Roy Haynes has had a long career, and the generically titled The Roy
Haynes Trio featuring Danilo Perez and John Patitucci is a long CD,
approaching 70 minutes, that attempts to recap that career in the form
of new performances and, to a surprising extent, succeeds. The drummer
had just turned 74 when this album was released, and had been recording
since the 1940s. He took the opportunity of this collection with a new
trio, which contained both studio and live recordings, to look back over
that period by choosing tunes associated with many of the musicians he
had worked with over the years. His tenure in Bud Powell's Modernists
septet was recalled in the opening number, Powell's "Wail," which also
served the purpose of establishing right off the bat that Haynes was
still drumming with his usual power and aggressiveness. Then, Pat
Metheny's Spanish-tinged "Question and Answer" harked back only to the
late '80s and early '90s and his work with the guitarist. And so it
went: Haynes' five-year tenure behind Sarah Vaughan was referenced on
"Shulie a Bop," one of her scat numbers, while Miles Davis' "Sippin' at
the Bells" and Thelonious Monk's "Bright Mississippi" and "Green
Chimneys" reminded listeners of his periods with each. All of this made
for a varied collection, but the trio format allowed plenty of room for
the individual musicians to play extensively and put their marks on the
disparate material. In fact, the effect was to suggest that the history
of jazz since World War II, which has been perceived as a series of
conflicting trends, actually coheres well. At least, it does when Roy
Haynes is behind the drums. William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1 Wail 3:19
Bud Powell
2 Questions and Answers 7:08
Pat Metheny
3 Shulie a Bop 3:34
George Treadwell / Sarah Vaughan
4 Dear Old Stockholm 6:05
Traditional
5 It's Easy to Remember 6:40
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
6 Folk Song 5:33
Chick Corea
7 Sippin' at Bells 7:07
Miles Davis
8 Bright Mississippi 9:39
Thelonious Monk
9 Prelude to a Kiss 7:58
Duke Ellington / Irving Gordon / Irving Mills
10 Green Chimneys 12:27
Thelonious Monk
Credits :
Arranged By – Danilo Perez (faixas: 1, 3, 6, 8), Roy Haynes (faixas: 10), The Roy Haynes Trio (faixas: 2, 4, 5)
Bass – John Patitucci
Drums – Roy Haynes
Piano – Danilo Perez
