JVC Jazz Festival 2008 Sonny Rollins

[annefrankisaho]

Sonny's dance stomps the trombonist's solo.

[crazyjhonj]

estoy ahorrando dinero para ir el proximo año!!!!!!

[MattySands]

mission improvisation, you sound like a snob. Sonny is incredible.

[grrrroink]

No, he's right. Listen to Sonny's career through his recordings and you'll understand.

[guyfidelity]

Just saw Sonny the other day, he is now 78 I think and for his age he is rather mind blowing. I saw Elvin Jones at about the same age and he would still blow away guys half his age. Saw Charles Lloyd last year 68 I believe, and also excellent. Give Sonny his due, great for his age. He does it all in terms of style.

[jamalrollins]

outstanding God ollins as usual, at 75 years old....

At minute 4:50 he could blow his usual extremely high note as he used to offer us in the past. God Rollins, thanks for your music which will last eternaly

[jamalrollins]

sorry "he couldn't blow..."

[ChristianGastl]

you dont have any clue.. you call yourself "jamalROLLINS" and talk shit.. "he could blow his extremely high notes".. if this is remarkable to you then you dont know what rollins has done in his past.. Listen to some classic recordings of this saxophone master and THEN write comments as if you would know what you're talking about

[Piye7]

what is the name of that first tune that's so driving? it is tremendous!!!

[MOLLYSANDER]

"Sonny, Please," which has been hailed by the New York Times as his best recording in a decade [reference;JazzVideoGuy]

[jamalrollins]

Sonny the Monster!

[btp209]

dear mission improvisation,

i must say that i am in complete and total agreement in bemoaning the "contemporary" saxophone sound. everybody wants to sound like chris potter or some such, and while I have total respect for his capacity as his musician, it's not my bag. It's as if there had been no Dexter, Gene Ammons, Chu Berry, Lester Young, Don Byas, Lucky Thompson. In the "contemporary" sound of which I hear you to speak, the singing is lost. That's part of why I loved Sonny's set so much.

[btp209]

I find criticizing Sonny Rollins for his tone and intonation both extremely unwarranted and misguided and lacking in humility and respect.

his music that was beautiful.

do have problems with late billie holiday and lester young. do have problems with voices of beings who be? tones of life? taste!

[missionimprovisation]

were you there? I try to teach my sons that all humans are fallible and improvement is a life-long expeerience. Sonny may be one of the all-time greats but that does not mean he has not lost something in switching mouthpieces.

[jamalrollins]

who are you missionimp. to judge Rollins? Listen Rollins from 50/60's, the cream, and you'll get the full vintage sound you are looking for. Rollins has always changed his sound trough the years.

[missionimprovisation]

I just said his sound that day I heard him live was not what I expected from a legend. It proves that he is not a god but a fallible human who has drifted away from the sound that made him a legend. It just goes to show there is a delicate balance that separates the true legends from the other great players throughout jazz history.

[missionimprovisation]

We were in attendance that day. Sonny sounded a bit too bright for my taste with the Berg Larsen stainless steel mouthpiece. He may have been a tad sharp as his trombone player pushed his tuning slide in at least twice that I could see from the cheap seats. Are there any more sax players striving for the rich, full vintage sound now that even the last of the living legends has a contemporary sound?

[Saxyman14]

He's old. it happens. Give him a break.

[hankstertube]

Great sound!! Thanks for capturing this. I was there but only on Sat. -- would have loved to have seen Sonny Rollins -- but this is a good "second"!!!