AllenLowe Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Sir Charles Thompson played at a hotel in Boston for many years, cannot remember which one it was, but I went and saw him a few times; sweetheart of a guy, and he loved Percy France, whom he called, to my shock and delight, "the greatest saxophonist in the world." They made one lp together for Columbia, on which Sir Charles played organ. sorry to interrupt, but I love Sir Charles Thompson's playing, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I saw Roy this past Friday and while the music was very, very good, his age seems to caught up with him. The signs of dementia that I saw when I talked to him a year ago (forgetting shows/places he's played) have only gotten worse. His is on a tour now (at the Blue Note in NYC this week) and if you want to see him play live, I would strongly suggest doing it on this tour. I don't even want to think of a world without Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Sir Charles Thompson played at a hotel in Boston for many years, cannot remember which one it was, but I went and saw him a few times; sweetheart of a guy, and he loved Percy France, whom he called, to my shock and delight, "the greatest saxophonist in the world." They made one lp together for Columbia, on which Sir Charles played organ. sorry to interrupt, but I love Sir Charles Thompson's playing, So, you've got me intrigued, who else is on this album with Sir Charles & Percy? And I love Roy Haynes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnblitweiler Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Sir Charles Thompson played at a hotel in Boston for many years, cannot remember which one it was, but I went and saw him a few times; sweetheart of a guy, and he loved Percy France, whom he called, to my shock and delight, "the greatest saxophonist in the world." They made one lp together for Columbia, on which Sir Charles played organ. sorry to interrupt, but I love Sir Charles Thompson's playing, On the other hand, at a gig here in Chicago in the '90s he threatened to kill one of his sidemen, a nice guy, too (Arthur Hoyle told that story). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Age has found its way to Mr. Haynes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesoul Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe_9_yzmoG0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 ticket signed by Dave Kikoski, Dwayne Burno and Roy Haynes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 My friend went to the second set friday night with Pat and Christian guesting, he said Roy was forgetful, when Pat called H&H, he had to remind Roy they played it together 25 years ago, but he said once Roy was behind the kit the years melted away. Another friend who saw Roy last year reported similar about the forgetfulness but let's enjoy the treasure of Mr. Haynes while he is still here, in the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe_9_yzmoG0 2nd set on his 90th B'day..The GREAT Roy Haynes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I originally made a comment saying "the dude on guitar looks like a jerkoff". After posting that I saw it is Metheny. I guess that explains the jeans and sneakers but it doesn't make it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I originally made a comment saying "the dude on guitar looks like a jerkoff". After posting that I saw it is Metheny. I guess that explains the jeans and sneakers but it doesn't make it right. Growing up is no longer a requirement - guess fashion-wise one could consider Metheny a trailblazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmirBagachelles Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 You know what? Roy Haynes IS great, others with there own thread, not so much. Thank you Roy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2021 Happy 96 birthday Mr. Haynes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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