Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness

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Sonny's new CD is "Sonny, Please." For more info on the Saxophone Colossus, please visit www.sonnyrollins.com

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i play alto sax ( 3 months ago by drackmord12)

i play alto sax

Someone seems to ... ( 3 months ago by eggory)

Someone seems to think you're trolling.

what a loser ( 3 months ago by GetzColtraneRollins)

what a loser

i play tenor and i ... ( 3 months ago by KPau1227)

i play tenor and i can tell he is most likely the king of the sax in our time

I saw him live a ... ( 3 months ago by t55555)

I saw him live a symphony hall, aww man what an amazing performer.

Mr. Rollins is ... ( 3 months ago by playtheblues2)

Mr. Rollins is slated to attend the Newport Jazz Fest August I think... MAN MAN I wish I could go. *sigh wonderful.

... ( 3 months ago by Juantxoeh)

Colosooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

i don't exactly ... ( 3 months ago by Jour0n)

i don't exactly what your time is,
but I think Brecker has the crown, and he took it in his grave
But Rollins is also a a great musician

I agree with Jour0n ... ( 3 months ago by jazzmaster01)

I agree with Jour0n, Brecker was definitely King. Rollins might have been the first to experiment with it, but Brecker nailed it.

If we're talking ... ( 3 months ago by smartinjazz8906)

If we're talking solely about technical ability, then I would agree with you that Brecker took insane harmonic ideas and branched them out to the limits on saxophone and on EWI, however Sonny is an original jazz giant that will never be overruled. And in my opinion, Chris Potter got his hands on that 'crown' before Brecker passed. If you haven't already, check out a bootleg copy of Potter playing All The Things You Are for a master class unaccompanied......you'll see what I mean ;)

In response to ... ( 3 months ago by smartinjazz8906)

In response to Jour0n's comment.....

Haha. Cool ( 2 months ago by Pikmar27)

Haha. Cool

I am sorry but in a ... ( 2 months ago by matoflash)

I am sorry but in a way I have to agree with this fellow - I love Newk's old stuff, I mean the 50's, but when I look at him in this video, I just see a man who throws himself from side to side and his musical ideas are not a single bit "fresher" than the ones that he had in the past. And I think he definitely lost that fire he had.
I know he is old, but I just don't like the way he keeps on going just because he is the famous Sonny Rollins.
I like him in the past. I dislike him in the present.

thats completly ... ( 2 months ago by 11119545)

thats completly true man. awsome. he lost the strengh.

i agree, he has ... ( 2 months ago by me007963)

i agree, he has lost his chops and his ideas feel tired. he seems ired in this video. it is sad.
BUT,
recently he has started to pull himself back. he has started practising properly and working on his chops and he is turning over a new leaf. i hope that works.

he sounded great ... ( 2 months ago by alexitin)

he sounded great tonight in New York

You have probably ... ( 1 month ago by PLeonTube)

You have probably forgotten what Brecker answered when he was asked how do he felt being king of sax: "Go ask Jerry Bergonzi".
As for Sonny, I personally can't compare him with younger people. If you take playing jazz seriously on sax, you surely have some Sonny in your chops. So you don't own 100% credit...

He plays some ... ( 1 month ago by PLeonTube)

He plays some Lester Young stuff :) Check 1:10

You got to love ... ( 1 month ago by stubs13)

You got to love Sonny's improvisation

Saw sonny live ... ( 3 weeks ago by cobra12657)

Saw sonny live thrice. love Sonny

"I think the reason ... ( 2 weeks ago by beethovenbix)

"I think the reason he 'Keeps on Going' is because He's a Musician, it's in his fuckin blood! You dont give up just cos' your past 30
or whatever! However, I do agree with you that
his 'fire has diminished', but with age - that is what happens and I also love his early years. However, True musicians will carry on doing what they love doing best. I admire performers who carryon despite the odds against them. The great Segovia and 90 something year old Les Paul are examples of longgevity!"

Array ( 2 weeks ago by p0ezi)

0:30 - 0:33
Very nice little riff!

If Newk wants to ... ( 5 days ago by TampaRed)

If Newk wants to keep playing and people want to keep seeing him, all the power to him. If he's got the flare, light that fire.
You don't have to see him or buy any of the new albums.

Tenor Madness is ... ( 3 days ago by nubiantgirl)

Tenor Madness is actualy one of my favorite songs. This is the song that turned me on to Sonny Rollins.

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