Sonny Rollins is one of jazz’s true giants, ranking up there with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and John Coltrane as one of jazz’s all-time great tenor saxophonists. After learning to play the piano, he took up the alto sax and quickly switched to tenor in 1946. He made his recording debut with Babs Gonzales in 1949. That same year, Rollins made a major impact on dates with J.J. Johnson and Bud Powell, the latter session matching him with the the great Fats Navarro. Rollins' musical abilities were immediately recognized by the jazz world and he began recording with Miles Davis in 1951, and with Thelonious Monk two years later. After a brief hiatus from music, Rollins joined the Max Roach-Clifford Brown quintet in late 1955, which he continued after Brown's death until 1957. From that point on, he was always a leader.
Sonny Rollins' series of brilliant recordings for the Prestige, Blue Note, Contemporary, and Riverside labels in the 1950s proved him to be in peak form and he was acclaimed as the top tenor saxophonist of the time. Therefore, Rollins' decision to drop out of music from 1959-1961 shocked the jazz world. When he came back in 1961 with a quartet featuring Jim Hall, his style was largely unchanged but he soon became a much freer player who was well aware of Ornette Coleman's innovations. he even used Ornette's cornetist Don Cherry for a time. Although his playing was a bit more eccentric than before, Rollins was a major force until he again decided to retire in 1968.
Upon his return in 1971, Sonny Rollins was more open to the influence of R&B rhythms and pop music, his recordings since then have not always been essential (often using sidemen not up to his level) but Rollins remains a very vital soloist. His skill at turning unlikely material into jazz, his unaccompanied flights, and his rhythmic freedom and tonal distortions have proved Sonny to be one of the true masters of jazz.
I hope you are well! Thank you for adding me to your friends. I heard/saw you once playing in Boston, between 1998-2000. For me this event and your playing I will never forget. Your playing power is amazing.
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E' appena uscito il disco d'esordio del cantautore inglese GILES FOSTER (www.gilesfoster.com) dal titolo "SOUL CONTACT" (Comar23 cd 0109).
Produzione artistica ed esecutiva Percorsi Musicali 2009.
ASCOLTA due degli undici brani contenuti nel disco sul Myspace di Lorenzo Porciani.
Il Cd è attualmente disponibile presso Percorsi Musicali (via Leopardi 22, 57121 LI), Atlantic Star (Li), Dischi Corsi (Cecina, Li).
British singer songwriter Giles Foster (www.gilesfoster.com), has just released his first CD – Soul Contact - after many months of hard work.
The CD has been produced by Percorsi Musicali recording studio.
It is available in Livorno from Atlantic Star (LI), Dischi Corsi (Cecina, LI), Percorsi Musicali ( via Leopardi 22, 57121 LI).
Listens to two of the eleven tracks on the disc to Myspace
E' appena uscito il disco d'esordio del cantautore inglese GILES FOSTER (www.gilesfoster.com) dal titolo "SOUL CONTACT" (Comar23 cd 0109). Produzione artistica ed esecutiva Percorsi Musicali 2009. ASCOLTA due degli undici brani contenuti nel disco sul Myspace di Lorenzo Porciani. Il Cd è attualmente disponibile presso Percorsi Musicali (via Leopardi 22, 57121 LI), Atlantic Star (Li), Dischi Corsi (Cecina, Li).
British singer songwriter Giles Foster (www.gilesfoster.com), has just released his first CD – Soul Contact - after many months of hard work. The CD has been produced by Percorsi Musicali recording studio. It is available in Livorno from Atlantic Star (LI), Dischi Corsi (Cecina, LI), Percorsi Musicali ( via Leopardi 22, 57121 LI). Listens to two of the eleven tracks on the disc to Myspace Porciani Lorenzo.
http://www. jazzeyed. 20mn. com "Un Oeil sur le Jazz" is my personal website, have a look and don't forget the guestbook if you like it. Thanks in advance !
You can't imagine what a joy is for me listening your music! During all my musical experience I've always been concentrate on your approach to the music and your original style. So...everything I know about sound and improvisation it's your merit!
I wish you all the best and thank you very much for adding me.
Thanks so much for your friendship and inspiration. I saw you playin' live in Madrid some 20 years ago, and it was one of my greatest music experiences ever. ¡Gracias Maestro!
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