ROY HAYNES Hip Ensemble LP NM/VG WOC, WOL White Label Promo George Adams more
Hip Ensemble Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Returning to the leader's chair after a seven-year absence, drummer Roy Haynes signed with Boplicity and released Hip Ensemble in 1971. Named after the group Haynes led at the time -- a group that featured George Adams on saxophone and flute, Marvin Peterson on trumpet, Mervin Bronson on bass, and Carl Schroeder on keys -- the title Hip Ensemble somewhat gives away the game: this is now music, perched halfway between the out futurism that was Haynes' specialty while playing with Archie Shepp, Jackie McLean, Chick Corea, and Jack DeJohnette and the fusion that was creeping into the most adventurous aspects of '70s jazz. There are still aspects of pretty, lyrical restraint but the kinetic polyrhythms where Haynes intertwines with percussionists Elwood Johnson and Lawrence Killian provide a lively foundation for the bursts of brass colored by cool electric piano. It all culminates in the nine-minute two-part "You Name It/Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a civil rights anthem that evokes its era, but the restlessness of Hip Ensemble makes for a compelling session in any year.
Roy Haynes – Hip Ensemble
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Label:Mainstream Records – MRL 313
Series:A Red Lion Production
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Unipak
Country:US
Released:1971
Genre:Jazz
Style:Modal, Post Bop, Soul-Jazz
A1Equipoise
Written-By – S. Cowell*
4:18
A2I'm So High
Written-By – R. Haynes*
4:10
A3Tangiers
Written-By – R. Haynes*
5:59
A4Nothing Ever Changes For You My Love
Written By – M. Fisher/J. Segal
Written-By – J. Segal*, M. Fisher*
4:13
B1Satan's Mysterious Feeling
Written-By – G. Adams*
6:38
Medley(9:26)
B2aYou Name It
Written-By – G. Adams*
B2bLift Every Voice And Sing
Written-By – J. Weldon*, J. Johnson*
Written By – J. Weldon-J. Johnson
Record Company – Red Lion Productions Ltd., Inc.
Record Company – Mainstream Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Published By – Stanco Publishing Co.
Published By – Lifestyle Music Inc.
Published By – Marvin Music
Published By – Lifestyle Music
Published By – Edward B. Marks Music Corporation
Artwork – The Art Department
Bass – Terud Nakamura*
Bass [Fender] – Mervin Bronson
Bongos – Elwood Johnson
Congas – Lawrence Killian
Drums – Roy Haynes
Flute – George Adams
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
Photography By – Jarry Lang
Piano – Carl Schroeder
Producer – Bobby Shad*
Tambourine – Elwood Johnson
Tenor Saxophone – George Adams
Timpani – Roy Haynes
Trumpet – Marvin Peterson*
Produced by RED LION Productions Ltd., Inc.
DJ Copy
Not for sale
A Red Lion Production
Made in USA
Printed in USA
Unipak cover with patent info printed on inside fold-open spine.
GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
