Roy Haynes, "Whereas" (Dreyfus)

[Bol]

I am listening to the new Roy Haynes recording. He is just soooo good!! As far as I know, his sidemen are complete unknowns, and they just sound great with him. He seems to make everyone around him sound fabulous. I hope Haynes makes many many more records. I find that I look forward to his recordings with more anticipation than to almost anyone else's.

[ghost of miles]

Thanks for mentioning this, Bol--I didn't realize Haynes had a new one out.

[Bol]

Thanks for mentioning this, Bol--I didn't realize Haynes had a new one out.

Yes, I did not know about this until a couple of weeks ago. That's when I got Haynes's "Fountain of Youth", and I liked it so much that I did some web searches. In the new CD, there is also a blurb about an upcoming box set that Dreyfus seems to be preparing. Very good news.

[Big Wheel]

I am listening to the new Roy Haynes recording. He is just soooo good!! As far as I know, his sidemen are complete unknowns, and they just sound great with him. He seems to make everyone around him sound fabulous. I hope Haynes makes many many more records. I find that I look forward to his recordings with more anticipation than to almost anyone else's.

Jaleel Shaw is certainly not a complete unknown - he is a regular in the current version of the Mingus Big Band, playing alongside Seamus Blake, Craig Handy, Ronnie Cuber, and Abraham Burton in the sax section. He also released a record two years ago on Fresh Sound.

[relyles]

I am listening to the new Roy Haynes recording. He is just soooo good!! As far as I know, his sidemen are complete unknowns, and they just sound great with him. He seems to make everyone around him sound fabulous. I hope Haynes makes many many more records. I find that I look forward to his recordings with more anticipation than to almost anyone else's.

Who else is in the group?

[47 West 63rd N.Y.C.]

Jaleel Shaw - alto sax

Robert Rodriguez - piano

John Sullivan - bass

[Big Wheel]

Little known fact: Both of the pianists on Haynes's last two records held down the piano chair in my high school combo a few years before I did.

[medjuck]

I downloaded this from the iTunes Music Store yesterday, burned a copy and played it while driving into LA today. All I can say is "Wow!!. Thanks for the recommendation."

Edited August 24, 2006 by medjuck