The Nine Lives of Sonny Rollins

[bretprimack]

Nine classic video 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 with Henry Grimes, bass; Joe Harris, drums. 7:27

Weaver of Dreams - Brussels '59 with Henry Grimes, bass; Pete LaRoca, drums. 3:58

52nd Street Theme - Rome '62 with Don Cherry, pocket trumpet; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums. 5:07

Oleo - Copehagen '65 with Niels Henning Orsted-Pederson, bass; Alan Dawson, drums. 3:22

Four - Copenhagen '68 with Kenny Drew, piano; Niels Henning Orsted-Pedereson, bass; Tootie Heath, drums 4:06

Moritat - Tokyo '81 with George Duke, piano; Stanley Clarke, bass; Al Foster, drums 7:26

Smoke Gets Into Your Eyes - Prague '82 with Masuo, Bobby Brooms, guitar; Tommy Campbell, drums 6:26

My One and Only Love - Montreal '82 with Masuo and Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums 6:14

Serenade - Cerritos, California, April 11, 2006 with Clifton Anderson, trombone; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion; Joe Corsello, drums 14:04

Note: The audio track for this live version of Serenade is offered as a bonus MP3 file with the purchase of Sonny, Please album downloads.

http://www.sonnyrollins.com/birthday.php

[JSngry]

We're already on it! http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=29505

Great work, btw. Thanks!

[John L]

Fantastic!