Review Music Sonny Rollins: 'Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert' Fresh Air September 7, 2005 • Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert by legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins. He turns 75 Wednesday. Sonny Rollins: 'Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4836044/4836045" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Basic Jazz Record Library Sonny Rollins: 'Freedom Suite' August 1, 2001 • In 1958, Brown v. Board of Education was four years old, and the Civil Rights Movement was heating up. As a tribute to the cause of African-American freedom, jazz legend Sonny Rollins recorded Freedom Suite. This classic contains one of the first extended compositions for the tenor saxophone (it's more than 20 minutes long). Sonny Rollins: 'Freedom Suite' 4:04 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4182012/150768862" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Basic Jazz Record Library Sonny Rollins: 'Saxophone Colossus' August 1, 2001 • A jazz prodigy before he turned 20, Sonny Rollins ranks with John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins as one of the great tenor saxophonists. In what is often termed his breakthrough album, 1956's Saxophone Colossus contains diverse musical elements, including a calypso, ballad, and Kurt Weill classic. Sonny Rollins: 'Saxophone Colossus' 3:00 Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4181980/150879165" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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