In this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris delves in to the life and times of Sonny Rollins, an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of the 20th century.

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Chris' First Tier Sonny Rollins' Albums:

• Saxophone Colossus


• Tour De Force


• Moving Out

Chris' Second Tier:

• The Sound of Sonny


• Sonny Rollins, Volume 2 (on Blue Note)


• Live At The Village Vanguard


• The Bridge

Chris' Third Tier:

• Everything else he recorded in the 1950’s (including Newk’s Time and Freedom Suite)

Albums He played with Others That Are Worth A Listen:

• Dig – w/Miles Davis


• Bag’s Groove – w/ Miles Davis


• Monk – w/ Thelonious Monk


• Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins – w/Thelonious Monk


• Clifford Brown & Max Roach At Basin Street – w/Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet

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