Frank Haynes, Jr. (October 8, 1928 – November 30, 1965) was an American

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who recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. Haynes was born in

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, the son of Eula and Frank Haynes. He served in the US Air Force Band between 1947 and 1950, and after his discharge lived in

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with his first wife and children. During the 1950s, he played in various jazz groups in clubs in

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, before forming his own quartet who toured in California. He first recorded in

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in 1954 as a member of

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.Jan Evensmo, ''The tenor sax of Frank Haynes'', 2013
Retrieved 20 February 2014 In 1959, Haynes remarried and moved to

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. Over the next few years, he appeared at many jazz clubs in New York, including Birdland, the

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, the

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, and the

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. In 1961, he was a member of the Dave Bailey Quintet who recorded the albums '' Reaching Out'', '' Bash!'', and ''

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'', which included the original version of the popular tune "

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". He also recorded with

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, Walter Bishop,

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and

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. Haynes recorded his own album, ''Frankly Speaking'', with guitarist and songwriter

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, but it was never released. Suffering from both

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and

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, Haynes died at the age of 37 at NYC's

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. A memorial service for Haynes was attended by

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and others.Lewis Porter (ed.), ''The John Coltrane Reference'', Routledge, 2013, p.334
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Discography

As sideman

With Dave Bailey * ''

'' (Epic, 1961) * ''Bash!'' (Jazz Line, 1961) * '' Reaching Out'' (Jazztime, 1961) * ''Modern Mainstream'' (Fontana, 1963) With others * Walter Bishop Jr., ''

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, '' Tommy Flanagan Trio and Sextet'' (Onyx, 1973) *

, ''Green Blues'' (Muse, 1973) *

, ''Tuff Pickin'' (Decca, 1966) *

, ''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1962) *

, ''Blues'' (Trip, 1974) *

, ''Big Band Modern'' (Jazz Factory, 2006)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes (musician), Frank 1928 births 1965 deaths American jazz tenor saxophonists American male saxophonists Musicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma 20th-century American saxophonists Jazz musicians from Oklahoma 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians