelift for the Mini, and where he designed the 1971 Morris Marina.
Haynes was replaced as chief stylist of, what was by then, British Leyland in 1970 by Harris Mann.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roy_Haynes_(designer)   (118 words)

  
 Roy Haynes: Love Letters
At 78 Haynes is an elder statesman, but like Art Blakey before him, he never tires and always seems to be able to provide fresh energy at any session he’s involved in.
Haynes becomes the thing that holds the whole CD together with his often understated, but always driving drumming.
On this track (featuring Scofield) and “Que Pasa?” (featuring Redman) Haynes tailors his attack to the group he is interacting with, providing a more muscular series of fills behind the tenor sax than behind Scofield’s quieter guitar.
www.jazzitude.com /haynes_loveletters.htm   (688 words)

  
 Roy Haynes - Drum Solo Artist
Roy Haynes was born in Boston, March 13, 1926, and was keenly interested in jazz ever since he can remember.
Roy's son Graham Haynes adds his distinctive sound on cornet and flugelhorn to the powerful front line.
As on his previous two recordings for Dreyfus (When It's Haynes, It Roars and Te Vou!), Praise refers to Haynes' glorious legacy while adhering firmly to his credo, "Now is the time." Within the imaginative arrangements, Haynes stamps his personality on each tune, intuitively designing rhythmic phrases like a great tap dancer.
www.drumsoloartist.com /Site/Drummers2/Roy_Haynes.html   (787 words)

  
 IN "PRAISE" OF JAZZ GREAT ROY HAYNES
Roy Haynes is a something of an under-appreciated gem amid the treasure trove of America's great jazz veterans.
The diminutive, shaven-headed Haynes, who began his musical career in 1944, proceeded to play with the verve of a man one third his age, driving and inspiring his musicians-including the great young saxophonist David Sanchez-to one blazing peak after another.
Haynes' commanding talent and presence make perfect sense when one considers that he participated directly in some of the best of the latter half of 100 years of jazz.
mixonline.com /mag/audio_praise_jazz_great/index.html   (1616 words)

  
 Roy Haynes News
Of all the national jazz luminaries AQ owner Kenny Horst brings to town on a regular basis, only Roy Haynes is as eagerly anticipated as Eric Alexander, who has rapidly become one of the top 10 tenor...
Roy Haynes, born in Boston in 1925, is one of the most recorded jazz drummers in history and has been a major name in the jazz world for half a century.
There's a nice article at Slate about the jazz drummer Roy Haynes, who recently celebrated his 81st birthday by playing drums like he was celebrating his 41st.
www.topix.net /who/roy-haynes   (680 words)

  
 Artist Roster: Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes is the pulse of legendary jazz.
For over 50 years Roy Haynes has influenced and innovated, shaping some of the greatest recordings in jazz while his joyous drumming with the legends of the genre altered the very fabric and direction of jazz improvisation.
Haynes elevates the performances of his FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH BAND matching fire stroke for fire stroke, thrill for thrill, a tremendous give and take between the generations fueled by masterful musicianship and youthful abandon.
www.tedkurland.com /pbuild/artist.cfm?code=RHA   (278 words)

  
 Ink 19 :: Eddie Henderson / Roy Haynes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Roy Haynes, who would be Davis's coeval were the latter still with us, is a different sort of bandleader altogether.
A six-decade veteran of the jazz scene with a résumé the size of Kansas trailing behind him, he made his musical and stylistic declarations long ago, though he continues to be inventive and forward-looking.
Haynes holds it all together with a cymbal ride and some understated snaps on the snare.
www.ink19.com /issues/september2003/musicReviews/musicH/eddieHendersonRoy.html   (892 words)

  
 Jazzed About Roy Haynes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Though Haynes has played with legends, and their music was often revolutionary, he remains largely unknown outside the jazz community.
Haynes pointed to a wall-size poster of Parker (who died in 1955 at age 34) behind the stage and said, “You know, if Charlie Parker were to walk into this club right now and see me here playing with these guys who are 50 years younger than me, I think he’d smile.
Haynes, who has a shaved head and is not tall, has the lean, muscular body of a flyweight boxer and looks decades younger than he is. When he walks, he springs forward on his toes, and standing or sitting, he sways, shifts and squirms, restless as a kid.
www.smithsonianmag.com /issues/2003/december/royhaynes.php   (802 words)

  
 Dreyfus Records - Roy Haynes
Roy Haynes was born in Boston, March 13, 1925, and was keenly interested in jazz ever since he can remember.
Dreyfus Jazz proudly released Roy Haynes’ “Birds of a Feather,” a tribute to the immortal Charlie "Bird" Parker, in September 2001.
For Haynes’ fourth recording for the label, the eminent drummer and bandleader takes us back to the era during which he made his first major impact playing alongside Bird, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and the other legendary bop progenitors.
www.dreyfusrecords.com /discs_ns.php?a=21&l=0   (588 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Birds Of A Feather: A Tribute: Music: Roy Haynes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Roy Haynes surrounds himself with 4 top notch pros to create something much more than a tribute.
With short but memorable solos, Haynes provides a rhythmic backdrop that is subtle but powerful allowing each virtuoso space to do their thing.
Roy's playing is phenomenal (he's always adding something), Dave is as solid as a rock, Kenny is and will always be his harmonic powerful and tasteful self, Baron is smooth, and Roy is advanced but earthy.
www.amazon.ca /Birds-Feather-Tribute-Roy-Haynes/dp/B00005NVJQ   (783 words)

  
 Jazzed About Roy Haynes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Haynes’ work in the late 1940s and early ’50s—heard on tunes such as Lester Young’s “Ding Dong,” Parker’s “Anthropology,” Powell’s “Bouncing with Bud” and Davis’ “Morpheus”—inspired a generation or two of artists.
A measure of Haynes’ free-spiritedness is that in 1952 he turned down the drum chair in Duke Ellington’s band, perhaps the most influential jazz orchestra in history.
Haynes joined Sarah Vaughan’s band in 1953 and stayed with her for five years.
www.kidscastle.si.edu /issues/2003/december/royhaynes.php?page=3   (754 words)

  
 National Initiatives: NEA Jazz Masters - Roy Haynes
Seemingly ageless, Roy Haynes has played the drums from the bebop days of the 1940s to the present day with the same restless energy.
Haynes has remained fresh in his outlook and in his thirst for collaborating with younger artists and those who play in challenging styles, as is shown in his work with such disparate artists as Roland Kirk, Danilo Perez, and Pat Metheny.
Haynes became interested in music through his father, a church organist.
arts.endow.gov /national/jazz/masterbios/haynes.html   (464 words)

  
 Roy Haynes and the Fountain of Youth Band - "Whereas" - Dreyfus Records
Roy Haynes has become the modern day jazz equivalent to the swaggering, arrogant, braggart rappers.
Haynes is such that trying to "tune out" the sax, piano and bass could be a fully realized listening experience in itself.
Haynes' contention (and my own), that he has earned a position right beside Art Blakey and Max Roach in the hierarchy of truly great drummers in the history of jazz.
www.audaud.com /article.php?ArticleID=1965   (867 words)

  
 Roy Haynes : Quiet Fire - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
But Haynes, truth be told, has long been versatile -- his resumé includes everyone from Pat Metheny to Lester "The Pres" Young -- and Quiet Fire reflects the veteran drummer's admirable diversity.
Haynes was in his early fifties when the albums were recorded, and he was obviously open to trying a variety of things.
Haynes was definitely reaching out to soul, rock, and pop audiences at the time, but he did it with integrity; he never stooped to playing the sort of abysmal, mind-numbing elevator music that dominates today's NAC/smooth jazz formats.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3035192,00.html   (380 words)

  
 ROY HAYNES Bio
New York, NY—Roy Haynes may be 81 years old, but in body and spirit he is very much a young man. Ask any jazz lover: Haynes’s drumming is as dynamic and challenging today as it has ever been.
Roy Haynes first came on the scene at a pivotal time in jazz history, when the Swing Era was drawing to a close and bebop was still being born.
Roy Haynes and the Fountain of Youth Band will continue to tour in support of the new album.
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 PAS.org: About PAS
Haynes own style was characterized by crispness and finesse, as well as a tremendous sense of drive.
Roy Haynes is almost as old as me!' But even though I'm older than a lot of the people I play with, when we're on stage, we're the same age.
In September 1998, Haynes, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, and Louis Bellson were presented with American Drummers Achievement Awards by the Zildjian company, and Haynes says he is grateful to the PAS for "remembering me and honoring me" with the PAS Hall of Fame award.
www.pas.org /About/HofDetails.cfm?IFile=haynes   (1161 words)

  
 The Roy Haynes Trio - Wal-Mart
One listen to these sessions recorded at the approach of Roy Haynes' 75th year and the listener can feel the vibrant spirit and powerful drive that this master of jazz drumming exudes with every stroke of his sticks.
It is the presence of Haynes, however that dominates the proceedings, bringing the acquired experience of his lengthy career to the fore on each swinging piece.
Haynes' snap-crackle-pop sets the tone of the music from the opening read of Bud Powell's "Wail." Though he has made other recordings of it, Pat Metheny's "Question And Answer" becomes an epic feature for the drummer on this spirited take.
www.walmart.com /catalog/product.gsp?product_id=838621   (706 words)

  
 Jazzed About Roy Haynes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Haynes left Vaughan’s band in 1958, and his work over the next decade was documented on dozens of influential recordings.
Please forget I said anything.’ ”A few nights later, Monk, Griffin, bassist Ahmed Abdul- Malik and Haynes were in the kitchen in between sets, and Monk, an oracular figure known in the jazz world as a man of few words, revisited the subject.
Roy’s improvisations on those records are true genius, so lyrical, so melodic, but also so advanced.
www.kidscastle.si.edu /issues/2003/december/royhaynes.php?page=4   (739 words)

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