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Roy Haynes

American jazz drummer and bandleader

Boston, United States • 1925-03-13 – 2024-11-12

Roy Haynes is credited on 3,547 releases across 748 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,547

Pressings credited

748

Albums

8

Decades active

356

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Biography

Roy Owen Haynes (March 13, 1925 – November 12, 2024) was an American jazz drummer. In the 1950s, he was given the nickname "Snap Crackle" for his distinctive snare drum sound and musical vocabulary. He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career spanning more than eight decades, he played swing, bebop, jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz. He is considered to be a pioneer of jazz drumming. Haynes led bands, including the Hip Ensemble. His albums Fountain of Youth and Whereas were nominated for a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1999.

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3,547 releases · 748 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,546
  • Other credits · 44
  • Production · 28

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Five Spot Café · Birdland · Village Vanguard

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