| Sonny Rollins | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Theodore Walter Rollins |
| Born | September 7, 1930 |
| Origin | New York, New York, United States |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone |
| Label(s) | Prestige Records Impulse! |
| Associated acts | Jackie McLean, Max Roach, Clifford Brown |
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Prestige Records was a Record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock ( October 2, 1928 &ndash January 14, 2006) Impulse! Records was an American based Jazz Record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount John Lenwood (Jackie McLean ( May 17 1931 &ndash March 31 2006; some sources erroneously give 1932 as his year of birth was an American Maxwell Lemuel Roach ( January 10, 1924 &ndash August 16, 2007) was an American Jazz Percussionist, Drummer Clifford Brown ( October 30, 1930 &ndash June 26, 1956) aka " Brownie," was an influential and highly rated Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Rollins' long, prolific career began at the age of 11, and he was playing with piano legend Thelonious Monk before reaching the age of 20. Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 - February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer. Rollins is still touring and recording today, having outlived most of his contemporaries such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Max Roach, and Art Blakey, all performers with whom he recorded. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Maxwell Lemuel Roach ( January 10, 1924 &ndash August 16, 2007) was an American Jazz Percussionist, Drummer Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Biography
Early days
While Rollins was born in New York City, his parents were born in the United States Virgin Islands. The United States Virgin Islands is a group of Islands in the Caribbean that are an Insular area of the United States. [1] Rollins received his first saxophone at age 13. [2][3]
Rollins started as a pianist, changed to alto saxophone, and finally switched to tenor in 1946. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra The alto saxophone is a member of the Saxophone a family of Woodwind instruments invented by Adolphe Sax. The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s During his high-school years, he played in a band with other future jazz legends Jackie McLean and Kenny Drew. John Lenwood (Jackie McLean ( May 17 1931 &ndash March 31 2006; some sources erroneously give 1932 as his year of birth was an American Kenneth Sidney (Kenny Drew ( August 28, 1928 &ndash August 4, 1993) was an American Jazz Pianist. He was first recorded in 1949 with Babs Gonzales — in the same year he recorded with J. J. Johnson and Bud Powell. Babs Gonzales ( October 27, 1919 &ndash January 23, 1980) born Lee Brown, was an American Jazz Vocalist J J Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis Indiana, ( January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001) was a Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell ( September 27[[ 924]] &ndash July 31[[ 966]] in New York City) was an American Jazz pianist, usually considered In his recordings through 1954, he played with performers such as Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 - February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer. [4]
In 1950, Rollins was arrested for armed robbery and given a sentence of three years. Robbery is the Crime of seizing Property through Violence or Intimidation. He spent 10 months in Rikers Island jail before he was released on parole. Rikers Island is one of New York City 's large jail facilities as well as the name of the 413 Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system In 1952 he was arrested for violating the terms of his parole by using heroin. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Rollins attended an institution for drug addicts in Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. He was given dolophine and was able to kick his habit entirely. Methadone ( Dolophine Amidone Methadose Physeptone Heptadon and many others is a synthetic Opioid, used medically as an Analgesic, Antitussive
As a saxophonist he had initially been attracted to the jump and R&B sounds of performers like Louis Jordan, but soon became drawn into the mainstream tenor saxophone tradition. Jump blues is a type of Up-tempo Blues music influenced by Big band sound Louis Jordan ( July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American Jazz, Blues and Rhythm & blues Joachim Berendt has described this tradition as sitting between the two poles of the strong sonority of Coleman Hawkins and the light flexible phrasing of Lester Young, which did so much to inspire the fleet improvisation of be-bop in the 1950s. Joachim-Ernst Berendt ( July 20 1922 in Berlin - February 4 2000 in Hamburg) was a German music journalist book Coleman Randolph Hawkins ( November 21 1904 - May 19 1969) Nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean" was a prominent Lester Willis Young ( August 27, 1909 &ndash March 15, 1959) nickname 'Prez' was an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist [5] Rollins drew the two threads together as a fluid post-bop improviser with a sound as strong and resonant as any since Hawkins himself.
Miles, Monk and the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet
Rollins began to make a name for himself as he recorded with the Modern Jazz Quartet and with Miles Davis in 1951, recording his composition Oleo among others. The Modern Jazz Quartet was established in 1952 by Milt Jackson ( Vibraphone) John Lewis ( Piano, musical director Percy Heath Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. In 1953 and 1954 he worked with Thelonious Monk, recording Thelonius Monk and Sonny Rollins, which includes "I Want to Be Happy" and "Friday the 13th". Thelonious Sphere Monk ( October 10, 1917 - February 17, 1982) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer. Rollins then joined the Clifford Brown–Max Roach quintet in 1955 (recordings made by this group have been released as Sonny Rollins Plus 4 and Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street; Rollins also plays on half of More Study in Brown), and after Brown's death in 1956 worked mainly as a leader. Clifford Brown ( October 30, 1930 &ndash June 26, 1956) aka " Brownie," was an influential and highly rated Maxwell Lemuel Roach ( January 10, 1924 &ndash August 16, 2007) was an American Jazz Percussionist, Drummer By this time he had begun his career with Prestige Records, which released many of his best-known albums, although at the height of his career in the 1950s Rollins was also recording regularly for Blue Note, Riverside and the Los Angeles label Contemporary. Prestige Records was a Record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock ( October 2, 1928 &ndash January 14, 2006) Riverside Records a United States Record label specializing in Jazz, was the raison d'etre for Bill Grauer Productions Contemporary Records was a jazz record label founded by Lester Koenig in 1951 in Los Angeles.
Saxophone Colossus
His widely acclaimed album, Saxophone Colossus, was recorded on June 22, 1956 at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey, with Tommy Flanagan on piano, former Jazz Messengers bassist Doug Watkins and his favorite drummer Max Roach. Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins ' most acclaimed albums Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudy Van Gelder (born November 2, 1924, in Jersey City New Jersey) is a recording engineer specializing in Jazz. Thomas Lee Flanagan ( 16 March, 1930 &ndash 16 November, 2001) was an American Jazz Pianist born in Detroit Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Douglas Watkins ( 2 March 1934 &ndash 5 February 1962) was an American Hard bop Jazz Double bassist Maxwell Lemuel Roach ( January 10, 1924 &ndash August 16, 2007) was an American Jazz Percussionist, Drummer This was Rollins' third recording as a leader and it included his best-known composition "St. Thomas", a Caribbean calypso based on a tune sung to him by his mother in his childhood, as well as the fast bebop number "Strode Rode", and "Moritat" (the Kurt Weill composition also known as "Mack the Knife"). " St Thomas " is perhaps the most recognizable instrumental in the repertoire of American Jazz tenor Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean Music which originated in Trinidad and Tobago at about the start of the 20th century WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2, 1900 &ndash April 3, Mack the Knife or The Ballad of Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill
In 1956 he also recorded Tenor Madness, using Miles Davis' group — pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. Tenor Madness is an album by Sonny Rollins. Track listing "Tenor Madness" (Rollins – 1214 "When Your Lover Has Gone" Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. William "Red" Garland ( May 13, 1923 &ndash April 23, 1984) was an American Hard bop Jazz Pianist Paul Laurence Dunbar Chambers Jr ( April 22 1935 – January 4 1969) was one of the most influential Jazz bassists of the Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe Jones ( July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia -born United States jazz The title track is the only recording of Rollins with John Coltrane, who was also in Davis' group.
At the end of the year Rollins recorded a set for Blue Note with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, Gene Ramey on bass, and Rollins' long-term collaborator Max Roach on drums. Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American Jazz and Rhythm and blues Trumpeter Wynton Kelly ( December 2, 1931 in Jamaica &mdash April 12 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a Jazz pianist Gene Ramey ( April 4 1913 - December 8 1984) was an American Jazz Double bassist Ramey was born in Austin Texas This has been released as Sonny Rollins Volume One (the superstar session Volume Two recorded the following year has consistently outsold it).
The piano-less trio
In 1957 he pioneered the use of bass and drums (without piano) as accompaniment for his saxophone solos. This texture came to be known as "strolling". Two early tenor/bass/drums trio recordings are Way Out West (Contemporary, 1957) and A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1957). Way Out West is a 1957 Album by Sonny Rollins. It is an example of a technique that Sonny Rollins often used called strolling when he would solo over Contemporary Records was a jazz record label founded by Lester Koenig in 1951 in Los Angeles. Throughout his career, Rollins used the technique, even backing bass and drum solos with sax licks. Way Out West was so named because it included songs such as "Wagon Wheels" and "I'm an Old Cowhand" and was recorded for a Californian label with Los Angeles based drummer Shelly Manne. I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande is a comic song written by Johnny Mercer for the movie Rhythm on the Range ( 1936) sung by Bing Crosby Shelly Manne (June 11 1920&ndashSeptember 26 1984 born Sheldon Manne in New York City, was an American jazz drummer. The Village Vanguard CD consists of two sets, a matinee with bassist Donald Bailey and drummer Pete LaRoca and then the evening set with Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones. Peter Sims (born April 7, 1938 in New York City) is an American Jazz Drummer, who has performed for much of his career Wilbur Ware ( September 8, 1923 &ndash September 9, 1979) was an American Jazz Double-bassist known for his Elvin Ray Jones ( 9 September 1927 &ndash 18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the Post-bop era
By this time, Rollins had become well-known for taking relatively banal or unconventional material (such as "There's No Business Like Show Business" on Work Time, "I'm an Old Cowhand", and later "Sweet Leilani" on the Grammy-winning CD This Is What I Do) and turning it into a vehicle for improvisation. He also is quite well-known as a composer; a number of his tunes (including "St. Thomas", "Doxy", "Oleo" and "Airegin") have become standards. "Oleo" is a Bebop composition by Sonny Rollins, written in 1954. Airegin is a Jazz standard composed by Sonny Rollins in 1954 It was first recorded by the Miles Davis Quintet with Rollins on Saxophone, and
1957's Newk's Time saw him working with a piano again, in this case Wynton Kelly but one of the most highly regarded tracks is a saxophone/drum duet (Surrey with the Fringe on Top with Philly Joe Jones). Newk's Time is an album by Sonny Rollins. It was his debut album for Blue Note Records, released in 1957 Wynton Kelly ( December 2, 1931 in Jamaica &mdash April 12 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a Jazz pianist Joseph Rudolph (Philly Joe Jones ( July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was a Philadelphia -born United States jazz Also that year he recorded for Blue Note with a star-studded line-up of JJ Johnson on trombone, Horace Silver or Thelonious Monk on piano and drummer Art Blakey (released as Sonny Rollins Volume 2). J J Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis Indiana, ( January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001) was a Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928) born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk Connecticut, is an American Jazz pianist Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Freedom Suite
In 1958 Rollins recorded another landmark piece for saxophone, bass and drums trio: The Freedom Suite. His original sleeve notes said: "How ironic that the Negro, who more than any other people can claim America's culture as his own, is being persecuted and repressed; that the Negro, who has exemplified the humanities in his very existence, is being rewarded with inhumanity. "[6]
The title track is a 19-minute improvised bluesy suite, much of it interaction between Rollins' saxophone and the drums of Max Roach, some of it very tense. Maxwell Lemuel Roach ( January 10, 1924 &ndash August 16, 2007) was an American Jazz Percussionist, Drummer However the album was not all politics, the other side was hard bop workouts of popular show tunes. Hard bop is a style of Jazz that is an extension of Bebop (or "bop" music The LP was only briefly available in its original form, before the record company repackaged it as Shadow Waltz, the title of another piece on the record. The bassist was Oscar Pettiford. Oscar Pettiford ( 30 September, 1922 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, &ndash 8 September, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Finally in 1958 he made one more studio album before taking a three-year break from recording. This was another session for Los Angeles based Contemporary Records and saw Rollins recording an esoteric mixture of tunes including Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody with a West Coast group made up of pianist Hampton Hawes, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Shelly Manne. Hampton Hawes ( November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an African American Jazz Pianist. Barney Kessel ( October 17, 1923 &ndash May 6, 2004) was an American Jazz Guitarist born in Muskogee Oklahoma Leroy Vinnegar ( July 13 1928 – August 3 1999) was an American Jazz bassist. Shelly Manne (June 11 1920&ndashSeptember 26 1984 born Sheldon Manne in New York City, was an American jazz drummer.
First sabbatical
By 1959, Rollins was frustrated with what he perceived as his own musical limitations and took the first – and most famous – of his musical sabbaticals. To spare a neighboring expectant mother the sound of his practice routine, Rollins ventured to the Williamsburg Bridge to practice. The Williamsburg Bridge is a Suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan Upon his return to the jazz scene in 1962 he named his "comeback" album The Bridge at the start of a contract with RCA Records, recorded with a quartet featuring guitarist Jim Hall and still no piano. The Bridge, 1962 was the first release of Jazz giant Sonny Rollins following his unexpected early retirement in 1959 RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Jim Hall is the name of Jim Hall (musician (born 1930 jazz guitarist and composer Jim Hall (boxer (1868–1913 Australian boxer The rhythm section was Ben Riley on drums and bassist Bob Cranshaw. Ben Riley (born 17 July 1933) is an American Hard bop Drummer who has worked with Thelonious Monk, Alice Coltrane Melbourne R "Bob" Cranshaw (born on 10 December 1932 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American jazz bass guitarist This became one of Rollins' best-selling records.
The contract with RCA lasted until 1964 and saw Rollins remain one of the most adventurous musicians around. Each album he recorded differed radically from the previous one. Rollins explored Latin rhythms on What's New, tackled the avant-garde on Our Man in Jazz, and re-examined standards on Now's the Time.
He then provided the soundtrack to the 1966 version of Alfie. The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on Alfie is a 1966 British film starring Michael Caine. It is an adaptation by Bill Naughton of his own Novel and play His 1965 residency at Ronnie Scott's legendary jazz club has recently emerged on CD as Live in London, a series of releases from the Harkit label; they offer a very different picture of his playing from the studio albums of the period. Ronnie Scott ( January 28 1927, in Aldgate, East London &ndash December 23 1996) was a British Jazz (These are unauthorized releases, and Rollins has responded by "bootlegging" them himself and releasing them on his website. )
Second sabbatical
Frustrated once again, Rollins took his most recent sabbatical to study yoga, meditation, and Eastern philosophies. When he returned in 1972, it was clear that he had become enamored with R&B, pop, and funk rhythms. His bands throughout the 1970s and 1980s featured electric guitar, electric bass, and usually more pop- or funk-oriented drummers. For most of this period he recorded for Milestone Records and the compilation Silver City: A Celebration of 25 Years on Milestone contains a selection from these years. Milestone Records is a United States based Jazz Record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New The 70s and 80s were not all disco though and it was during this period that Rollins' passion for unaccompanied saxophone solos came to the forefront. In 1985 he released his Solo Album.
Rollins' most famous appearance to rock music fans was his appearance on the 1981 Rolling Stones album Tattoo You, on which he plays saxophone on "Slave", "Waiting on a Friend" and possibly "Neighbours". Tattoo You is an album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1981 " Waiting on a Friend " is a song by Rock and roll band The Rolling Stones from their 1981 release Tattoo You.
In addition to the Stones album, Rollins has another link to rock fans. The Blue Note cover art to his Sonny Rollins Vol. 2 set was replicated by Joe Jackson for his 1984 A&M album Body and Soul, which prominently features sax and trumpet. Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division Body & Soul (1984 is an album by Joe Jackson. Track listing All tracks written and arranged by Joe Jackson "The Verdict" – 531
2001 to present
Critics such as Gary Giddins and Stanley Crouch have noted the disparity between Sonny Rollins the recording artist, and Sonny Rollins the concert artist. Gary Giddins (Born March 21, 1948) critic author director best known for his longtime work with The Village Voice. Stanley Crouch (born December 14, 1945, Los Angeles) is an American music and cultural Critic, syndicated Columnist, and In a May 2005 New Yorker profile, Crouch wrote of Rollins the concert artist:
- "Over and over, decade after decade, from the late seventies through the eighties and nineties, there he is, Sonny Rollins, the saxophone colossus, playing somewhere in the world, some afternoon or some eight o'clock somewhere, pursuing the combination of emotion, memory, thought, and aesthetic design with a command that allows him to achieve spontaneous grandiloquence. The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry With its brass body, its pearl-button keys, its mouthpiece, and its cane reed, the horn becomes the vessel for the epic of Rollins' talent and the undimmed power and lore of his jazz ancestors. "
Rollins was presented with a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in 2004, but sadly that year also saw the death of his wife Lucille. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding
On September 11, 2001, the 71-year-old Rollins, who lived several blocks away, heard the World Trade Center collapse, and was forced to evacuate his apartment, with only his saxophone in hand. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Although he was shaken, he traveled to Boston five days later to play a concert at the Berklee School of Music. Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945 is an independent music College in Boston Massachusetts. The live recording of that performance was released on CD in 2005, "Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert", which won the 2006 Grammy for Jazz Instrumental Solo for Sonny's solo on the song "Why Was I Born?". He won an earlier Grammy for the CD "This Is What I Do". In 2006, Rollins went on to complete a Down Beat Readers Poll triple win for: "Jazzman of the Year", "#1 Tenor Sax Player", and "Recording of the Year" for the CD "Without a Song" (The 9/11 Concert)". Down Beat is an American Magazine devoted to "jazz blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively The band that year was led by his nephew, trombonist Clifton Anderson, and included bassist Bob Cranshaw, pianist Stephen Scott, percussionist Kimati Dinizuli, and drummer Perry Wilson. Melbourne R "Bob" Cranshaw (born on 10 December 1932 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American jazz bass guitarist Stephen Scott (b Corvallis, Oregon, 1944) is an American composer best known for his development of the Bowed piano (borrowed from
After a highly successful Japanese tour Rollins returned to the recording studio for the first time in five years to record the Grammy-nominated CD Sonny, Please (2006). The CD title is derived from one of his late wife's favorite phrases. The album was released on Rollins' own label, Doxy Records, following his departure from Milestone Records after many years and was produced by Clifton Anderson. Milestone Records is a United States based Jazz Record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New Rollins' band at this time, and on this album, included Bob Cranshaw, guitarist Bobby Broom, drummer Steve Jordan and Kimati Dinizulu. Melbourne R "Bob" Cranshaw (born on 10 December 1932 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American jazz bass guitarist Bobby Broom (born January 18 1961) birthname Robert Broom Jr, is an American Jazz Guitarist, Composer and educator born Steve Jordan is an American multi-instrumentalist songwriter and music producer from New York City.
The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota officially named 31 October 2006 after Rollins in honor of his achievements and contributions to the world of jazz. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In 2007 he received the prestigious Polar Music Prize in Stockholm, Sweden, together with Steve Reich and Colby College award Rollins a Doctor of Music, honoris causa, for his contributions to jazz music. The Polar Music Prize is an international music prize and awarded to individuals groups or institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3 Colby College, founded in 1813, is an American private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville Maine.
Rollins performed at Carnegie Hall on September 18, 2007, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his first performance there. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east
Discography
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Films
- Saxophone Colossus (1986). RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Alfie is a 1966 British film starring Michael Caine. It is an adaptation by Bill Naughton of his own Novel and play Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA East Broadway Run Down is a 1966 album by legendary Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his last album before industry pressures led him to Jimmy Garrison ( March 3, 1933 &ndash April 7, 1976) was an American Jazz Double bassist best known for Elvin Ray Jones ( 9 September 1927 &ndash 18 May 2004) was one of the most influential jazz drummers of the Post-bop era Don't Stop the Carnival is a 1965 Novel by American writer Herman Wouk about escaping middle-age crisis to the Caribbean, a heaven that Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American Jazz and Rhythm and blues Trumpeter The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street between Fifth Directed by Robert Mugge. Robert Mugge (b Chicago, Illinois, United States, May 8, 1950) is an American Documentary film maker
- EPK for Sonny Please[1]
- Soundtrack for the classic sixties film Alfie composed by Rollins. Alfie is a 1966 British film starring Michael Caine. It is an adaptation by Bill Naughton of his own Novel and play The album of this name was an American recording with arrangements by Oliver Nelson. Oliver Edward Nelson ( June 4, 1932 in St Louis Missouri &ndash October 28, 1975) was an American Jazz
- The Sonny Rollins Podcast [2]
- 50th Anniversay Concert Video [3]
- Thelonious and Theodore [4]
References
- ^ Larry Taylor, "Sonny Rollins: Touring, Life Today and the Future," All About Jazz, March 26, 2008 http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28819
- ^ Anthony, Michael, "SONNY OUTLOOK; DESPITE 50 YEARS OF JAZZ INVENTION, TENOR SAX GREAT SONNY ROLLINS WOULD RATHER LOOK AHEAD THAN BACK. (FREETIME)" Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 23, 2001 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-72109580.html
- ^ Sonny Rollins - FREE Sonny Rollins Biography | Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
- ^ Columbia Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RollinsS.html
- ^ Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin, 229.
- ^ Bowden, Marshall. Freedom Suite Revisited. Retrieved on 2007-07-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France.
Further reading
- Blancq, Charles. (1983). Sonny Rollins: The journey of a jazzman. Boston: Twayne.
- Nisenson, Eric (2000). Open Sky, Sonny Rollins and his world of Improvisation. Da Capo Books: Printing Press.
External links
- Sonny Rollins Official Website
- Documentary about Sonny's new CD "SONNY, PLEASE"
- Night Lights radio show featuring excerpts from Rollins' live 1965 appearances at Ronnie Scott's
- Review of Sonny Please by JazzChicago.net
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