"Rollins '57: Sonny Rollins Takes the Lead"

[ghost of miles]

Up for online listening--includes a track from the Cafe Bohemia broadcast with Miles Davis:

 

Rollins '57: Sonny Rollins Takes the Lead

Edited September 7, 2017 by ghost of miles

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We re-aired Rollins '57: Sonny Rollins Takes The Lead this past week; it remains archived for online listening.

 

And, by total coincidence, the post I wrote for NPR's Take Five was published today and includes a track by Rollins featured on the Night Lights show as well:

 

Jazz On The Range: 5 Cinematic Sides

Edited September 6, 2020 by ghost of miles

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Birthday salutations to Mr. Rollins today on the occasion of his 90th. We re-aired Rollins ‘57: Sonny Rollins Takes The Lead this past week in honor of his impending milestone, and it remains archived for online listening.

[Gheorghe]

On 7.9.2020 at 4:10 PM, ghost of miles said:

Birthday salutations to Mr. Rollins today on the occasion of his 90th. We re-aired Rollins ‘57: Sonny Rollins Takes The Lead this past week in honor of his impending milestone, and it remains archived for online listening.

1957 was indeed a very good year for Sonny Rollins. Recently I listened to "Way out West" from that year. 

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6 hours ago, Gheorghe said:

1957 was indeed a very good year for Sonny Rollins. Recently I listened to "Way out West" from that year. 

I may do a “Rollins ‘56” prequel at some point. 

[ghost of miles]

Up for Sonny Rollins’ 94th birthday today (and because we’re re-airing it this week):

Rollins ‘57: Sonny Rollins Takes the Lead

[Caravan]

" In 1957 he was coming off a superlative year; he [.........] continued to work with Clifford Brown....."

Clifford Brown died in 1956.

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6 hours ago, Caravan said:

" In 1957 he was coming off a superlative year; he [.........] continued to work with Clifford Brown....."

Clifford Brown died in 1956.

The passage quoted is actually referring to 1956 (“a superlative year”) and the Roach-Brown Quintet with Rollins in it was working all the way up to the time of Brownie’s death. He also appeared on Rollins’ 1956 album Plus Four. Apologies if the construction of the sentence made that unclear.

 In 1957 he was coming off a superlative year; he'd recorded several albums, including Saxophone Colossus andWorktime, continued to work with Clifford Brown and Max Roach, and appeared onThelonious Monk's masterpiece Brilliant Corners.