Louis Hayes Cannonball Legacy Band – review

Ronnie Scott's, London"People do this kind of thing all the time," New York alto saxophonist Vincent Herring told Tuesday night's full house at Ronnie Scott's. He was talking about legacy jazz groups, celebrating long-gone stars. "But you can't do it right unless you have one legitimate legend in the band." Herring only had to point to Louis Hayes, the dapper 74-year-old behind the drumkit. Hayes has played with the world's best (including John Coltrane and Oscar Peterson), but his most famous b...

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