sonny rollins Archive
19 Jan 2021
Album Review: Sonny Rollins – Rollins in Holland
There are people out there doing important archival work. Dedicated music lovers like Zev Feldman connect with archivists, collectors, fans and like-minded individuals across the globe, seeking to unearth previously-unheard […]
08 Mar 2019
Way Out West with Sonny Rollins, Part Four
Continued from Part Three… You were 26 years old when you made Way Out West, but you had recorded nearly a dozen albums by that time. In those days, did […]
07 Mar 2019
Way Out West with Sonny Rollins, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… Lester Koenig’s original liner note essay on the back of the Way Out West record sleeve explains that you had never played or recorded with Shelly […]
06 Mar 2019
Way Out West with Sonny Rollins, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Subsequent CD-era reissues of Way Out West have included various previously-unreleased outtakes from the late-night recording sessions, but for the 2018 vinyl reissue, another unheard recording […]
05 Mar 2019
Way Out West with Sonny Rollins, Part One
With its unusual cover photo and its non-standard trio format, Sonny Rollins’s 1957 album Way Out West stands apart from the jazz releases of its era. Sixty years after its […]
30 Dec 2017
Three New Video Packages Worth Viewing
Let’s wrap up (or almost wrap up) 2017 with a look at three video packages on my desk. Ernie Kovacs — Take a Good Look I remember a time back […]
30 Dec 2016
Best of 2016: Interviews
In 2016 alone, I’ve interviewed more than 140 artists; that’s nearly half the number I interviewed in the decade prior to this year. I hope 2017 will be at least […]
11 Aug 2016
A Conversation with Sonny Rollins, Part 4 (conclusion)
Continued from Part Three … Bill Kopp: You mentioned about overdubbing and multi tracking. If I recall, in the late ’60s and early ’70s Miles Davis and his producer Teo […]
10 Aug 2016
A Conversation with Sonny Rollins, Part 3
Continued from Part Two … Bill Kopp: Like much of your work, Holding the Stage features your original compositions along with readings of standards. When you’re composing music, do you […]
09 Aug 2016
A Conversation with Sonny Rollins, Part 2
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: To your knowledge, have pieces from your back catalog been sampled by hip hop artists? Do you get compensated for that? Sonny Rollins: […]
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