Roy Haynes

American jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024)

Born: 13 March 1925
Boston
Died: 12 November 2024
Nassau County
Country: United States
Active: 1945–2024
Record labels: EmArcy Records, Impulse!, Futura et Marge, Mainstream Records
Discography: 27 albums

Biography

Roy Haynes was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Roy Haynes was born on 13 March 1925 in Boston and died on 12 November 2024 in Nassau County. The music is usually filed under jazz and hard bop. Record labels: EmArcy Records, Impulse!, Futura et Marge and Mainstream Records. The discography here lists 27 albums, from “Roy Haynes Modern Group” (1955) to “My Shining Hour” (2020). Honours include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2011), NEA Jazz Masters and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.

Roy Owen Haynes (March 13, 1925 – November 12, 2024) was an American jazz drummer. In the 1950s, he was given the nickname "Snap Crackle" for his distinctive snare drum sound and musical vocabulary. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career spanning more than eight decades, he played swing, bebop, jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz. He is considered to be a pioneer of jazz drumming. Haynes led bands, including the Hip Ensemble. His albums Fountain of Youth and Whereas were nominated for a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1999.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Roy Haynes Modern Group 1955

Jazz Abroad 1957

We Three 1959

Just Us 1960

Cracklin’ 1963

Cymbalism 1963

People 1964

Hip Ensemble 1971

Senyah 1972

Togyu 1975

Jazz a confronto 29 1976

Thank You Thank You 1977

Vistalite 1979

True or False 1986 · Live

Equipoise 1991

Homecoming 1994 · Live

My Shining Hour 1995

Te-Vou! 1995

The Roy Haynes Trio 2000

Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker 2001

Love Letters 2003

Fountain of Youth 2004 · Live

Praise 2007

Whereas 2007

Roy-Alty 2011

Keeping Up 2018

My Shining Hour 2020

Also plays on

Albums where Roy Haynes is credited as a sideman

1952	South of the Border — Charlie Parker	drums (drum set)
1957	Plays Cole Porter - The Genius of Charlie Parker #5 — Charlie Parker	drums (drum set)
1961	Genius + Soul = Jazz — Ray Charles	drums (drum set)
1961	The Happy "Bird" — Charlie Parker	drums (drum set)
1963	Impressions — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1968	Selflessness, Featuring My Favorite Things — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1970	Transition — John Coltrane	drums (drum set)
1976	All the Things We Are — Dave Brubeck	drums (drum set)

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

T'AIN'T NO USE HERBIE STEWARD QUINTET · HERBIE STEWARD · AL HAIG · JIMMY RAINEY ·… archive.org ↗
The Old Master Painter Jackie Paris · Eddie Shu · Dick Hyman · John Collins · Roy Haynes ·… · 1949 archive.org ↗
Goodbye Sue Jackie Paris · Dick Hyman · Eddie Shu · John Collins · Roy Haynes ·… · 1949 archive.org ↗
Water-Works Kai Winding Sextette · Brew Moore · Jerry Mulligan · Kai Winding ·… · 1949 archive.org ↗
The Song Is You The Stan Getz Quintet · Stan Getz · Jimmy Rainey · Horace Silver ·… · 1951 archive.org ↗
Potters Luck The Stan Getz Quintet · Stan Getz · Jimmy Rainey · Horace Silver ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗
Yvette Stan Getz Quintet · Stan Getz · Jimmy Rainey · Horace Silver · L… · 1952 archive.org ↗
PASTIME Lennie Tristano · Peter Ind · Roy Haynes · Tristano · Rudy Van Gelder · 1952 archive.org ↗