Roy Haynes – Out Of The Afternoon (SHM-SACD single layer)

Unfortunately, drummer Roy Haynes only recorded one album for Bob Thiele’s label Impulse! Records. But it was a real gem, featuring a breathtaking line-up: Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone, flutes, mancello, stritch), Tommy Flanagan (piano) and Henry Grimes (bass). The repertoire is a particularly successful mix of the leader’s own compositions and originals standards. With his crisp snare drum rolls, which were as fast as machine gun bursts, Haynes also inspired countless rock drummers. His unique sound earned him the nickname “Snap Crackle” – a reference to which can be found on the highly musical album track of the same name. Richard Cook and Brian Morton gave “Out Of The Afternoon” the second-highest rating in their Penguin Guide to Jazz, describing Haynes’ unique album for Impulse as “great.” Steven McDonald (AllMusic) called the collaboration between Haynes and Kirk a “quite extraordinary session,” awarding it the highest rating.

As part of the popular “Verve Acoustic Sounds Series,” Universal Music Japan presents the sonically impressive remastering of this jazz classic as a limited edition Japan SHM-SACD in a mini LP cardboard sleeve with OBI stripe. The original recording sessions for “Out Of The Afternoon” took place on May 16 and 23, 1962, at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

This title is an SHM SACD. This format is the further development of the single-layer SACD and uses a particularly light-transparent plastic (Super High Material). It allows a much better readability of the pit-land structures on the surface than is possible with hybrid SACDs. Universal’s SHM SACDs are generally re-digitized to DSD from the albums’ master tapes without any changes. SHM SACDs can be played on any SACD player. Please do not use L’Art du Son or alcohol-based cleaning agents. – Please note: All titles are designed by Universal Music as limited edition collector’s items for the Japanese market.

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2.    Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
3.    Raoul
4.    Snap Crackle
5.    If I Should Lose You
6.    Long Wharf
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