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Articles tagged "sonny rollins" Music FeatureGreat City, a Great City’s Music: The Vancouver International Jazz Festivalby Will Layman[3.Sep.09] :. Our jazz critic Will Layman spent a full week soaking up the music -- and the city -- offered by what may be North America's finest jazz festival. NewsJazz titan Sonny Rollins is at the top of his gameby Martin Wisckol [The Orange County Register (MCT)][29.Apr.09] :. Sonny Rollins is a model of aging with wisdom and grace, but even those qualities are overshadowed by a towering artistry that’s as vibrant as ever. The 78-year-old tenor saxophonist may be the...  Music DVD ReviewJazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in ‘65 & ‘68by Will Layman[7.Apr.09] :. In his mid and late-30s, Sony Rollins was playing with the intelligence of age but the still blazing heat of youth.  Music DVD ReviewSonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossusby Chadwick Jenkins[29.Jan.09] :. There are many good reasons to get to know Rollins and his music on a deeper level, but this film is not the means for attaining that knowledge.  Music ReviewSonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 1by Craig Carson[19.Jan.09] :. Given the dearth of material Sonny Rollins had to choose from and his sharp attention to quality, Road Shows, Vol. 1 represents some of the best music the saxophone colossus has released to date, which should come as no surprise.  NewsJazz great Sonny Rollins says improvisation is in his bloodby Mark Stryker [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][9.Oct.07] :. 12 CLASSIC SONNY ROLLINS SOLOS “St. Thomas” (1956). Rollins’ landmark calypso inaugurated his lifelong fascination with Caribbean rhythms while the marriage of... Sonny Rollins: Tenor Madnessby Michael Patrick Brady[1.Feb.07] :. This pitch-perfect remaster from the original engineer is front-loaded with one of the most significant meetings in musical history, and doesn't disappoint on the back-end despite the strong start. Sonny Rollins: Essential Sonny Rollins: The RCA Yearsby Robert R. Calder[31.Jan.06] :. If you don't need to have every one of his best performances for the label, this is one of three double CD sets with equal claims to quality. High claims if you have no Rollins yet! Sonny Rollins: Without a Songby Will Layman[13.Oct.05] :. The Tenor Titan presents a live program of typical strength but also typical... typicalness?" |
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