JSngry Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 http://www.sonnyrollins.com/birthday.php The Nine Lives of Sonny Rollins A Birthday Tribute September 7, 2006 Nine classic performances, from 1957 to 2006, document the nine musical lives of the Saxophone Colossus, Sonny Rollins, in celebration of his 76th birthday, the one year anniversary of his website, the debut of his own label, Doxy Records, and his first studio recording in five years, Sonny, Please, available exclusively on his website. Paul's Pal Stockholm '57 Henry Grimes, bass; Joe Harris, drums 7:27 Weaver of Dreams Brussels '59 Henry Grimes, bass; Pete LaRoca, drums 3:58 52nd Street Theme Rome '62 Don Cherry, pocket trumpet; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums 5:07 Oleo Copenhagen '65 Niels Henning Orsted-Pederson, bass; Alan Dawson, drums 3:22 Four Copenhagen '68 Kenny Drew, piano; Niels Henning Orsted-Pedereson, bass; Tootie Heath, drums 4:06 Moritat Tokyo '81 George Duke, piano; Stanley Clarke, bass; and Al Foster, drums 7:26 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Prague '82 Masuo, Bobby Brooms, guitar; Tommy Campbell, drums 6:26 My One and Only Love Montreal '82 Masuo and Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums 6:14 Serenade Cerritos, California, April 11, 2006 Clifton Anderson, trombone; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion; Joe Corsello, drums 14:04 Note: The audio version of Serenade is being offered as a bonus track with the purchase of the MP3 files for Sonny, Please The Nine Lives of Sonny Rollins A Birthday Tribute Produced by Bret Primack Rare Video by Hal Miller Serenade Video by Bret Primack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Rollins lived three lives in 1981/1982 alone while I was just getting started with my first one, wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 http://www.sonnyrollins.com/birthday.php The Nine Lives of Sonny Rollins A Birthday Tribute September 7, 2006 Nine classic performances, from 1957 to 2006, document the nine musical lives of the Saxophone Colossus, Sonny Rollins, in celebration of his 76th birthday, the one year anniversary of his website, the debut of his own label, Doxy Records, and his first studio recording in five years, Sonny, Please, available exclusively on his website. Paul's Pal Stockholm '57 Henry Grimes, bass; Joe Harris, drums 7:27 Weaver of Dreams Brussels '59 Henry Grimes, bass; Pete LaRoca, drums 3:58 52nd Street Theme Rome '62 Don Cherry, pocket trumpet; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums 5:07 Oleo Copenhagen '65 Niels Henning Orsted-Pederson, bass; Alan Dawson, drums 3:22 Four Copenhagen '68 Kenny Drew, piano; Niels Henning Orsted-Pedereson, bass; Tootie Heath, drums 4:06 Moritat Tokyo '81 George Duke, piano; Stanley Clarke, bass; and Al Foster, drums 7:26 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Prague '82 Masuo, Bobby Brooms, guitar; Tommy Campbell, drums 6:26 My One and Only Love Montreal '82 Masuo and Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums 6:14 Serenade Cerritos, California, April 11, 2006 Clifton Anderson, trombone; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion; Joe Corsello, drums 14:04 Note: The audio version of Serenade is being offered as a bonus track with the purchase of the MP3 files for Sonny, Please The Nine Lives of Sonny Rollins A Birthday Tribute Produced by Bret Primack Rare Video by Hal Miller Serenade Video by Bret Primack Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructible! Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Thanks Jim! What a great collection of videos... check out how young Henry Grimes looks in that first video ("Paul's Pal" from Stockholm 1957)! I saw Sonny play in NYC last week, and the man still has "it"! Of course, he never lost "it", but damn... putting on a 1 hour 40 minute set, through a light drizzle of rain, is impressive for for anyone, let alone someone who just turned 76! And, he looked like he could've played another 2 hours if he had the chance! Cheers, Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 check out how young Henry Grimes looks in that first video ("Paul's Pal" from Stockholm 1957)! Dude - he was either 21 or 22. He didn't "look" young, he was young! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 What a great way to start my Sunday! Thanks for posting that. Those cadenzas (cadenzae?) kill me. Amazing stream-of-consciousness playing. So, what's up with the new studio record? Has there been a thread on it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 So, what's up with the new studio record? Has there been a thread on it yet? Sorta: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=26694&st=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 What a great way to start my Sunday! Dude, New Mexico really does move at a slower pace than the rest of the US, doesn't it?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 What a great way to start my Sunday! Dude, New Mexico really does move at a slower pace than the rest of the US, doesn't it?!?!?! Shit, that's right; today's Monday! That means I missed Trane's birthday. Luckily, today is FreeForAll's birthday. BTW: New Mexico's state motto: Carpe Mañana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akanalog Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 no 70s videos? i know they exist. i have one from '74 with david lee, gene perla and um i don't remember-but the point is they skipped an entire decade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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