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Louis Hayes (born May 31, 1937) is an American drummer and band leader. He was with 's trio for more than three years. Since 1989 he has led his own band, and together with formed the Cannonball Legacy Band. He is part of the NEA Jazz Masters awards class of 2023.


Biography
Louis Sedell Hayes was born in , , United States, to a father, an automaker, who played drums and piano.
(2019). 9780472074266, University of Michigan Press. .
His mother waited tables and played the piano. She was the sister of John L. Nelson, the father of the musician Prince. Hayes got his first drum set at age 10. The key influence in his early development was his cousin Clarence Stamps, an accomplished drummer who grounded his technical fundamentals and gave him lessons that stuck for life. He refers to the early influence of hearing jazz, especially on the radio. His main influence was Philly Joe Jones and he was mentored by . His three main associations were with 's Quintet (1956–59),
(1992). 9780851125800, Guinness Publishing.
the Cannonball Adderley Quintet (1959–1965), and the Trio (1965–1967). Hayes often joined Sam Jones, both with Adderley and Peterson, and in freelance settings.

When he was a teenager, he led a band in Detroit clubs before he was 16. He worked with and from 1955 to 1956. He moved to New York in August 1956, to replace in the Horace Silver Quintet and, in 1959, joined the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, with which he remained until mid-1965, when he succeeded in the Oscar Peterson Trio. He left Peterson in 1967, and formed a series of groups, which he led alone or with others; among his sidemen were , , , and . He returned to Peterson in 1971.

The Louis Hayes Sextet, formed in 1972, became, in 1975, the Louis Hayes- Quintet and the -Louis Hayes Quintet (Cook remained as a sideman until Rene McLean joined); in its last form the quintet played successful engagements throughout Europe and (without McLean) acted as the host group when, in 1976, visited the for the first time in many years. After Shaw left the group in 1977, Hayes continued to lead it as a hard-bop quintet.

(2017). 9781365808289, Lulu Press, Inc. .

Hayes has appeared on many records throughout the years, and played with , , , , , , Tommy Flanagan, , , Ray Brown, , , and Tony Williams. He also led sessions for (1976), (1977), (1989), Steeplechase (1989–1994), and TCB (2000–2002).

He was with 's trio for more than three years. Since 1989 he has led his own band, and together with formed the Cannonball Legacy Band.


Discography

As leader/co-leader
  • Louis Hayes (, 1960)
  • Breath of Life (, 1974)
  • Ichi-Ban with (, 1976)
  • The Real Thing (Muse, 1978) – recorded in 1977
  • Variety Is the Spice (Gryphon, 1979) – recorded in 1978
  • Light and Lively (SteepleChase, 1989)
  • The Crawl (, 1989)
  • (SteepleChase, 1990) – live recorded in 1989
  • Nightfall (SteepleChase, 1991)
  • Blue Lou (SteepleChase, 1993)
  • The Super Quartet (Timeless, 1994)
  • Louis at Large (Sharp Nine, 1996)
  • Quintessential Lou (TCB, 2000)
  • The Candy Man (TCB, 2001)
  • Dreamin' of Cannonball (TCB, 2002)
  • Maximum Firepower (, 2006)
  • Return of the Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions, 2014)
  • Serenade for Horace (, 2017)
  • Artform Revisited (, 2024)


As sideman
With Cannonball Adderley
  • In San Francisco (1959, Riverside) – live
  • Them Dirty Blues (Riverside, 1960)
  • The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse (Riverside, 1960) – live
  • Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners (Riverside, 1961) – recorded in 1959-60
  • (Riverside, 1961)
  • Plus (Riverside, 1961)
  • Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley (, 1961)
  • Cannonball in Europe! (Riverside, 1962) – live
  • Jazz Workshop Revisited (Riverside, 1962) – live
  • (Riverside, 1964) – live recorded in 1963
  • Autumn Leaves (Riverside, 1963)
  • The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (Riverside, 1964)
  • Cannonball Adderley Live! (Capitol, 1964)
  • Live Session! (Capitol, 1964)
  • Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (Capitol, 1964)
  • Domination (Capitol, 1965)
  • Phenix (, 1975)
  • The Sextet (Milestone, 1982) – recorded in 1962-63

With

  • Work Song (Riverside, 1960)
  • Naturally! (Jazzland, 1961)

With

  • K. B. Blues (Blue Note, 1979) – recorded in 1957
  • Bluesin' Around (, 1983) – recorded in 1961

With

  • Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1961) – recorded in 1960
  • True Blue with (, 1976)
  • Silver Blue with Dexter Gordon (Xanadu, 1976)

With

  • (United Artists, Blue Note, 1959) – recorded in 1958
  • Lush Life (, 1961) – recorded in 1957-58
  • The Believer (Prestige, 1963)
  • The Last Trane (Prestige, 1966) – recorded in 1957-58

With Tommy Flanagan, , , and

  • The Cats (Prestige, 1957)

With

  • (Prestige, 1957)
  • Jazz ...It's Magic! (Regent, 1958) – recorded in 1957
  • Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (Blue Note, 1961) – recorded in 1957
  • Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (New Jazz, 1962) – recorded in 1957

With

  • Ca'Purange (Prestige, 1973) – recorded in 1972
  • Tangerine (Prestige, 1975) – recorded in 1972

With

  • Gooden's Corner (Blue Note, 1961)
  • Oleo (Blue Note, 1962)
  • Born to Be Blue (Blue Note, 1962)

With

  • The Kicker (Milestone, 1967)
  • Tetragon (Milestone, 1968)

With John Hicks

  • Gentle Rain (Sound Hills, 1994)
  • On the Wings of an Eagle (Chesky, 2006)

With

  • The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (Impulse!, 1962)
  • The Body & the Soul (Impulse!,1963)
  • The Hub of Hubbard (MPS, 1970)

With Sam Jones

  • The Soul Society (Riverside, 1960)
  • The Chant (Riverside, 1961)
  • Changes & Things (Xanadu, 1977)
  • Something in Common (Muse, 1977)

With

With

With

  • (Prestige, 1957)
  • Makin' the Changes (New Jazz, 1960) – recorded in 1957

With Phineas Newborn, Jr.

  • A World of Piano! (Contemporary, 1962) – recorded in 1961
  • The Great Jazz Piano of Phineas Newborn Jr. (Contemporary, 1963) – recorded in 1962-63

With

  • 6 Pieces of Silver (Blue Note, 1957) – recorded in 1956
  • The Stylings of Silver (Blue Note, 1957)
  • Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet (Blue Note, 1958)
  • Finger Poppin' with the Horace Silver Quintet (Blue Note, 1959)
  • Blowin' the Blues Away (Blue Note, 1959)

With

With

  • (Groove Merchant, 1973)
  • I Offer You (Groove Merchant, 1973)

With

  • A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1 (Muse, 1973) – live
  • A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2 (Muse, 1973) – live
  • Firm Roots (Muse, 1976) – recorded in 1974
  • Pit Inn (East Wind, 1975) – live recorded in 1974

With others


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