Sonny Rollins Quintet - Théâtre du Châtelet: Paris, France October 29, 1982 (FM) - Emperor Nobody Remaster

Sonny Rollins Quintet
Théâtre du Châtelet
Paris, France
October 29, 1982
FM Broadcast Recording - Emperor Nobody Remaster
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Sonny Rollins Rest In Peace
September 7, 1930 – May 25, 2026

01 Best Wishes
02 McGhee
03 Coconut Bread
04 I'm Old Fashioned
05 Penny Saved
06 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
07 Reel Life
08 I’ll Be Seeing You
09 Azalea

Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Bobby Broom - guitar
Yoshiaki Masuo - guitar
Lincoln Goines - bass
Tommy Campbell - drums

We lost another Jazz Legend/Inovator, Sonny Rollins passed away from complications to many health issues. Sonny Rollins was one of Jazz's Greatest Improvisers, able to improvise and entertain an audience for a half hour soloing on one note more or less by just changing timbre. Known for solo cadenzas that could last 10 to 20 minutes. For a good example of this type of playing I recommend the song "St. Thomas" on Saxophone Colossus. On this classic track he plays just a two note phrase and explores rhythm and expression over a few measures that is just exquisite. Pulminary Fibrosis robbed Sonny Rollins of his ability to perform retiring from public performance in 2012.

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