Hip Ensemble Explained

Hip Ensemble is an album recorded by American drummer Roy Haynes in 1971 for the Mainstream label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ron Wynn states "This explosive session helped cement the reputations of George Adams and Hannibal Marvin Peterson".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Roy Haynes except as indicated

1. "Equipoise" (Stanley Cowell) - 4:18
2. "I'm So High" - 4:10
3. "Tangiers" - 5:59
4. "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) - 4:13
5. "Satan's Mysterious Feeling" (George Adams) - 6:38
6. "You Name It/List Ev'ry Voice and Sing" (Adams/James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson) - 9:26

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/roy-haynes/catalog/#mainstream-mrl-313 Roy Haynes discography
2. Wynn, R., Allmusic Review accessed August 13, 2014