Roy Haynes Smithsonian Interview Block 395 (Q6068)

Yes, yes. I do remember - maybe it was 1947 or '48. We're playing at a place called the Royal Roost. Max Roach is there. In fact that's where Klook had come in. I was playing with Lester Young then. After the gig was over that night, I think Max Roach and I were going to the subway together. Max Roach says, "That was a hell of a 16 bar you played on that tune. " I said, oh my God. I didn't eve ...