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Sonny Rollins

A tenor saxophone legend for over half a century, Sonny Rollins will headline this year's London Jazz Festival. Geoffrey Smith selects some gems from a great career, including his partnerships with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.

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Sun 11 Nov 2012 00:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Bud Powell

    52nd Street Theme

    Composer: Monk Performers: Bud Powell, p; Sonny Rollins, ts; Fats Navarro, t, Tommy Potter, b; Roy Haynes, d. 1949

    • The Amazing Bud Powell, vol 1.
    • Blue Note.
    • 7243 5 32136 2 6. Tr.4.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Newk's Fadeaway

    Composer: Rollins Performers: Sonny Rollins, ts; Kenny Drew, p; Percy Heath, b; Art Blakey, d. 1951

    • This Love of Mine.
    • Prestige.
    • CDSGP043 (1); Tr. 6.

  • Charlie Parker's Reboppers

    Doxy

    Composer: Rollins Performers: Sonny Rollins, ts; Miles Davis, t; Horace Silver, p; Percy Heath, b; Kenny Clarke, d. December 1954

    • 奥补濒办颈苍鈥�.
    • Documents.
    • 220339-203. Tr.9.

  • Thelonious Monk

    The Way You Look Tonight

    Composer: Jerome Kern Performers: Sonny Rollins, ts; Thelonious Monk, p; Tommy Potter, b; Art Taylor, d. October 1954

    • Thelonious Monk: Four Classic Albums.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 964. D1, Tr.9.

  • Sonny Rollins

    You

    Composer: Adamson, Donaldson Performers: Sonny Rollins, ts; Victor Feldman, vibes; Hampton Hawes, p; Barney Kessel, g; Leroy Vinnegar, b; Shelley Manne, d. October 1958

    • The Freelance Years.
    • Riverside.
    • 5RCD-4427-2. D5, Tr.5.

  • Sonny Rollins

    St. Thomas

    Composer: Rollins Performers: Sonny Rollins, ts; Tommy Flanagan p; Doug Watkins, b; Max Roach, d. June 1956

    • Sonny Rollins: Four Classic Albums.
    • Avid.
    • AMSC 965. D2, Tr. 6.

  • Sonny Rollins

    To a Wild Rose

    Composer: MacDowell, arr Rollins Performers: Sonny Rollins, ts; Stanley Cowell, p; Masuo, g; Bob Cranshaw, eb; David Lee, d. July 1974

    • The Cutting Edge.
    • Milestone.
    • OJCCD4682 (1); Tr.2.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Why Was I Born?

    Composer: Kern, Hammerstein Performers: Sonny Rollins, ts; Clifton Anderson, tb; Stephen Scott, p; Bob Cranshaw, eb; Perry Wilson, d; Kimati Dinizulu, per. September 2001

    • Without A Song: The 9/11 Concert.
    • Milestone.
    • MCD 9342-2. Tr.5.

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  • Sun 11 Nov 2012 00:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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