Jazz: Roy Haynes, Ronnie Scott's, London

Drummer Roy Haynes, 83, has worked with pretty much everyone who's ever been anyone in the evolution of jazz - from Lester Young in the 1940s, through Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane and up to Pat Metheny and beyond - so playing with him is a tough call. Here he has put together a young band who share his drive, his soulfulness and his attention to detail.One of Metheny's most evocative tunes, James, figured memorably in the quartet's repertoire, along with some bebop ...

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