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Born in Lima, Ohio, on April 24, 1937, saxophonist Henderson's musical career started as a student at Kentucky State College and Wayne University in Detroit. After he came out of the military he worked with Jack McDuff and Kenny Dorham before signing with Blue Note in 1963. There, he joined Horace Silver's quintet in 1964 for two years. He worked as a sideman for Herbie Hancock and Andrew Hill and briefly played with Miles Davis. In the 1990's, he made several critically-acclaimed recordings for the Verve label - Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn; So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles) and the Antonio Carlos Jobim tribute, Double Rainbow.
Jazz guitarist, known for his work with Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, and Paul Desmond.
Hancock was born in Chicago on April 12, 1940. Hancock, along with Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and McCoy Tyner, is one of the primary influences on contemporary jazz piano. He came to prominence in the classic Miles Davis Quintet of 1963-'68. Hancock compositions have become jazz standards, including "Maiden Voyage," "Canteloupe Island," "Dolphin Dance" and "Speak Like A Child."
Roy Haynes was born in Boston, March 13, 1926. In his fifty year career as a percussionist/drummer he worked with Lester Young from 1947 to 1949, with Bud Powell and Miles Davis in '49, Charlie Parker 1949 to 1953. He toured with Sarah Vaughan from 1954 to 1959, played with Thelonious Monk in 1959-60, made eight recordings with Eric Dolphy in 1960-61, worked with Stan Getz from 1961 to 1965, played and recorded with the John Coltrane Quartet from 1963 to 1965, collaborated with Chick Corea, (also from Boston) since 1968, and with Pat Metheny during the '90s. He was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1993. He continues to play with the top jazz artists of our time, as well as lead his own group.
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