Jazz
United States
Sonny Rollins
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Woonplaats
New York, NY, United States
Geboren
September 7, 1930
Genre
Jazz
For generations, Sonny Rollins has not only set the standard on tenor saxophone—he's elevated jazz as a whole, embodying what many regard as the essence of a great improviser. Schooled on the job by Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, the NYC-born Rollins landed a key gig with the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet in 1955. But even in the midst of huge success, he strove to play better—to be truer to his creative intentions. Possessed of a monastic self-discipline, Rollins took sabbaticals for practice and introspection, most famously from 1959 to 1961, when he could be seen woodshedding on the Williamsburg Bridge in New York. He strove for a more joyously melodic approach and a big sound while showing daunting facility with the harmonic demands of bebop and post-bebop. He reconciles influences from calypso to free jazz to pop, and he can transform the simplest showtune into a thing of enduring beauty. And a half-century of yoga practice also opened doors in his work to a more authentic expression of the self: witness his endurance on the solo intro to “Autumn Nocturne”, from 1978's Don’t Stop the Carnival, for an almost meditative experience.
Sonny Rollins heeft ook muziek uitgebracht als lid van Sonny Rollins Quartet, Sonny Rollins & Co., Sonny Rollins Quintet, Max Roach Quintet, Sonny Rollins Plus Four, Thelonious Monk Quartet, Miles Davis All Stars, Babs Gonzales and His Orchestra, Riverside Jazz Stars en Miles Davis Sextet.
Muzikale invloedenDe muzikale invloeden van Sonny Rollins zijn onder andere Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon en meer.
Beïnvloed door Sonny RollinsSonny Rollins heeft de muziek van Joe Lovano, Nubya Garcia, Donald Fagen en meer beïnvloed.
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