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This is FRESH AIR. We're going to remember drummer Roy Haynes. He died November 12 at the age of 99. He was one of the most in-demand drummers in jazz, working with Lester Young, Miles Davis ...

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By Tyler Jenke Roy Haynes, a pioneering jazz drummer who went on to become one of the most recorded percussionists in music history, has died at the age of 99. As per the New York Times ...