''Louis Hayes'' (also called ''Louis Hayes with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef'') is the eponymous debut album by American jazz drummer

Louis Hayes Louis Hayes (born May 31, 1937) is an American jazz drummer and band leader. He was with McCoy Tyner's trio for more than three years. Since 1989 he has led his own band, and together with Vincent Herring formed the Cannonball Legacy Band. He ...

recorded in 1960 for

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.Callahan, M. & Edwards, D.
Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978)
accessed July 30, 2015 The personnel includes the Cannonball Adderley's 1960 Quintet with

Yusef Lateef Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in America. Although Lateef's main instruments ...

in place of the leader. The album was also re-released in 1974 under Lateef's name as ''Contemplation''.

Reception

Scott Yanow of

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states "Although one misses the fiery altoist, the contrast between Nat's exciting (if sometimes erratic) cornet and Yusef's dignified yet soulful tenor make this an above-average session of swinging bop".

Track listing

# "Hazing" (Yusef Lateef) - 3:33 # "Rip de Boom" ( Cannonball Adderley) - 5:16 # "Teef" ( Sylvester Kyner) - 9:47 # "I Need You" (Barry Harris) - 7:36 # "Back Yard" (Harris) - 5:48 # "Sassy Ann" (Nat Adderley) - 4:24 # "Hazing"

ake 1 Ake (or Aké in Spanish orthography) is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It's located in the municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexican state of Yucatán; 40 km (25 mi) east of Mérida, Yucatán. The name ...

(Lateef) - 3:42 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Rip de Boom"

(Cannonball Adderley) - 5:18 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Teef"

(Kyner) - 7:44 Bonus track on CD reissue # "I Need You"

(Harris) - 7:44 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Sassy Ann"

ake 5 Ake (or Aké in Spanish orthography) is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It's located in the municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexican state of Yucatán; 40 km (25 mi) east of Mérida, Yucatán. The name ...

(Nat Adderley) - 3:55 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

* Louis Hayes – drums *

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition ...

- cornet *

Barry Harris Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style. Life and career Harris was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

* Sam Jones - bass

References

{{Authority control 1960 albums Louis Hayes albums Yusef Lateef albums Vee-Jay Records albums