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Sunday, September 13, 1953
The Open Door on West 3rd, NYC

Charlie Parker, 33
Thelonious Monk, 35
Charles Mingus, 31
Roy Haynes, 28

Photograph by Bob Parent

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Excerpt from Ted Panken interview with Roy Haynes, highlight Mingus’ comments about Roy Haynes’ playing style “suggest the beat”