SONNY ROLLINS (Living legend) Jazz History #54

[@chasesanborn]

This is the 54th episode in the Jazz History series. You’ll find a lot more videos like this one in the JAZZ HISTORY playlist on this channel. Please LIKE and COMMENT to let KZbin know you approve!

[@ISuperTed]

I was privileged to see Sonny in the UK many years ago. Just in a quartet, so it was basically all Sonny all night. What I remember most was his encore - 20 minutes playing every song with goodbye in the title you can imagine, never repeated a phrase. He must have had the sax on his face for 15 minutes straight but never ran out of new ideas. What an extraordinary musician.

[@chasesanborn]

He was famous for that kind of thing. There was a contest on his website a few years back to see who could identify all the quotes in a cadenza.

[@BrettPrice1983]

This is great! Your so right about valse hots melodic development.

[@chasesanborn]

Thanks for that!

[@leomiles8658]

Valse Hot is so good, had been a while since I heard it. Great episode

[@chasesanborn]

Glad to serve as a reminder!

[@capulusnigrum6202]

Sonny Side Up with Sonny Stitt and Dizzy Gillespie is one my favorites from Sonny Rollins

[@chasesanborn]

A classic recording.

[@HarryKlein-fm9xi]

Great .

[@chasesanborn]

Glad you think so!

[@chelmrtz]

My favorite Sonny Rollins story is how he leaned into his resemblance to Don Newcombe

[@chasesanborn]

Thus his nickname. I think it is in part two that Jimmy Heath relates the story.

[@giampierogirolamo7134]

❤love your episodes

[@chasesanborn]

Thanks for saying so!

[@Major_Grubert]

“Music represents nature. Nature represents life. Jazz represents nature. Jazz is life.” - Sonny Rollins

[@chasesanborn]

That is Sonny's creed.