The Cutting Edge (Live)
Sonny Rollins
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The Cutting Edge | Sonny Rollins | 6:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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To a Wild Rose | Sonny Rollins | 8:39 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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First Moves | Sonny Rollins | 6:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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A House Is Not a Home | Sonny Rollins | 5:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | Sonny Rollins | 14:41 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
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Album Review
Sonny Rollins' 1974 appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival was warmly received. Joined by his usual band of the period (pianist Stanley Cowell, guitarist Masuo, electric bassist Bob Cranshaw, drummer David Lee, and percussionist Mtume), Rollins manages to turn such unlikely material as "To a Wild Rose" and "A House Is Not a Home" into jazz. The world's only jazz bagpipe player (Rufus Harley) makes his presence felt on "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot."
Customer Reviews
the cutting edge
rollins, as ever a master.
Biography
Born: September 07, 1930 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Sonny Rollins will go down in history as not only the single most enduring tenor saxophonist of the bebop and hard bop era, but also the greatest contemporary jazz saxophonist of them all. His fluid and harmonically innovative ideas, effortless manner, and easily identifiable and accessible sound have influenced generations of performers, but have also fueled the notion that mainstream jazz music can be widely enjoyed, recognized, and proliferated. Born Theodore Walter Rollins in New York City on...
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Top Albums and Songs by Sonny Rollins
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | Sonny Side Up | 5:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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St. Thomas | Saxophone Colossus (Remastered) | 6:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Alfie's Theme Differently (Soundtrack Version) | Alfie | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tenor Madness | The Battle of the Tenors | 9:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tune Up | Newk's Time | 5:47 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Surrey with the Fringe on Top | Newk's Time | 6:33 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Blues for Philly Joe | Newk's Time | 6:47 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Strode Rode | Saxophone Colossus (Remastered) | 5:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Don't Know What Love Is | Saxophone Colossus (Remastered) | 6:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Know That You Know | Sonny Side Up | 5:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
