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Roy Haynes: Out of the Afternoon (1962 – Impulse! Records)
This splendid-sounding CD reissues a 1962 set from the Roy Haynes Quartet — which, at the time, consisted of Haynes, Henry Grimes on bass, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Roland Kirk on saxes, manzello, stritch, and flutes. The album is a delightful mix of techniques in arrangement and performance, with all of the musicians delivering terrific work — Haynes’ drumming is absolutely wonderful here, lightly dancing around the other instruments, Flanagan’s piano playing is equally light and delicate, Grimes’ bass work is outstanding (during “Raoul” you have a chance to hear one of the few bowed bass solos on records of that era), and there’s not much that can be said about Kirk’s sax and flute work that hasn’t already been said a hundred times, apart from the fact that the flute solos on “Snap Crackle” help this cut emerge as particularly outstanding.
Steven McDonald, All Music Guide.
1. Moon Ray
2. Fly Me To The Moon
3. Raoul
4. Snap Crackle
5. If I Should Lose You
6. Long Wharf
7. Some Other Spring
Personnel:
Roland Kirk: Ten sax & flute
Tommy Flanagan: Piano
Henry Grimes: Bass
Released in 1962 – Label: Impulse! Records
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Gary Burton : Like Minds (1998 – Concord Records)
Gary Burton has assembled his “dream band” for LIKE MINDS. With his former protege Pat Metheny, duet partner Chick Corea, favorite drummer Roy Haynes and legendary bassist Dave Holland, Burton has formed an ensemble of staggering proportions. Giants all, this is more than a collection of “all-stars;” it is a cohesive entity. The music is performed as if by one mind and soul with five equal divisions.
The recorded results are stupendous to say the least. Original compositions by Metheny and Corea abound, as do two from Burton himself. Metheny’s “Question and Answer” gets the proceedings off to a nice start as the rich sonorities provide an elegant backdrop to some fine soloing. Corea’s delightful “Windows” is a deceptively intricate waltz that makes for some nice interplay between Burton and Metheny. Although he’s not a prolific composer, Burton’s own “Country Roads” and the jumping title track provide evidence enough that he is a master in this area as well. As an added treat, Gershwin’s “Soon” shows just what masters of this stature can do with a great old standard. Finally, Corea’s racing “Straight Up And Down” is a burning ending to this dream of a session
(From CD Universe)
1. Question and Answer
2. Elucidation
3. Windows
4. Futures
5. Like Minds
6. Country Roads
7. Tears of Rain
8. Soon 6:25
9. For a Thousand Years
10. Straight Up and Down
Personnel:
Gary Burton (vibraphone)
Pat Metheny (guitar)
Chick Corea (piano)
Dave Holland (Bass)
Roy Haynes (drums)
Original Release Date: November 3, 1998 – Label: Concord Records