Sonny Rollins

Reviews

Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in ‘65 & ‘68

In his mid and late-30s, Sony Rollins was playing with the intelligence of age but the still blazing heat of youth. [7 April 2009]

Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus

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. [29 January 2009]

Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 1

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. [19 January 2009]

Sonny Rollins: Tenor Madness

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. [1 February 2007]

Sonny Rollins: Essential Sonny Rollins: The RCA Years

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! [31 January 2006]

Sonny Rollins: Without a Song

The Tenor Titan presents a live program of typical strength but also typical... typicalness?" [13 October 2005]