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Drummer Roy Haynes chose a perfect title for this album: at 79 years of age, he is an undisputed elder statesman of jazz and one of the few surviving ambassadors from the bebop past; at the same time, he plays with the kind of energy and unflagging invention that would be the envy of a drummer one-third his age. Fountain of Youth was recorded live in December of 2002 at the legendary Birdland club in New York City. Haynes leads a quartet that also features pianist Martin Bejerano, saxophonist Marcus Strickland, and bassist John Sullivan. The program opens with a brilliant jazz-waltz setting of the traditional English tune "Greensleeves," and then proceeds to survey both bebop standards (there are no fewer than three Thelonious Monk compositions on the nine-track program), Tin Pan Alley classics (Irving Berlin's "Remember"), and even a Pat Metheny tune (the lovely "Question and Answer"). Everyone plays with both fire and elegance, especially on the dancing "Butch and Butch" and a lovely, meditative rendition of Monk's "Ask Me Now." And while Haynes always plays with consummate taste and never consciously upstages his young bandmates, a listener paying any attention at all will be constantly surprised by his inventive and exquisitely tasteful rhythmic exclamations and subtle prods. Very highly recommended.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Roy Haynes, MainArtist
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2003 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Album review
Drummer Roy Haynes chose a perfect title for this album: at 79 years of age, he is an undisputed elder statesman of jazz and one of the few surviving ambassadors from the bebop past; at the same time, he plays with the kind of energy and unflagging invention that would be the envy of a drummer one-third his age. Fountain of Youth was recorded live in December of 2002 at the legendary Birdland club in New York City. Haynes leads a quartet that also features pianist Martin Bejerano, saxophonist Marcus Strickland, and bassist John Sullivan. The program opens with a brilliant jazz-waltz setting of the traditional English tune "Greensleeves," and then proceeds to survey both bebop standards (there are no fewer than three Thelonious Monk compositions on the nine-track program), Tin Pan Alley classics (Irving Berlin's "Remember"), and even a Pat Metheny tune (the lovely "Question and Answer"). Everyone plays with both fire and elegance, especially on the dancing "Butch and Butch" and a lovely, meditative rendition of Monk's "Ask Me Now." And while Haynes always plays with consummate taste and never consciously upstages his young bandmates, a listener paying any attention at all will be constantly surprised by his inventive and exquisitely tasteful rhythmic exclamations and subtle prods. Very highly recommended.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:28
- Main artists: Roy Haynes
- Label: Dreyfus Jazz
- Genre: Jazz
© 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2004 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
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