Sonny Rollins recorded many memorable sessions during 1954-1958, but Saxophone Colossus is arguably his finest all-around set. Joined by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Max Roach, Rollins debuts and performs the definitive version of "St. Thomas," tears into the chord changes of "Mack the Knife" (here called "Moritat"), introduces "Strode Rode," is lyrical on "You Don't Know What Love Is," and constructs a solo on "Blue Seven" that practically defines his style. Essential music that, as with all of Rollins' Prestige recordings, has also been reissued as part of a huge "complete" box set; listeners with a tight budget are advised to pick up this single disc and be amazed.
Sonny Rollins, the saxophone colossus, visited Hanover, NH last week. He'd been scheduled to play there in October but got the flu (he's 77 or 78, something like that). We held our tickets, fingers crossed, that he wouldn't slip away like so many of his generation. Then last night, Mother's Day, by coincidence, the concert went off. My husband, Bill, who is much more knowledgeable about jaz...
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Sonny Rollins, the saxophone colossus, visited Hanover, NH last week. He'd been scheduled to play there in October but got the flu (he's 77 or 78, something like that). We held our tickets, fingers crossed, that he wouldn't slip away like so many of his generation. Then last night, Mother's Day, by coincidence, the concert went off. My husband, Bill, who is much more knowledgeable about jaz...
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The audio play button will let you hear Sonny Rollins' first recording of "St. Thomas" from his 1957 album "Saxophone Colossus".The video clip will play a Rollins performance of "St. Thomas" from a 1965 European tour. This was apparently taken from a retrospective on Niels-Hennings career since there is a brief commentary by NHOP about Rollins (in Danish) in the middle. Rollins' parents emigrat...
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| 1 St. Thomas |
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| 2 You Don't Know What Love Is |
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| 3 Strode Rode |
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| 4 Moritat |
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