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My Summer with Sonny: The Podcast
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Summer's winding down. How'd you spend yours? Pat spent his immersed in the music and life of Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest improvisers to grace the story of jazz. In this podcast, which is kind of an upcoming article in summary (and audio) form, Pat looks at the massive new biography of Sonny as well as four recent reissues of some of his best loved music, most of which involve trios.Playlist
- Discussion of Aidan Levy's book Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins (Hachette Books) 5:35
- Discussion of Sonny Rollins' album Freedom Suite (Riverside) 20:14
- Discussion of Sonny Rollins' box set Go West! The Contemporary Records Albums (Craft Records) 30:19
- Discussion of Sonny Rollins' album A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note/Tone Poet) 44:28
- Discussion of Sonny Rollins' box set Freedom Weaver (The 1959 European Tour Recordings) (Resonance Records) 53:40
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