Drummer extraordinaire Roy Haynes was born on March 13, 1926, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Haynes began his career in his home town where he played drums with Sabby Lewis' big band. In the early 40s he joined Pete Brown's jump band and later in the decade was on the road with the Luis Russell big band and also played in a small group led by Lester Young.

In New York in the late 40s and early 50s, Haynes adapted readily to the demands of bebop and became a valued club, gig and record session drummer for Charlie Parker, Bud Powell , Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and many other important artists.

Roy Haynes' career continued through the 60s and into the 70s with many fruitful collaborations with jazzmen such as George Shearing, Art Farmer, Kenny Burrell and Gary Burton, and in several interesting groups under his own leadership. In the early 80s Haynes recorded with Pat Metheny, Freddie Hubbard, and joined Chick Corea for worldwide tours and continued to lead his own bands in New York. Haynes is a major figure in the development of bop drumming.



Roys Haynes Discography