Sonny really did pioneer this pianoless trio idea and made it work so wonderfully well. I always enjoyed his "Way Out West" album with Shelly Manne. So much variety and clever musical ideas here.
A forgotten great, Harris moved to Sweden in the late 50’s. You can hear (and see) very young Harris on RUclips playing with Dizzy’s Bigband in 1946 or 1947 - one the great early bebop drummers nobody remembers.
I wonder how true that statement is.I remember seeing jazz shows on tv when I was younger. John Coltrane and Art Pepper were two people who come to mind.A lot of people Preet vocal music to instrumental music.Louis Armstrong was great trumpet player,but he is probably remembered more for his singing.
Sonny playing his Otto Link here, just as he did on Way Out West. Later of course he switched to Berg Larsen, a very different mouthpiece in design concept and sound. It's an interesting thing to note he does sound distinctly different on the two pieces, yet on both (and on the Selmer Soloist on eg Live at the Village Vanguard) he sounds instantly distinctively and unmistakenly Sonny Rollins. The comparison is a good exercise in helping to define and understand just what a sax player's "sound" is.
@@jimspake Yes! And most people would consider the Mark VI and the Super 20 to be very different saxes. This video is a great chance to see the continuity in "sound" that comes from the player intrinsically.
@@jimspake He sounds the same on both the Selmer and the King -- like Sonny Rollins. Proof that you don't need a $10,000 Mark VI. You can still pick up a vintage Super 20 tenor for under 3K, and they can play just as fast any Mark VI, as this video proves. Maybe even faster in some cases.
Sad that most of what we have in videos for these Jazz Greats are all in Europe where they really appreciated and loved Jazz. Where the Jazz Greats were rarely discriminated against for being black, etc. like they were in the U.S.... They were constantly harassed by police officers, needed cabaret license to play in clubs, etc. I love seeing this!
I love Rollins sound here, he used so many different setups at this time, they were all great. He looks to be using a mkvi and a double ring Link here. The session he did three days earlier with the same trio, where they played 'It don't mean a thing', had him using a Link with a King Super 20.
Mad marsupial below is right on with their remark, and it should go without question that Sonny swings like NO ONE ELSES BUSINESS. This is uniquely great.
Stupenda la interpretazone di " It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing)",veramente notevole ! E poi Rollins eccelle sempre come grandissimo sassofonista sempre quando è in Trio!!!E come non esaltare la sua bellissima composizione " Paul’s Pal " ?
Sonny Rollins, a unique combination of virtuosic mastery of his instrument, improvisational imagination and commitment to expression of emotion in his playing. A giant of jazz music and of human beings.
I just listened to a 10h European podcast radio show on Sonny Rollins (yes, 10x 1h, covering 1951-2001 !!!). My opinion of Rollins is that it seems very overrated to me. First of all as a player, he does not seem to me better than Johnny Griffin, Stitt, Roland Kirk, Phil Woods, Lateef ... but enjoys a much more important reputation ... and unjustified in my opinion. Ok he plays well, but not better than the musicians I mentioned. In terms of composition, he did not compose anything, everyone knows that St Thomas is a Caribbean folklore already recorded by Randy Weston in 1955 under the title Fire Down There. His other compositions from the 50s ... well, Oleo, Airegin etc ... this can in no way be compared to the compositions of Trane, Bird, Monk or Shorter ... also, his playing and his sound are terribly degraded after 1966 (36 years). It seems that he was traumatized by the arrival of Ornette, Trane, Ayler ... In the 60's he tried to be more free than Ayler, more calypso / blues than Ornette, and more mystical than Trane, but he didn't. did not succeed. Then in the 70s / 80s he tried to be funky, disco ... with really ridiculous and cheesy results ... Did he want to be funkier than James Brown himself? Also, in the radio show they say that he was paid current $ 300,000 for himself to record the Nucleus album (so listen to the result !!!!), and that, for his concerts, his financial claims were unrealistic, only the big festivals could afford it. He played with the Stones but didn't want to go on tour with them because, according to Jagger himself, he wanted too much money! I mean, I'm not making anything up here. In my opinion, he should have remained what he was before, a disciple of Bird at the Tenor, and quit at the age of 40 to leave a quality job, and without trying to follow fashion. Thank you for not insulting me because I have documented myself on Rollins and I like to have constructive discussions without being attacked on my person.
You must not have gotten too much affection when you were growing up. Sorry....but your tin ear exposes you as a fake and phony "authority" on Sonny Rollins.... and any other jazz musician for that matter.. How many posts do you plan to repeat your one note rant on this jazz legend? You should thank me for graciously downvoting your less than respectable comment! There! You've been responded to. Now go take a real course in Jazz Appreciation.....and then show us what you've really learned about the music!
Sonny really did pioneer this pianoless trio idea and made it work so wonderfully well. I always enjoyed his "Way Out West" album with Shelly Manne. So much variety and clever musical ideas here.
Only Sonny could do a jazz version of I'm An Old Cowhand.
Henry Grimes on Doublebass. This good man passed away this year
great rhythm section!!🙏🔥
Love the man!
Damn Rollins is so humble. That’s what makes him one of the best to ever live
You got that right. I bet it was fun to play in his bands. If I could only shake his hand today in remembrance of all his great trips to my city!
I used to under-appreciate Sonny Rollins so much, and all of it to my own remiss!
We deliberately keep digging back at yesterday's music, that says a lot. Cheers! Music is timeless & spaceless!
That exactly was the exact personell of the first Rollins group I saw.
GEM 💎 ❤
HE SWINGS SO HARD AND PLAYFULL. LOVE HIM
love letters is one of the most beautiful things ive ever heard
Amazing footage and Sonny sounds terrific. Some great drumming by Joe Harris.
And, great bass playing from Henry Grimes. I've been loving and listening to jazz for around 50 years, and somehow I never heard of him until today.
A forgotten great, Harris moved to Sweden in the late 50’s. You can hear (and see) very young Harris on RUclips playing with Dizzy’s Bigband in 1946 or 1947 - one the great early bebop drummers nobody remembers.
Wow! One of the best gigs i've ever heard......
Sonny was on fire in '59!
Excelent mr Sonny AND band
Thanks to the Europeans that understand. When the country of its birth does not get the recognition it deserves.
Argentina and Japan were always jazz lovers and their musicians were pleasantly received.
I wonder how true that statement is.I remember seeing jazz shows on tv when I was younger. John Coltrane and Art Pepper were two people who come to mind.A lot of people Preet vocal music to instrumental music.Louis Armstrong was great trumpet player,but he is probably remembered more for his singing.
Sonny playing his Otto Link here, just as he did on Way Out West. Later of course he switched to Berg Larsen, a very different mouthpiece in design concept and sound. It's an interesting thing to note he does sound distinctly different on the two pieces, yet on both (and on the Selmer Soloist on eg Live at the Village Vanguard) he sounds instantly distinctively and unmistakenly Sonny Rollins. The comparison is a good exercise in helping to define and understand just what a sax player's "sound" is.
Selmer 1st tune, then King
@@jimspake Yes! And most people would consider the Mark VI and the Super 20 to be very different saxes. This video is a great chance to see the continuity in "sound" that comes from the player intrinsically.
Every mouthpiece I’ve ever spent time playing, no matter how different, has always given me essentially the same sound.
that should mean you have a sound of your own...
@@jimspake He sounds the same on both the Selmer and the King -- like Sonny Rollins. Proof that you don't need a $10,000 Mark VI. You can still pick up a vintage Super 20 tenor for under 3K, and they can play just as fast any Mark VI, as this video proves. Maybe even faster in some cases.
Haven't seen this before! Great to see Sonny so young. I was five years old when this was recorded.
truly amazing detail at 3:39 when Grimes knows to come in
I like when he keeps it simple.
Sonny, the greatest!
This is how you hold drumsticks if you want to turn your drums into a musical instrument
Ho ascoltato molte volte dal vivo Rollins.l' ho ricorso!!!!!a Roma x la prima volta fece un assolo di ben 22 minuti!!!!!!inimittabile!!!!!!
The Baddest.....
Sad that most of what we have in videos for these Jazz Greats are all in Europe where they really appreciated and loved Jazz. Where the Jazz Greats were rarely discriminated against for being black, etc. like they were in the U.S.... They were constantly harassed by police officers, needed cabaret license to play in clubs, etc. I love seeing this!
I love Rollins sound here, he used so many different setups at this time, they were all great. He looks to be using a mkvi and a double ring Link here. The session he did three days earlier with the same trio, where they played 'It don't mean a thing', had him using a Link with a King Super 20.
Mad marsupial below is right on with their remark, and it should go without question that Sonny swings like NO ONE ELSES BUSINESS. This is uniquely great.
Best sound ever heard, Especially king’s saxophone.
Stupenda la interpretazone di " It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing)",veramente notevole ! E poi Rollins eccelle sempre come grandissimo sassofonista sempre quando è in Trio!!!E come non esaltare la sua bellissima composizione " Paul’s Pal " ?
soprattutto d'accordo con un trio senza pianoforte
Sonny Rollins, a unique combination of virtuosic mastery of his instrument, improvisational imagination and commitment to expression of emotion in his playing. A giant of jazz music and of human beings.
Perfect!
Joe Harris on drums!
Thank you for posting this.
@19:23 Scheherezade... Class!
and @ 20:40
Rimsky!.... Stealing from Russians.
L' ASSOLUTO!!!!!!🤩💯🎷
pure кайф
🎶😌🎶
Lovely stuff
MITICO !
he finished playing like "did y'all HEAR THAT?!"
Joe Harris on drums...
Weaver of Dreams Right?
The drummer is Joe Harris, not Pete La Roca
Drummer on Weaver of Dreams is Pete La Roca. Joe Harris is on every other song, like I wrote in the description.
@@davidrourkemusic The second part of the description did not show at first. I hadn't clicked on "show more".
You are quite correct. Thank you.
King Super 20 ?
No piano? Still works.
If Paul George played sax
Stop ,right now
🌾💚🌱🙄
His playing has a bit to do with it as well.
I just listened to a 10h European podcast radio show on Sonny Rollins (yes, 10x 1h, covering 1951-2001 !!!). My opinion of Rollins is that it seems very overrated to me. First of all as a player, he does not seem to me better than Johnny Griffin, Stitt, Roland Kirk, Phil Woods, Lateef ... but enjoys a much more important reputation ... and unjustified in my opinion. Ok he plays well, but not better than the musicians I mentioned. In terms of composition, he did not compose anything, everyone knows that St Thomas is a Caribbean folklore already recorded by Randy Weston in 1955 under the title Fire Down There. His other compositions from the 50s ... well, Oleo, Airegin etc ... this can in no way be compared to the compositions of Trane, Bird, Monk or Shorter ... also, his playing and his sound are terribly degraded after 1966 (36 years). It seems that he was traumatized by the arrival of Ornette, Trane, Ayler ... In the 60's he tried to be more free than Ayler, more calypso / blues than Ornette, and more mystical than Trane, but he didn't. did not succeed. Then in the 70s / 80s he tried to be funky, disco ... with really ridiculous and cheesy results ... Did he want to be funkier than James Brown himself? Also, in the radio show they say that he was paid current $ 300,000 for himself to record the Nucleus album (so listen to the result !!!!), and that, for his concerts, his financial claims were unrealistic, only the big festivals could afford it. He played with the Stones but didn't want to go on tour with them because, according to Jagger himself, he wanted too much money! I mean, I'm not making anything up here. In my opinion, he should have remained what he was before, a disciple of Bird at the Tenor, and quit at the age of 40 to leave a quality job, and without trying to follow fashion.
Thank you for not insulting me because I have documented myself on Rollins and I like to have constructive discussions without being attacked on my person.
Why are you under every Rollins video 🤣
@@MASQUALER0 yep
You must not have gotten too much affection when you were growing up. Sorry....but your tin ear exposes you as a fake and phony "authority" on Sonny Rollins.... and any other jazz musician for that matter.. How many posts do you plan to repeat your one note rant on this jazz legend? You should thank me for graciously downvoting your less than respectable comment! There! You've been responded to. Now go take a real course in Jazz Appreciation.....and then show us what you've really learned about the music!
This video is some of the best jazz sax playing ever, regardless of what he did later.