At age 76, Sonny Rollins continues to take on new challenges. His latest CD, the Grammy-nominated "Sonny, Please," his first studio recording in five years, was released on his new Doxy label, named after a composition he recorded with Miles Davis in 1954.The photos of Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis and other musicians lining the walls of Sonny Rollins' cottage studio resemble a jazz hall of fame. But for the tenor saxophonist the pictures are reminders of departed friends and mentors with whom he once shared a bandstand.
As one of the last surviving giants of jazz's golden era from the late 1940s to the early '60s, Rollins is dedicated to carrying on their tradition and not leaving his audiences disappointed....
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