Find sonny rollins discography, albums and singles on allmusic. This is really an excellent book of transcriptions of great sonny rollins solos from the 50s. A harlem boy, born on september 7th, 1930, who first picked up the alto after louie jordan, he moved on to study pops and fats, and most eagerly absorbed the bean. Hey, i am looking for the best sonny stitt tenor solos to study. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
Click download or read online button to get sonny rollins book now. Theodore walter sonny rollins born september 7th, 1930 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Sep 10, 2009 i got my copy last week and i have mixed feelings about it, as its not quite what i was expecting. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo tucson jazz institute. Keith lives in colorado springs and is a monster saxophonist. Thomas from isaxophone colossusi prestige transcribed by kelly bucheger recorded june 22, 1956. Complete song listing of sonny rollins on sonny rollins songs list covid19. Click here for the whole scoop on how this book came to be and for some ideas i have on how it can help you and your music. But what sets this book of transcriptions apart from most others is that. Thomas sonny rollins solo transcription learn jazz. Sonny rollins download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The saxophone colossus the 85yearold legend talks about his long history of civil rights activism and how jazz can be like a spiritual offering. His papers, dating from the 1910s to 2015 the bulk dates from the 1950s onward, document the musical, personal, and career development of one of the most important musicians and artists of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Sonny rollins omnibook for bflat instruments hal leonard online.
Gman is a live album by american jazz saxophonist sonny rollins. The solo album by sonny rollins on amazon music unlimited. He is jazzs greatest living improviser, able to imbue his solos with wry humor, surprise, brilliant. The sonny rollins solos bb version book is a collection of sonnys classic jazz solos transcribed accurately and notated neatly. This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the permission to share it. The sonny rollins solos book is a collection of sonny s classic jazz solos transcribed accurately and notated neatly. Sonny rollins solos book the first set of music books presented here are jazz solo transcription books that i completed in 1988. It is a very good tune for beginners, but it is a nice tune for musicians at any level to blow over. If you gave a sonny rollins solo to a classical player, he or she might have to practice it for weeks. Sonny rollins is, by any reasonable estimation, a genius. In his book the jazz style of sonny rollins, david n. Excellent setting, production values, and performances by his sextet. Sonny rollins discography sonny rollins performing solo at the san francisco opera house feb. Here are 2 pdf books that contain 48 sonny stitt transcriptions done by fellow saxophonist keith oxman.
It was recorded at an outdoor concert on august 16, 1986, held at opus 40 in saugerties, new york. This dvd and saxophone colossus are the two concert dvds every rollins fan should own. The solo album is a title to be taken quite literally when it comes to this 1985 release from the legendary sax master sonny rollins. He will sometimes improvise on a rhythmic pattern instead of on the melody or changes. The sonny rollins omnibook celebrates the bebop legend that worked with miles, monk, mjq, and many others. Sonny rollins, american jazz musician, a tenor saxophonist who was among the finest improvisers on the instrument to appear since the mid1950s. For some great lefthand piano voicings to use on st. Sonny s archives will be housed at harlems schomburg center for research in black culture from the sonny rollins archive lifetime achievement award, jazz foundation of america, apollo theatre, october 22, 2015, john abbott photo. Aug 09, 2010 this is a great solo to learn, and every jazz musician should learn to play it. Sonny rollins solo on it dont mean a thing transcriptions page updates for april 2016.
Listen to your favorite songs from the solo album by sonny rollins now. A portrait of sonny rollins bob blumenthal, john abbott on. Rollins grew up in a neighbourhood where thelonious monk, coleman hawkins his early idol, and bud powell were playing. In this sonny rollins lesson, i am taking a look at some of the great phrases from the jazz blues tenor madness. Its amazing how frequently catchphrases of jazz are honored only in the breach, how often even ranking stars of the music settle for reliable choices when navigating through the potential minefield of the improvised solo. Rollins was one of the first beboppers, and one of the last remaining to record with magnetic audio tape in an analog format. The days of wine and roses chord progression jazz backing track play along duration. This article presents the discography of the jazz saxophonist and band leader sonny rollins.
The concert was filmed for a documentary about rollins, directed by robert mugge, before being released on record in november 1987 by milestone records. Sonny rollins is one of jazzs great innovators, arguably the most influential tenor saxophonist, along with john coltrane, in the history of modern jazz. By using sonnys transcribed solos, charlie pointed out to me how. Good sonny stitt tenor solos to study sax on the web forum. Sonny rollins jazz master solo transcription with analysis. Unless you know sonny rollins personally, youll never be sure if on tenor madness in the 15th chorus, 8th bar, third beat, did he really mean to play d natural instead of d flat. Baker explains that rollins very often uses rhythm for its own sake. He is one of the most influential tenor players that we have with an amazing and long career. The cover art of reel life, with a tiny image of sonny rollins sitting on top of a giant tape reel, is a telling factor in this 1982 studio session. He began his musical career at the age of eleven, and within five short years he was playing with the legendary thelonious monk.
May 26, 2010 this is a nice, easy latin tune by sonny rollins. The entire album is nearly an hours worth of unaccompanied solo tenor saxophone recorded live at new yorks mueseum of modern art. Sonny rollins solos book bb version peter sprague music store. The solo album is a live album featuring a solo performance by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins. Every so often ill wonder, while practicing a solo, if ive made a mistake in transcribing a particular note. Sonny rollins solos book peter sprague music store. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. But the analysis and breakdown of the sax styles and techniques of a jazz giant is limited to a couple of paragraphs pointing out interesting features in the head and the solo. 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. May 09, 2019 sonny rollins interviewed by joshua redman. This tune first appeared on sonny rollins 1956 record, saxophone colossus.
Feb 24, 2020 sonny rollins is, by any reasonable estimation, a genius. But when sonny rollins plays, the spontaneity, surprise, and freshlyminted personal expression are always present, which. The first set of music books presented here are jazz solo transcription books that i completed in 1988. The book has transcriptions of 12 classic rollins recordings.
He is jazzs greatest living improviser, able to imbue his solos with wry humor, surprise, brilliant logical form and profound emotion. 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. C instruments, bb instruments, eb instruments sheet music book by sonny rollins. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. His solo work has earned him many accolades, including grammy awards, election into the american academy of arts and sciences, an edward macdowell medal, and the medal of arts from president barack obama. Mar 27, 2018 the sonny rollins omnibook was transcribed by chris doc stewart who was a student of charlie shoemake. Sonny rollins is an american jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians on the planet.
Sonny rollins things you need to know about jazz blues leave a reply. Moritat by sonny rollins from saxophone colossus duration. There are some great paragraphs on the second page of the book where chris writes about how he studied with charlie shoemake and charlie would use sonny rollins transcriptions with chris in their lessons. Strode rode by sonny rollins saxophone colossus transcribed by michael cheret. This classic solo would be very difficult, if not impossible, to play on alto, trombone, or bass.
Usually id just listen to his recordings but he has so many that i feel like i might be missing out on some gems. Check out his cds which can be purchased from itunes. Sonny rollins discography sonny rollins performing. Thomas sonny rollins backing track play along youtube.