First off, don't be misled by the title—Rollins and the Modern Jazz Quartet only appear together on four of the thirteen selections. This CD is in fact comprised of three separate sessions from 1951- ...

According to most music historians, saxophonist Sonny Rollins made his first trip to a studio on January 20, 1949, in support of vocalist Babs Gonzales. He was only eighteen years old at the time ...

Our jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has a review of a new album by jazz legend and saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who is now 85. The album collects live recordings made between 1979 and 2012. Kevin says ...

By Larry Taylor/Garden Grove Journal The 2011-12 jazz season for Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa kicks off Sept. 25 with the appearance of tenor sax great Sonny Rollins. Appearing ...

One of the greatest jazz albums ever made was recorded 60 years ago today. It's A Night at the Village Vanguard, a live date by saxophonist Sonny Rollins, featuring a muscular backdrop of bass and ...

Saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins took the top honors at the 10th annual Jazz Awards, notching a double victory as musician and tenor saxophonist of the year. The 75-year-old Rollins re-established ...

NEW YORK - Saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins took the top honors at the 10th annual Jazz Awards, notching a double victory as musician and tenor saxophonist of the year.

Sonny Rollins is the last living progenitor of jazz’s make-it-new ascent during the 20th century. Like many of his peers, Rollins has at various times been both inside and outside of history’s ...

Each year-end list, it seems, has its anointed jazz artifact of the year, a release of lost tapes that had been sitting in a closet or attic of bygone performances. In 2020, that honor seemed all but ...

The last time saxophonist Sonny Rollins played Jazz Fest, closing out the Jazz Tent in 1995, his performance resulted in a milestone moment. Russ Cole, a veteran sound engineer and long-time ...

The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins Edited by Sam V.H. Reese Published in 2024 by New York Review Book Sonny Rollins did something highly unusual in modern ...

Sonny Rollins. Label: Fantasy Jazz Released: 2003 Views: 911 Tracks. 1. The Stopper 2. Almost Like Being In Love 3. No Moe 4. In A Sentimental Mood 5. Scoops 6. With A Song In My Heart 7.