[GerryD]

Happy Birthday! 93 years old.

[richidoo]

Wife and I were listening to Stones a couple weeks ago and heard a nice tenor solo on the 'Tatoo You' album. It was Sonny, he solos on three tunes...

I've been listening to Sonny for 5 decades, mostly on his early '50s sessions, as sideman with the best of the best.
He is a very spiritual man, as all the great jazzers are.

I always loved this recording.

[FullRangeMan]

Great musician, really worth listen Sonny.
I suppose he dont play the tenor anymore.
A deserved Happy Birthday to Mr.Rollins.

[JakeJ]

Yessir!  Another Sonny Rollins fan here shoutin' it out!  93?!  Hope his quality of life is still there.

[dflee]

Robert Mugge did a documentary on Sonny, "Saxophone Colossus".
I've seen it and it's definitely worth checking out.
He also has a book out and documented his time with Sonny, "Notes from the road"'
also highly recommended.

Don

[jobiwon]

Jazz Icons DVD of Sonny 65 & 68 I think.   I got it from the Library
https://www.ebay.com/p/70466073?iid=372950126754

[Syrah]

I was lucky enough to see him live at Massey Hall in Toronto.  A friend told me that he has good and bad nights, and he was having a good one.  Amazing.  The opening to Old Cowhand was always one of my audio test tracks.

[FullRangeMan]

Musicians who play horns usually have good days and bad days due to their lungs and general physical strength, unless they are young, also the tenor takes a lot of air to move.

[strateahed]

@Syrah ... agree 100%! My wife & I caught Sonny in Berkeley about 10-12 years ago ... he was in his early 80's. He started a little slow, but by the end his young sidemen had to play hard to keep up! Easily one of the very best performances we ever experienced.

[Rob Babcock]

RIP, Sonny Rollins!  Today he passed away at 95. What a life and career he had!

[kmmd]

One of my favorite performers.  RIP Sonny.

[FullRangeMan]

Great musician.
RIP

[Rob Babcock]

I think I'll spin Way Out West tonight in his honor!  It's my favorite of his many find works.

[nlitworld]

I played Newk's Time earlier and it still is a classic.

[Phil A]

RIP

[garyalex]

In the early 1960's my older brother returned home after having served in the USAF. He brought with him a box of records. One of those records was Sonny Rollins' "Our Man in Jazz". I was about 12 years old and had never heard anything like it. I was stunned. I absolutely loved it. It's the album that caused me to begin listening to Coltrane, Dolphy and others.  After all these years it remains one of my all-time favorite albums. That it is an RCA Living Stereo release with superb sound doesn't hurt, but it's the amazing music that keeps me coming back to this gem after so many years.

Thank you, Sonny.

[kmmd]

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