@@rinahall of course not, but as often happens with great musicians when they reach a very old age they become something very special... I've heard Benny Carter at 84, Ornette Coleman at 80 and Kid Thomas Valentine when he was older than 80 (don't remember how much) and all were amazing experiences
Rollins has brought with him thé Carib US-Virgin Island in melody and pulse. Don't you like the great but almost unheard of St. John? NO! Not St. Thomas
I just listened to a 10h European podcast radio show on Sonny Rollins (yes, 10x 1h, covering 1951-2001 !!!). My opinion of Rollins is that it seems very overrated to me. First of all as a player, he does not seem to me better than Johnny Griffin, Stitt, Roland Kirk, Phil Woods, Lateef ... but enjoys a much more important reputation ... and unjustified in my opinion. Ok he plays well, but not better than the musicians I mentioned. In terms of composition, he did not compose anything, everyone knows that St Thomas is a Caribbean folklore already recorded by Randy Weston in 1955 under the title Fire Down There. His other compositions from the 50s ... well, Oleo, Airegin etc ... this can in no way be compared to the compositions of Trane, Bird, Monk or Shorter ... also, his playing and his sound are terribly degraded after 1966 (36 years). It seems that he was traumatized by the arrival of Ornette, Trane, Ayler ... In the 60's he tried to be more free than Ayler, more calypso / blues than Ornette, and more mystical than Trane, but he didn't. did not succeed. Then in the 70s / 80s he tried to be funky, disco ... with really ridiculous and cheesy results ... Did he want to be funkier than James Brown himself? Also, in the radio show they say that he was paid current $ 300,000 for himself to record the Nucleus album (so listen to the result !!!!), and that, for his concerts, his financial claims were unrealistic, only the big festivals could afford it. He played with the Stones but didn't want to go on tour with them because, according to Jagger himself, he wanted too much money! I mean, I'm not making anything up here. In my opinion, he should have remained what he was before, a disciple of Bird at the Tenor, and quit at the age of 40 to leave a quality job, and without trying to follow fashion. Thank you for not insulting me because I have documented myself on Rollins and I like to have constructive discussions without being attacked on my person.
Dancing Rollins!!! This is the guy!
Ahhh, Sonny reaching deep into his roots. Bobby Cranshaw....one of the best all around jazz bassists.
Lovely playing by all involved, Rollins is the Colossus
Legend
The song is titled 'Salvador'. The album is 'This Is What I Do'.
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Love this stuff rly.
In all likelihood the bassist is Bob Crenshaw though I can't honestly say I know him by his face.
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Steve Jordan on drums
Great pocket drummer, but you can’t get by on a jazz gig with a couple of beats
The older, the better he gets !!!!
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@@rinahall of course not, but as often happens with great musicians when they reach a very old age they become something very special...
I've heard Benny Carter at 84, Ornette Coleman at 80 and Kid Thomas Valentine when he was older than 80 (don't remember how much) and all were amazing experiences
@@emilianoturazzi I do not agree at all. Jazz is a music for young people. From the age of 50 jazzmen are only declining and repeating themselves.
Time - please -
- and - personnel ????
this rhythm is called calypso, right?
Yes sir. This is the calypso. You will get this rhythm from Brazil up to the Bahamas, in one form or another.
Rollins has brought with him thé Carib US-Virgin Island in melody and pulse.
Don't you like the great but almost unheard of St. John?
NO! Not St. Thomas
LOL ! You are so stupid !
I just listened to a 10h European podcast radio show on Sonny Rollins (yes, 10x 1h, covering 1951-2001 !!!). My opinion of Rollins is that it seems very overrated to me. First of all as a player, he does not seem to me better than Johnny Griffin, Stitt, Roland Kirk, Phil Woods, Lateef ... but enjoys a much more important reputation ... and unjustified in my opinion. Ok he plays well, but not better than the musicians I mentioned. In terms of composition, he did not compose anything, everyone knows that St Thomas is a Caribbean folklore already recorded by Randy Weston in 1955 under the title Fire Down There. His other compositions from the 50s ... well, Oleo, Airegin etc ... this can in no way be compared to the compositions of Trane, Bird, Monk or Shorter ... also, his playing and his sound are terribly degraded after 1966 (36 years). It seems that he was traumatized by the arrival of Ornette, Trane, Ayler ... In the 60's he tried to be more free than Ayler, more calypso / blues than Ornette, and more mystical than Trane, but he didn't. did not succeed. Then in the 70s / 80s he tried to be funky, disco ... with really ridiculous and cheesy results ... Did he want to be funkier than James Brown himself? Also, in the radio show they say that he was paid current $ 300,000 for himself to record the Nucleus album (so listen to the result !!!!), and that, for his concerts, his financial claims were unrealistic, only the big festivals could afford it. He played with the Stones but didn't want to go on tour with them because, according to Jagger himself, he wanted too much money! I mean, I'm not making anything up here. In my opinion, he should have remained what he was before, a disciple of Bird at the Tenor, and quit at the age of 40 to leave a quality job, and without trying to follow fashion.
Thank you for not insulting me because I have documented myself on Rollins and I like to have constructive discussions without being attacked on my person.