Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and bandleader
United States • 1925-03-13 – 2024-11-12
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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Credited on 5,513 releases.
Frequent collaborators: Various, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins.
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