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Roy Haynes, jazz drummer whose career spanned nine decades, dies aged 99
American drummer who began in 1940s swing and bebop scenes played with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and dozens more
Born in 1925 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Haynes developed an early interest in jazz before he began drumming professionally in Boston nightclubs as a teenager. He toured the world backing jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan for five years in the mid-1950s, then occasionally stood in for Elvin Jones in John Coltrane’s early 60s quartet, alongside his regular work with Stan Getz and Eric Dolphy. Photograph: Bob Parent/Getty ImagesHis versatility allowed him to shine as bebop evolved into the freer post-bop style, and he appeared on landmark releases on the Blue Note label by Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean and others.
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