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Ernest Hayes

Ernest (*1929) was already well established as a session player by the early '40s, backing up singers and vocal groups in styles that would eventually become established with almighty genre terms such as R&B, funk, and soul. Performer and songwriter Otis Blackwell is considered an innovator in all of these styles as well as straight and simple rock & roll; Ernie Hayes, sometimes credited more formally as Ernest Hayes, played piano and organ on 1942 Blackwell sides as part of the regular albeit stupendous rhythm section that also includes guitarist Mickey Baker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Specs Powell.

To account in detail about every session Hayes participated in over nearly the next four decades would most likely force a library shelf to sag. There had been, according to trusty discographical sources, nearly 200 recording sessions involving Ernie Hayes by the late '80s. He shows up on records by James Brown, Nina Simone, Mickey & Sylvia, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Ian & Sylvia, and Sam Cooke. He was also known to have a hand in arrangements, sometimes formally and sometimes informally in well-worn rhythm section relationships that relied more on spontaneous setups. As a composer, Hayes had a Latin touch and seemed to enjoy Spanish titles, including the dark, scenty "Flores de Noche" and the moving "Vaya," both of which were recorded by bandleader Ray Barretto.

by Eugene Chadbourne @ allmusic.com

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Discography

Unforgettable (A Tribute To Dinah Washington) Columbia CS 8963 released 1964	Aretha Franklin, piano, vocals Buddy Lucas, tenor sax, harmonica Bob Asher, trombone Ernie Royal, trumpet Paul Griffin, organ Ernie Hayes, organ, piano Teddy Charles, vibraphone George Duvivier, bass Gary Chester, drums
Out Of Sight Smash Records MGS 27058 released 1965 recorded 1964 in New York City and Chicago, IL/USA	James Brown, organ, piano, vocals Nat Jones, conductor, alto sax Sammy Lowe, conductor Al Brisco Clark, tenor sax Eldee Williams, tenor sax St. Clair Pinckney, tenor sax Jerome Richardson, tenor sax Sam 'The Man' Taylor, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax Maceo Parker, baritone sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax Richard Harris, trombone Wilmer Milton, trombone Joe Dupars, trumpet McKinley Johnson, trumpet Ron Tooley, trumpet Teddy Washington, trumpet Dud Bascomb, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Johnny Grimes, trumpet Les Buie, guitar Billy Butler, guitar Wallace Richardson, guitar Bobby Byrd, organ Lucas Fats Gonder, organ Ernie Hayes, organ, piano Bernard Odum, bass Sam Thomas, bass Al Lucas, bass Melvin Parker, drums David 'Panama' Francis, drums Nat Kendrick, drums
Stardust Roulette SR 5002 released 1966	Sonny Stitt, sax George Berg, baritone sax Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax J.J. Johnson, trombone Eddie Preston, trumpet Joe Wilder, trumpet Mike Mainieri, vibes Les Span, guitar Ernie Hayes, organ Ellis Larkins, piano George Duvivier, bass Jan Arnet, bass Walter Perkins, drums
Tuff Pickin' Decca DL 74716 released 1966	Sonny Forriest, guitar Charles Davis, baritone sax Frank Haynes, tenor sax Bernard McKinney, trombone Grachan Moncur III, trombone Martin Banks, trumpet Ernie Hayes, organ Al Dailey, piano Albert Winston, bass Bernard Purdie, drums Leo Morris, drums Willie Rodriguez, congas
The Dealer Impulse! AS-9130 recorded September 1966	Chico Hamilton, drums, percussion Larry Coryell, guitar Arnie Lawrence, alto sax Ernest Hayes, organ Richard Davis, bass
This Is Billy Butler Prestige PR 7622 recorded December 1968 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Billy Butler, guitar Houston Person, tenor sax Ernie Hayes, organ, piano Bob Bushnell, bass Rudy Collins, drums
The Other Side of Abbey Road A&M Records SP-3028 released 1970 recorded October/November 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	George Benson, guitar Sonny Fortune, alto sax Jerome Richardson, tenor sax Don Ashworth, baritone sax Wayne Andre, trombone, euphonium Mel Davis, trumpet, flugelhorn Bernie Glow, trumpet, flugelhorn Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Phil Bochner, flute, oboe Hubert Laws, flute Jerome Richardson, flute Herbie Hancock, piano, organ, harpsichord Ernie Hayes, piano, organ, harpsichord Bob James, piano, organ, harpsichord Raoul Poliakin, violin Max Pollikoff, violin Emmanuel Vardi, viola George Ricci, cello Ron Carter, bass Gary Jemmott, bass Idris Muhammed, drums Ed Shaugnessy, drums Ray Barretto, percussion Andy Gonzalez, percussion
Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow Prestige PR 7797 recorded June 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Billy Butler, guitar Houston Person, tenor sax Ernie Hayes, organ, piano Jimmy Lewis, bass Jimmy Johnson, drums
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways Prestige PRST 10044 recorded May 1972 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Houston Person, tenor sax Ronnie Jannelli, baritone sax, clarinet, flute Buzz Brauner, baritone sax, tenro sax, English horn, oboe, flute, clarinet Hubert Laws, flute, tenor sax Joe Wilder, trumpet Victor Paz, trumpet Jim Buffington, French horn Ernest Hayes, organ Jimmy Watson, organ Cedar Walton, piano Grady Tate, drums
Big Bad Jug Prestige PRST 10070 recorded October-November 1972 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Gene Ammons, tenor sax Hank Jones, piano Sonny Phillips, piano, organ Ernest Hayes, organ Joe Beck, guitar Maynard Parker, guitar Ron Carter, bass Billy Cobham, drums Idris Muhammad, drums Mickey Roker, drums
7th Ave Stompers - Fidgety Feet Savoy Jazz Sjl1139 released 1984	Seldon Powell, tenor sax Vic Dickenson, trombone Joe Wilder, trumpet Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar Ernie Hayes, organ Al Lucas, bass Bobby Donaldson, drums
The Best Of King Curtis Capitol Jazz D 115560 recorded August 1962 through March 1965	King Curtis, tenor sax Billy Butler, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Paul Griffin, organ, piano Ernie Hayes, organ George Stubbs, piano Chuck Rainey, bass Jimmy Lewis, bass James Tyrell, bass Ray Lucas, drums
Foundations Of Funk - A Brand New Bag: 1964-1969 Polygram 531 165-2 recorded 1964 through 1969 in various locations of the USA	James Brown, vocals Nat Jones, alto sax Al "Brisco" Clark, tenor sax Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, tenor sax, organ Maceo Parker, tenor sax Eldee Williams, tenor sax St. Clair Pinckney, tenor sax, baritone sax Maceo Parker, tenor sax, baritone sax Charles Carr, baritone sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax Richard Harris, trombone Fred Wesley, trombone Joseph Davis, trumpet Joe Dupars, trumpet Richard "Kush" Griffiths, trumpet McKinley "Mack" Johnson, trumpet Levi Rasbury, trumpet Waymon Reed, trumpet Ron Tooley, trumpet Teddy Washington, trumpet Les Bule, guitar Alphonso "Country" Kellum, guitar Jimmy Nolen, guitar Wallace Richardson, guitar Eddie Setser, guitar Bobby Byrd, organ Lucas "Fats" Gonder, organ Ernie Hayes, organ Tim Hedding, organ Nat Jones, organ Tim Drummond, bass Bernard Odum, bass Charles Sherrell, bass Sam Thomas, bass Jimmy Tyrrell, bass David "Hooks" Williams, bass "Beau Dollar" Bowman, drums Nate Jones, drums Melvin Parker, drums John "Jabo" Starks, drums David "Panama" Francis, drums Clyde Stubblefield, drums Ron Selico, bongos Art Lopez, congas
Fine And Mellow Prestige PRCD-24281-2 originally released as track 01,02,03,06,07,08,09,10: 'Got My Own' (Prestge 10058) track 04,05,11,12,13,14: 'Big Bad Jug' (Prestige 10070)	Gene Ammons, sax Joe Beck, guitar Maynard Parker, guitar Hank Jones, piano Sonny Phillips, organ, piano Ernie Hayes, organ Ron Carter, bass Billy Cobham, drums Idris Muhammad, drums Mickey Roker, drums
The Singles Vol. 2 - 1960-1963 Polydor B0008510-02 compilation	James Brown, organ, piano, drums, vocals Sammy Lowe, conductor Al Corley, alto sax, tenor sax George Dorsey, alto sax J.C. Davis, tenor sax Al "Brisco" Clark, tenor sax, baritone sax Cleveland Lowe, tenor sax Clifford MacMillan, tenor sax St. Clair Pinckney, tenor sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax Clarence Johnson, trombone Lewis Hamlin, trumpet Roscoe Patrick, trumpet Teddy Washington, trumpet Les Buie, guitar Billy Butler, guitar Eddie Freeman, guitar Wallace Richardson, guitar Bobby Roach, guitar Bobby Byrd, organ, piano Alvin "Fats" Gonder, organ, piano, vocals Ernie Hayes, organ, piano Louis Madison, piano, vocals string section Edwyn Conley, bass Bernard Odum, bass Sam Thomas, bass Lloyd Trotman, bass Clayton Fillyua, drums Panama Francis, drums, timpani Reginald Hall, drums Nat Kendrick, drums
The Singles Vol. 3 - 1964-1965 Polydor B0008804-02 compilation	James Brown, organ, piano, vocals Nat Jones, conductor, alto sax Sammy Lowe, conductor Al Corley, alto sax George Dorsey, alto sax Al "Brisco" Clark, tenor sax, baritone sax, vocals J.C. Davis, tenor sax Ray Felder, tenor sax Cleveland Lowe, tenor sax St. Clair Pinckney, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax Eldee Williams, tenor sax Charles Carr, baritone sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax Wilmer Milton, trombone Dicky Wells, trombone Dud Bascomb, trumpet Joe Dupars, trumpet Roosevelt Paul Brown, trumpet Johnny Grimes, trumpet Lewis Hamlin, trumpet Mack Johnson, trumpet Robert Knight, trumpet Roscoe Patrick, trumpet Levi Rasbury, trumpet Ron Tooley, trumpet Teddy Washington, trumpet Les Buie, guitar Kenny Burrell, guitar Eddie Freeman, guitar Alphonso "Country" Kellum, guitar Jimmy Nolen, guitar Wallace Richardson, guitar Nafloyd Scott, guitar Bobby Byrd, organ, piano, vocals Alvin "Fats" Gonder, organ, piano Ernie Hayes, organ, piano Louis Madison, piano Sonny Thompson, piano string section Edwyn Conley, bass Al Lucas, bass Clarence Mack, bass Bernard Odum, bass Carl Pruitt, bass Clayton Fillyau, drums Panama Francis, drums, timpani Edison Gore, drums Reginald Hall, drums Nat Kendrick, drums Melvin Parker, drums
The Singles Vol. 4 - 1966-1967 Polydor B0009472-02 compilation	James Brown, organ, piano, vocals Nat Jones, conductor, alto sax, organ George Dorsey, alto sax James McGary, alto sax Alfred Corley, tenor sax J.C. Davis, tenor sax Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, tenor sax Clifford Jordan, tenor sax Maceo Parker, tenor sax St. Clair Pinckney, tenor sax Seldon Powell, tenor sax Sam "The Man" Taylor, tenor sax Kiane Zawadi, tenor sax Eldee Williams, tenor sax, vocals Charles Carr, baritone sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax Garnett Brown, trombone Jimmy Cleveland, trombone Richard Harris, trombone Levi Rasbury, trombone, trumpet Dud Bascomb, trumpet Frank Brown, trumpet Denny Bayliss, trumpet Dick Coghill, trumpet Joe Dupars, trumpet Fielder Floyd, trumpet Johnny Grimes, trumpet Ron Harper, trumpet Reunald Jones, trumpet Waymon Reed, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Lammar Wright sr., trumpet Billy Butler, guitar Bobby Roach, guitar Alfonzo Kellum, guitar, bass Carl Lynch, guitar Lonnie Mack, guitar Jimmy Nolen, guitar Wallace Richardson, guitar Troy Seals, guitar Albert Dailey jr., piano Ernie Hayes, organ, piano Sonny Thompson, piano string section Al Lucas, bass Michael Moore, bass Bernard Odum, bass James Tyrell, bass David "Hooks" Williams, bass Panama Francis, drums Nat Kendrick, drums Clyde Stubblefield, drums Jimmie Robinson, drums Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums John Starks, drums Ron Selico, bongos Vicki Anderson, vocals Sandra Bears, vocals Martha High, vocals Grace Ruffin, vocals
The Henry Glover Story Rhythm and Blues Records RANDB0200 compilation	Henry Glover, trumpet Doc Bagby, organ Bill Doggett, organ Ernie Hayes, organ various artists

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