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Article: Album Review

Roy Haynes and the Fountain of Youth Band: Whereas

Read "Whereas" reviewed by David Miller


Roy Haynes' Fountain of Youth Quartet is exactly what it claims to be: young and vibrant. In one of the last true breeding grounds for young musicians a la Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Haynes has made it his purpose to give younger talent a chance to show itself. And what better setting to develop one's talent ...

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Love Letters

Label: Verve Records
Released: 2005

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Article: Live Review

Roy Haynes' 80th Birthday Party at SFJAZZ

Read "Roy Haynes' 80th Birthday Party at SFJAZZ" reviewed by Forrest Dylan Bryant


March 13, 2005Masonic Center AuditoriumSan Francisco, CAIt was officially “Roy Haynes Day" in his native Boston, but the master drummer himself was in San Francisco, celebrating his 80th birthday on the stage with an all-star band and 2,000 well-wishers in attendance. The party was among the signature events of this year's SFJAZZ Spring ...

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Quiet Fire

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1 Thank You Thank You 6:55; 2 Bullfight 11:13; 3 Quiet Fire 8:13; 4 Processional 5:22; 5 Sweet Song 6:21; 6 Vistalite 5:55; 7 More Pain Than Purpose 5:43; 8 Wonderin' 4:06; 9 Venus Eyes 4:41; 10 Rok Out 6:30; 11 Water Children 6:44; 12 Invitation 6:05.

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Fountain of Youth

Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. Greensleeves 2. Twinkle Trinkle 3. Summer Night 4. Ask Me Now 5. Butch And Butch 6. Inner Trust 7. Green Chimneys 8. Remember 9. Question & Answer

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Roy Haynes: Quiet Fire

Read "Quiet Fire" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Quiet Fire repackages two oddball Roy Haynes Galaxy discs, Thank You, Thank You (1977) and Vistalite (1978), into one intermittently interesting extra-length CD of duets, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets and septets. Though the cast is strong (players include George Cables, Stanley Cowell, Ron Carter, Bobby Hutcherson, Cecil McBee and Joe Henderson), the music is ...

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Roy Haynes: Fountain of Youth

Read "Fountain of Youth" reviewed by Russ Musto


As he nears his 80th year, Roy Haynes is more than an astonishing fountain of youth; he is one of the true wonders of the jazz world. The master drummer, whose experience includes tenures with Lester Young, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane, among many others, was unfortunately under-recorded for much of his career, but that sad ...

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Roy Haynes: Fountain of Youth

Read "Fountain of Youth" reviewed by Richton Guy Thomas


Roy Haynes will turn 79 years young with the release of this new recording. Whatever his secret to the Fountain of Youth, that’s the most logical choice for the title of Mr. Hayne’s new CD on the Dreyfus label. Not only is he playing with the strength and enthusiasm of much younger musicians, he also brings ...

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Love Letters

Label: Eighty-Eights
Released: 2003
Track listing: The Best Thing For You; That Old Feeling; Afro Blue; Que Pasa?; How Deep Is The Ocean; Love Letters; My Shining Hour; Stompin' At The Savoy; Shades Of Senegal 2.

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Article: Interview

A Fireside Chat With Roy Haynes

Read "A Fireside Chat With Roy Haynes" reviewed by AAJ Staff


In the seventy-eight years Roy Haynes has 'walked the earth' (obscure biblical Samuel L. Jackson reference), computers went from not being invented to being the size of a cafeteria to fitting in the palm of the human hand. Ford introduced the Thunderbird, discontinued the Thunderbird, and reintroduced the new Thunderbird. New York City went from being ...


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