Strong Songs   /     The Genius of Sonny Rollins (and Max Roach)

Summary

There's always more to say about Sonny Rollins, and there's always more to say about Max Roach.

Subtitle
There's always more to say about Sonny Rollins, and there's always more to say about Max Roach.
Duration
00:22:53
Publishing date
2024-01-26 05:00
Link
https://strongsongspodcast.com
Contributors
  Kirk Hamilton
author  
Enclosures
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Shownotes

(Originally recorded in May 2022) There's always more to say about Sonny Rollins, so Kirk shares a few of his other favorite Sonny moments, along with some additional love for Max Roach's drumming on Saxophone Colossus.

REFERENCED:

  • "St. Thomas" and "Blue 7" by Sonny Rollins from Saxophone Colossus, 1956
  • "St. Thomas" as performed by Joshua Redman on Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard, 1992
  • "Four" by Miles Davis performed by Sonny Rollins on A Night at the Village Vanguard, 1957
  • "Without a Song" by Vincent Youmans recorded by Sonny Rollins on The Bridge, 1962
  • "I Know That You Know" also by Vincent Youmans from Sonny Side Up, 1959