What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item. The recordings on this album are from the same sessions and with the same personnel that produced the earlier released sonny side up album which had sonny stitt and sonny rollins playing simultaneously with dizzy gillespie. I have lots of cds and also enjoy listening to mp3 files on my iphone and laptop. Also, i like sonny s sound his cuts dont have to be eight minutes long to be enjoyable for me. Unless otherwise noted,all transcriptions are in the original key. Sonny rollins ts, tommy flanagan p, doug watkins b, max roach ds recorded. Do not sell my personal information the new yorker. Click download or read online button to get sonny rollins book now. Saxophone colossus sonny rollins strides into a new life. Rollins at 80 its a sonny year tenor sax legend and true giant of jazz sonny rollins turned 80 last september 7, and hes been on quite a roll ever since. A portrait of sonny rollins bob blumenthal, john abbott on.
The great sonny rollins, born in new york on september 7, 1930 he is 88 at. St thomas lead sheet pdf for some great lefthand piano voicings to use on st. Jun 12, 2011 moving to chicago, rollins became acquainted with max roach. Media in category sonny rollins the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Albums include saxophone colossus, the bridge, and sonny side up. Jazz legend sonny rollins will celebrate his 80th birthday this fall, and saxophone colossus will be published to mark this occasion and honor his incredibly prolific career. Rollins used the trio format intermittently throughout his career, sometimes. In some cases,versions in multiple keys,mp3 file andor a detailed analysis of the solo are also available. I really like sax colossus and one of the reasons is because i like sonny with piano but this piano in particular. Strode rode by sonny rollins saxophone colossus transcribed by michael cheret. Moritat mack the knife sonny rollins solo from the album saxophone colossus. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.
High quality sonny rollins inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Apr 01, 2017 revisiting sonny rollinss score for alfie, a musical masterwork that transcended the film. His west coast experiment 1957 was the year that the ever inquisitive and creative sonny rollins decided to try making music without a chordal instrument. Moritat mack the knife easy solo example for tenor sax. The song moritat is form the cd saxophone colossus. On this album, i did want to record the songs that i was playing at the timemoritat. This lesson is about taking a solo, transcribing it and then the process of learning and assimilating aspects of it into your own playing. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. In the threepenny opera, the moritat singer with his street organ introduces and closes the drama with the tale of the deadly mackie messer, or mack the knife, a character based on the dashing highwayman macheath in john gays the beggars opera who was in turn based on the historical. Sonny rollins sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. It was recorded on june 22, 1956, with producers bob weinstock and rudy van gelder at the latters studio in. This page lists 1779 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet.
Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Saxophone colossus by sonny rollins on amazon music. Scott hamilton transcribed by fabio tiralongo duration. Thomas rollins you dont know what love is strode rode rollins moritat blue 7 rollins personnel sonny rollins ts tommy flanagan p doug watkins b max roach d read more. Sonny rollins download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
Then rollins comes in with the mellow, but somehow exuberant head to st. Dec 02, 2011 he remains hypercritical of his own work, but says he knew at a young age that he was destined to be prominent. A moritat is a medieval version of the murder ballad performed by strolling minstrels. Duets is an album by trumpeter dizzy gillespie featuring sonny rollins and sonny stitt recorded in 1957 and released on the verve label.
Sonny rollins, moritat mack the knife page 2,3, saxophone colossus, tenor. Sonny rollins plus 4 1956 work time is an album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins, recorded for the prestige label, featuring performances by rollins with ray bryant, george morrow, and max roach. Sonny rollins tenor saxophone, tommy flanagan piano, doug watkins bass max roach drums recorded 22 june 1956 disclaimer. Moritat sonny rollins solo free download as pdf file.
Sonny rollins bridge is a documentary video about saxophonist sonny rollins musical sabbatical on new yorks williamsburg bridge from 195961. For accordion exercise has been transported in c and tempo reduced to 46bpm. Music profile for sonny rollins, born 7 september 1930. Print and download in pdf or midi moritat sonny rollins transcription james mccarthy. Transcriptions are an important part of learning jazz improvisation. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor. Thomas, rollins included two swing standard entitled you dont know what love is and moritat, a blues called blue 7, and lastly, a bebop tune, strode rode.
In our catalog, you can find sonny rollins sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. Virtual sheet music classical sheet music downloads. Sonny rollins sonny rollins in japan vinyl discogs. June 22, 1956 van gelder studios, hackensack, new jersey prestige records listenbuy cd tracks st. While one might blush at the lack of modesty, its still difficult to argue about the results. Moritat sheet music composed by sonny rollins 1 of 4 pages. Sonny rollins is one of the great legends on the tenor saxophone. Heres free links to the transcriptions ive done in the past. Sonny rollins saxophone colossus vinyl lp shop music direct. Thomas, and tears into the chord changes of mack the knife here called moritat. Download paradox remastered by sonny rollins emusic. In a sevendecade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader.
Sonny rollins saxophone colossus on lp one of the pivotal recordings in bringing about the widespread acceptance of sonny rollins as a major figure, saxophone colossus inspired critics to write scholarly analysis and fans to revel in the hardswinging invention, humor, and tenderstrength balladry. The complete, raw, unedited marcels music journal interview with legendary jazz tenor saxophonist sonny rollins. Original jazz classics ojc029, ojccd0292 sonny rollins the sound of sonny milestone msp47007 sonny rollins the freedom suite plus riverside rlp 1124 sonny rollins, benny golson saxes in stereo riverside rlp 12284 various artists saxophone revolt jazzland jlp 72, jlp 972 sonny rollins sonny s time. But the amazing point is when roachs solo concludes, building, and building, and then the music just explodes into a fast swing beat and another round by sonny. Sky torrents sonny rollins 1956 saxophone colossus. After a wailing solo from sonny, roach launches into a solo, which ranks high among his best work. Saxophone colossus is a studio album by american jazz saxophonist sonny rollins. A few days after his birthday he celbrated with a host of top musicians with a concert at new yorks beacon theatre on september 10.
Your top 3 sonny rollins albums steve hoffman music forums. I actually used to have a very hard time listening to sonny. Download sonny rollins saxophone colossus and more 2cd remastered set 2010 or any other file from music category. Leonard cohen, sonny rollins, ken nordine, was not was. Check out saxophone colossus by sonny rollins on amazon music. Sonny rollins striveris row from ilive at the village vanguardi blue note transcribed by kelly bucheger recorded november 3, 1957.
Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf or. Sonny rollins interview unedited marcels music journal. Rode, and moritat the kurt weill composition also known as mack the knife. Sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation pdf. In 1956, sonny rollins recorded saxophone colossus. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf. The standard sonny rollins is an album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins, his last release for rca victor, featuring performances by rollins with herbie hancock, jim hall, david izenzon, teddy smith, stu martin, bob cranshaw and mickey roker. Benny goodman 4, dick spencer 1, jackie mclean 10, marshall mcdonald 1, sonny rollins 50. Sonny rollins polar music prize 2007 award ceremony.
Buy sheet music from our partner sheet music plus audio files to download instantly. Apr 29, 2001 sonny rollins barbican, london o ne night unless he really is the supernatural being he sometimes resembles the 70yearold sonny rollins may do what other venerable jazz heroes finally. See new and popular sonny rollins songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a. The list also includes solos for flute,clarinet and ewi. Heres to the people is an album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins, released on the milestone label in 1991, featuring performances by rollins with clifton anderson, mark soskin, jerome harris, bob cranshaw, roy hargrove, jack dejohnette, steve jordan, and al foster. Sonny rollins four classic albums 2011 written by bluesever monday, 23 january 2012 23. Feb 16, 2016 saxophone colossus is a studio album by american jazz saxophonist sonny rollins. Until recently, sonny rollins practiced his tenor saxophone in a cottage studio a short, loping distance from his house here, on the rustic property he and his wife, lucille. Miguel told me to transcribe this solo this semester, and it actually took me the entire semester james joyce took precedence over sonny in the spring, but here it is. Sonny rollins mack the knife pdf sonny rollins moritat a. Download sonny rollins saxophone colossus and more 2cd. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
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