A life in time : the Roy Haynes story

"Haynes is one of the few fully functioning drum legends from the early days of modern jazz ... This luxurious set (three CDs and a DVD) tracks Haynes' remarkable career from his late-1940s work with tenor-sax pioneer Young, to the DVD-featured appearances with his talent-spotting Fountain of Youth group since the millennium. As a jazz history lesson this set would be enticing enough (the usual licensing restrictions to comprehensiveness seem to have been waived), particularly when you catch the characteristic hiss and snap of Haynes' cymbals and snare drum against Young's animated, bittersweet tenor sound on Ding Dong, or a lazily grooving Davis and a voluble Sonny Rollins on Down and I Know in 1951 ... It's not just a drum buff's set, it profiles an astonishing creative and supportive personality, and offers something exciting for everyone".

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"As would be expected, the new career-overview compilation (...) is a veritable who’s who of jazz".

"The drummer was at the big bang of so many incredible sessions. Often overshadowed in his heyday by the Joneses (Elvin and Philly Joe), Haynes gets his due here. The CD tracks reveal his major contributions from the early 1950s to the present. Covering his recordings as sideman and leader, the set confirms Haynes' position as a true American master".

"Et begivenhedsrigt liv ved trommerne ... En gennemgang af trommeslageren Roy Haynes ’ karriere over 3 cd’er og en dvd er samtidig et tværsnit af jazzens historie fra 1949 til 2006".