When Sonny Rollins Speaks, We LIsten. When Sonny Rollins Plays, We Cheer

[@charlesbarry971]

He has outlived most of his contemporaries 😊

[@miguelrivera9878]

"When Sonny Rollins Speaks, We LIsten. When Sonny Rollins Plays, We Cheer". i couldn't agree more

[@jfreijser]

Ahhh, Mack the Knife is just so bloody brilliant .....

[@nickpilgrim1966]

Wow. The pure creative ecstasy on Sonny's face at the end of his performance. That's one of the most iconic images of a jazzman I've ever seen.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Agreed

[@henridelagardere264]

Listen and cheer, Sonny is here!

[@rustynail766]

Best version of Mack The Knife that I've ever heard! Thanks!

[@MikeBravos]

Master

[@adamrafferty]

SOnny - one of the absolute greatest!!!! A real hero to me.

[@rebeccalevinson193]

WOW!! He’s playing Mack the Knife like it’s the Greatest Song ever written! And he’s got the coolest, hippest, funkiest musicians, right there with Him, backbeat and all (Al Foster playing a Back Beat? Really?)! And Kill’n it!

[@ledaswan5990]

It IS one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@hank1519]

You gotta admire a person who can be both humble and extremely well-defined!

[@cjgaddy]

👏👏👏🎤🎷 This is Totally Awesome: the interview and, of course, Sonny’s masterful cut of The Knife. THANK YOU! 👏👏

[@johnbrown4568]

Sonny in this interview is very well spoken. Thank you for posting.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Sonny's a very intelligent, well spoken man.

[@jloveyork]

Thank you Jazz Video Guy! You are awesome! I love listening to Sonny speak and play!

[@cedamoon4049]

Sonny brings the Heat on this one!! As well, the video quality and sound quality are clear and crisp, for something from 1981. I really enjoyed the close-ups of Sonny's face, like you're sitting front row for an unforgettable set. And his bandmates are all smiling ear-to-ear, what a scene, man!

[@edwardjons8684]

To hear from a guy who achieved what the rest of us would regard as the absolute pinnacle of artistic achievement, and speak with such humility, without pretension, and ‘yeah I still practise’. I hope these videos, the new biography, all the material that has become available so late in his life, has the profound influence it should on future generations of musicians.

[@robdigi2929]

Amen

[@dennis524]

Great player and great human being.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

true dat

[@CarlaRupp]

Great!!!

[@hivicar]

You caught the smile right after that expression at European concert climax!

[@JazzVideoGuy]

yup

[@romainbertrand253]

Thanks for posting. We love Sonny. Very inspiring character.

[@russellkitch4043]

FANTASTIC....

[@charlesbarry971]

One giant still around

[@annapluskota3247]

🌹

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thank you, Sonny and Bret😎🌹😎🌹

[@lexo30]

Sonny Rollins played on a classic Bud Powell session in 1949, when he was 18 years old. He may not play anymore, but he's never stopped developing. Legend.

[@sipsun8]

Thank you Bret! great “colossal” post. We all love the immense Sony. PS I put the video on my Favorites playlist; hope this will help… All the best! maybe ☮️on🌎🌍🌏

[@buyukberber]

Incredible…!

[@musicbyfriendsforfriends3311]

Great Video! From Sonny’s response to the question to his performance to the audience’s reaction. Some things are right in this world. That’s why we need to “touch” Sonny.

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Well said!

[@LCohenSax]

Sonny in all of his magnificence.

[@ianbuxton8332]

Well worth watching a second time!! 👍

[@paulgibby6932]

So great on "Mack the Knife". Thanks Bret

[@michaelfoxbrass]

Simplest chord changes, of which Sonny makes a most creative and enjoyable time! 😊

[@trevormaclaren9048]

A great interview!

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Thank you.

[@ellingtonhilligas]

Thank you for posting! So wonderful!

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@giacintopiracci]

Intergalactic Treasure

[@mikefarmer7238]

A,ll tenor players should watch this.

[@jimmiller241]

A Master

[@jacobsinclair1]

Classic interview.

[@ianbuxton8332]

... AND if course the Goliath PLAYING!! Never has Mack the Knife been so excitingly played .. UNLESS anyone can give us a reference to SOME OTHER Titan.

[@Muletopia]

When Sonny's nostrils flair, we zoom in.

[@percyvolnar8010]

Legende

[@reisserjean-michelakabeeth8551]

Great video.

[@MrDamojak]

When was this recorded?

[@robertvanruyssevelt7159]

Jazz will not disappear with Sonny Rollins. He and his contemporaries have inspired young people around the world. Here is a song from his repertoire played (not as a sax number) by a group of young artists from Barcelona: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXWXiZ6LfMSbotE

[@walterhayley7252]

I "Like Sonny"...

[@arundiasbandaranaike5989]

Plenty of humour!!! I guess Newk has knowledge and insight on his audience, to figure when some excitement can be generated in amongst the serious exploration that he grapples with

[@JazzVideoGuy]

well said

[@OGStazzy]

3:18 what song is this

[@NadavHbr]

Mack the Knife

[@superfuzzymomma]

Where's Sonny living these days?

[@JazzVideoGuy]

Woodstock, New York. Happy to report he has a lovely home that overlooks a large space filled with nature.

[@hank1519]

@@JazzVideoGuy Glad to hear it! Thanks for this wonderful video.

[@superfuzzymomma]

@@JazzVideoGuy Nothing but good on Sonny! He still gigging? Thanks JVG.

[@jakezonis17]

This is the shit

[@JazzVideoGuy]

There you go