Hardbopjazz Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Rollins, Coleman albums added to Grammy Hall of Fame. Twenty-seven new titles have been added to the Grammy Hall of Fame (15 singles, 12 albums), recognizing their "qualitative or historical significance.” The new inductees raise the total number of recordings honored by the Recording Academy to 987. Recordings are chosen by a special member committee that includes professionals from all branches of the academy with final approval coming from the academy's National Board of Trustees. For jazz fans, the most notable additions are two albums, Ornette Coleman’s “The Shape of Jazz to Come” and Sonny Rollins’ “The Bridge.” Rollins’ “Saxophone Colossus” had previously been inducted. Here is the entire list. http://www.examiner.com/article/rollins-coleman-albums-added-to-grammy-hall-of-fame?CID=examiner_alerts_article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 They seem to have good tastes, each of those albums is great. And Ornette´s "The Shape of..." , actually was the first Ornette Coleman Album I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 The only one of those singles I'd vote for is Try a Little Tenderness. But I have no objection to Jitterbug Waltz and San Antonio Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I get the iconic stature of The Bridge as cultural artifact/symbol/whatever, but as music, I think it's the least interesting album that Sonny made for RCA, perhaps even in the 1960s, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I get the iconic stature of The Bridge as cultural artifact/symbol/whatever, but as music, I think it's the least interesting album that Sonny made for RCA, perhaps even in the 1960s, period. Hmm...... "What's New" is much more uneven IMO. I still like it of course.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 More uneven, yes, definitely. But imo also much more interesting because that's the album where we start to hear that Sonny had been working on things other than just perfecting his old style during his time away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I get the iconic stature of The Bridge as cultural artifact/symbol/whatever, but as music, I think it's the least interesting album that Sonny made for RCA, perhaps even in the 1960s, period. An underwhelming album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hm, to each their own I guess. the Bridge is my favorite 60s Rollins with Hawk & East Broadway close behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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