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Sonny Rollins

Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats Series 8
Episode 4 of 4

New York sax player Sonny Rollins is regarded as one of most influential and unique saxophonists in contemporary jazz, and is often lauded for bringing jazz to a wider audience.

Ken Clarke MP profiles great jazz musicians of the 20th Century.

New York sax player Sonny Rollins is regarded as one of most influential and unique saxophonists in contemporary jazz. He began playing in the late 1940s, rehearsing and performing with such luminaries as Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey and Tadd Dameron. By the mid 1950s he was winning popularity polls and enjoying widespread critical acclaim. He has since gone on to develop a fluid and easily accessible style, often lauded for bringing jazz to a wider audience.

Ken talks to Mercury Music Prize-nominated saxophonist Denys Baptiste, a fellow Sonny Rollins fan.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Feb 2010 15:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Sonny Rollins

    Sonnysphere

    Composer: Rollins

    • Originals: Sonny Rollins, Volume 2, Newk’s Time.
    • Blue Note, CDOMB008.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Plain Jane

    Composer: Rollins

    • Originals: Sonny Rollins, Volume 2, Newk’s Time.
    • Blue Note, CDOMB008.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Strode Rode

    Composer: Rollins

    • Sax Symbol Box Set.
    • Proper Records, PROPERBOX 124.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Newk's Fadeaway

    Composer: Rollins

    • Sax Symbol Box Set.
    • Proper Records, PROPERBOX 124.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Pent-up House

    Composer: Rollins

    • Sax Symbol Box Set.
    • Proper Records, PROPERBOX 124.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Tenor Madness

    Composer: Rollins

    • Tenor Madness.
    • Prestige, CDJZD 002.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Moritat

    Composer: Rollins

    • Saxophone Colossus.
    • Prestige.

  • Sonny Rollins

    St Thomas

    Composer: Rollins

    • Saxophone Colossus.
    • Prestige.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Softly as in a morning Sunrise

    Composer: Hammerstein / Romberg

    • A Night at the Village Vanguard.
    • Blue Note, 499 7952.

  • Sonny Rollins

    The Freedom Suite

    Composer: Sonny Rollins

    • Freedom Suite.
    • Riverside, RLP-258.
    • 1.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Without a Song

    Composer: Youmans, Rose

    • The Bridge.
    • RCA Victor Gold Series, 7432 17 96252.

  • Sonny Rollins

    The Bridge

    Composer: Rollins

    • The Bridge.
    • RCA Victor Gold Series, 7432 17 96252.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Alfie's Theme

    Composer: Rollins

    • Alfie.
    • Impulse! MCAD-39107.
    • 1.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Tennessee Waltz

    Composer: Stewart - King

    • Milestone Jazz Profile.
    • Milestone, 0888072301016.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Park Palace Parade

    Composer: Rollins

    • Sonny Please.
    • Doxy, 8257-02.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Plain Jane

    Composer: Rollins

    • Originals: Sonny Rollins, Volume 2, Newk’s Time.
    • Blue Note, CDOMB008.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 2 Feb 2010 13:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sat 6 Feb 2010 15:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4