Roy Haynes - Hip Ensemble (1971) [2014] CD-Rip

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.



Tracks:

01 - Equipoise
02 - I'm So High
03 - Tangiers
04 - Nothing Ever Changes For You My Love
05 - Satan's Mysterious Feeling
06 - a) You Name It b) Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing

Personnel:

Roy Haynes - drums, timpani
Marvin Peterson - trumpet
George Adams - tenor saxophone, flute
Carl Schroeder - piano
Teruo Nakamura - bass
Mervin Bronson - Fender bass
Lawrence Killian - congas
Elwood Johnson - bongos, tambourine