Sometimes it seems as though modern jazz history has been conducted by the sticks of drummer Roy Haynes. Still swinging fiercely and crisply at age 86, he’s been a paragon of expert timekeeping for a virtual encyclopedia of jazz greats, including Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Miles Davis . . . well, you get the idea. Haynes is interviewed by fellow drummer Tim Daisy, a mainstay of Chicago’s free-jazz scene who plays in numerous groups, from his chamber trio Vox Arcana to hard-charging combos like the Engines, the Rempis Percussion Quartet, and Arrive. Roy Haynes plays Symphony Center on Fri 12/9 (see page B11), and Tim Daisy plays with San Francisco trumpeter Darren Johnston at Elastic on Thu 12/15. —Peter Margasak
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Paul Chambers. Yes, yes. He had that thing, that thing that I like. He was definitely on top of that.
