Lift of sonny rollins on pauls paul tenor madness 1956 rollins tenor sax philly joe jones drums red garland piano paul chambers bass. Albums include saxophone colossus, the bridge, and sonny side up. Listen to your favorite songs from freedom suite by sonny rollins now. He was concerned about the absence of his 1958 lp freedom suite from. The sound of sonny updated april 25, 2019 by neil tesser rollins made only two albums for the riverside label in the late 1950s. Sonny rollins tenor saxophone oscar pettiford bass max roach drums rollins real achievements so far have come because he is one of the few horn men in the history of jazz perhaps the first who. Sonny rollins the freedom suite licensed to youtube by pirames international srl on behalf of saar srl. Sonny rollins freedom suite riverside 1958 flophouse. The title track of sonny rollins provocative 1958 album freedom suite takes up the whole of side a. An alumnus of bud powell 1949, miles davis 1951 and max roach 195557, having contributed the compositions airegin, doxy and oleo to davis bags groove june 1954, theodore sonny rollins. It was recorded in 1956 and is especially notable because its the only known recording that features both sonny and john. Sonny rollins tenor saxophone oscar pettiford bass max roach drums rollins real achievements so far have come because he is one of the few horn men in the history of jazz perhaps the first who can give in a long improvisation a sense of structure and development.
One of my favorite jazz albums is sonny rollins tenor madness. Freedom suite shows all the virtues of sonny rollins take on the pianoless trio approach that he had developed with way out west and a night at the village vanguard. In late october, we received a friendly but troubled call from one of our longtime subscribers, sonny rollins. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. Al of the tracks except freedom suite were recorded for riverside in nyc on february 11, 1958 freedom suite was recorded in nyc on. In addressing his place as a creative artist and an african. Thomas sonny rollins sax alto transcription youtube st. A big tenor sax tone, slipping and sliding ideas with a wet number 5 reed. By 1958 sonny rollins was already able to claim the jazz high road as a tireless innovator who chose to test the mainstreams boundaries. Freedom suite is an incredibly powerful and inspiring recording a 20minute jazz piece featuring rollins on the tenor sax along with bassist. Sonny rollins, volume 1 is a jazz album by sonny rollins, his first effort for the blue note label. Original jazz classics ojc029, ojccd0292 sonny rollins the sound of sonny milestone msp47007 sonny rollins the freedom suite plus riverside rlp 1124 sonny. Freedom suite by sonny rollins 8436559463348 vinyl lp. Voted by miles davis as the greatest tenor ever, an inventive saxophonist and an astonishing soloist.
Download freedom suite by sonny rollins in highresolution audio at available in 192 khz 24bit, 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. Virgin islands, raised him in manhattans central harlem. Freedom suite by sonny rollins, sonny rollinssonny. Sides 1 and 2 originally issued as riverside 258 sonny rollins the freedom suite. Sonny rollins tenor saxophone oscar pettiford bass max roach drums the freedom suite. Freedom suite made his place in the vanguard all the more stable. By february of 1958, when sonny rollins recorded freedom suite, his political consciousness had risen to match the poetic scope of his music. Five africanamerican jazzmen and the music they produced in.
Freedom suite is an album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins, his last recorded for the riverside label, featuring performances by rollins with oscar pettiford. With musicianfriendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other. The sonny rollins papers, dating from the 1910s to 2015 the bulk dates from. My latest transcription sonny rollins on doxy more instructive and important, if you guys are saxophonists is to compare it to the 1957 version which i posted above. Miles davis was an early sonny rollins fan and in his autobiography wrote that he began to hang out with sonny rollins and his sugar hill harlem crowdanyway, sonny had a big reputation among a lot of the. For use with all bb, eb, and c instruments, the jazz play along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. In 1955, he entered a drug treatment program at the federal medical center in. Born in harlem in 1930, sonny rollins was still in his teens when he began playing and. Discussion in music corner started by ocean56, apr 20, 2007. Note that this has extra takes that the original album did not have. Sporting a mohawk haircut on the inside cover, rollins was.
Music profile for sonny rollins, born 7 september 1930. Freedom suite by sonny rollins on amazon music unlimited. Gunther schuller and the challenge of sonny rollins. The modern malice quote comes from a transcribed article. Famous for its 20 minute title track, the lp also features acclaimed performances by bassist oscar pettiford and drummer max roach, who lock into synch with rollins for some masterful. As a tribute to the cause of africanamerican freedom. Does anybody ever care to continue listening to side bs set of broadway and pop reworkings. Sonny rollins made a statement of justice with freedom suite. With 15 albums under his belt, sonny rollins was poised to make a bold statement with 1958s freedom suite. Walter theodore sonny rollins is an american jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.
Freedom suite is an album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins, his last recorded for the riverside label, featuring performances by rollins with oscar pettiford and max roach. Modern society group and chamber orchestra offer adventurous program. Schuller, sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation. Sonny rollins improvisations are a stream of brilliant ideas on phrasing, timing and timbre that enable him to skate over a given chord sequence for endless bars without. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Rollins composed his 1958 freedom suite, he used a single melodic figure as. Way out west the sound of sonny freedom suite and the cont licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universe remasterings. Sonny rollins is one of a handful of artists universally regarded as a master of the tenor saxophone. Sonny rollins the freedom suite plus milestone msp47007 sonny rollins, tenor sax. Sonny rollins, freedom suite in highresolution audio. Sonny rollins the freedom suite plus 1973, vinyl discogs.