Friday, December 20, 2024
A pretty good list of Sonny Rollins sides. If I were makeing this list I doubt that I'd include anything after 1960, and I'd probably mostly say that someone coming fresh to his work should start with the stuff he did as a sideman. The issue, as I've noted in the past, is twofold. First, his reputation after his first sabbatical, was largly built on live performances. Even his stauncest advocates concede that his studeo recordings often miss the magic. Second, he really never leaves room for anyone else on the stand to take a solo (except, sometimes, his nephew, trombonest Clifton Anderson).
// posted by Bill @ 12:26 PM 
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