Magic, mastery and magisterial power: 10 of Sonny Rollins’ greatest recordings
After his death aged 95, we look back at a remarkable catalogue of work that stretches from vivacious mid-50s sets to his evocative performance after 9/11 • News: Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95 A 30-year-old Sonny Rollins had already made his unique mark with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk by the time this 1956 session was cut, just a year after bebop sax revolutionary Charlie Parker’s death – but hooking up with his contemporary and admirer John Coltrane happened by ch
Charlie Parker
Craft/OJC
Doug Watkins
Elvin Jones
John Coltrane
McCoy Tyner
Miles Davis
Paul Chambers
Philly Joe Jones
Prestige
Red Garland
Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins
Tenor Madness
The Bridge
Thelonious Monk
Tommy Flanagan
Whitney Balliett
Évolution chronologique
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Dix enregistrements majeurs de Sonny Rollins : entre génie et puissance magistrale
Après la mort de Sonny Rollins à 95 ans, retour sur dix enregistrements qui illustrent son génie, de 1956 à ses concerts après le 11-Septembre.