Moritat sheet music composed by sonny rollins 1 of 4 pages. Miguel told me to transcribe this solo this semester, and it actually took me the entire semester james joyce took precedence over sonny in the spring, but here it is. Thomas, and tears into the chord changes of mack the knife here called moritat. Oleo is a hard bop composition by sonny rollins, written in 1954. His west coast experiment 1957 was the year that the ever inquisitive and creative sonny rollins decided to try making music without a chordal instrument. While one might blush at the lack of modesty, its still difficult to argue about the results. Sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation pdf. Last thursday sonny rollins woke the dead at royce hall on the ucla campus.
Playing to a standing audience of over 7,000, sonny delivers a masterful set of standards, calypsos, and originals as only he can, proving that he is. Sonny stitt tenor solo on on the sunny side of the street from the album sonny side up concert sounds 8vb bb mark turner tenor solo on 262 from the album mark turner concert sounds. Sonny rollins tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Rollins used the trio format intermittently throughout his career. Thomas rollins you dont know what love is strode rode rollins moritat blue 7 rollins personnel sonny rollins ts tommy flanagan p doug watkins b max roach d read more. Sonny rollins tenor madness the jazzomat research project. Apr 01, 2017 revisiting sonny rollinss score for alfie, a musical masterwork that transcended the film.
Print and download in pdf or midi st thomas sonny rollins travail darpeges. It was recorded on june 22, 1956, with producers bob weinstock and rudy van gelder at the latters studio in hackensack, new jersey. On this album, i did want to record the songs that i was playing at the timemoritat. It was recorded on june 22, 1956, with producers bob weinstock and rudy van gelder at the latters studio in. Sonny rollins and the contemporary leaders discogs. Thomas from isaxophone colossusi prestige transcribed by kelly bucheger recorded june 22, 1956. Sonny rollins was born on september 7, 1930 in new york city, new york, usa as theodore walter rollins. Do not sell my personal information the new yorker.
June 22, 1956 van gelder studios, hackensack, new jersey prestige records listenbuy cd tracks st. A moritat is a medieval version of the murder ballad performed by strolling minstrels. Aug 05, 2009 sonny rollins, tenor sax, playing moritat mack the knife. Joined by pianist tommy flanagan, bassist doug watkins, and drummer max roach, rollins debuts and performs the definitive version of st. Since then it has become a jazz standard, and has been played by numerous jazz artists, including miles davis, john coltrane. Sonny rollins sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf or midi. This ebook is a method available as printable pdf file with audio containing 49 jazz guitar licks transcribed from improvised solos of legendary jazz musicians. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf or.
Sonny rollins recorded many memorable sessions during 19541958, but saxophone colossus is arguably his finest allaround set. Sonny rollins and the contemporary leaders is a 1958 album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins, recorded for the contemporary label, featuring performances by rollins with hampton hawes, barney kessel, leroy vinnegar, and shelly manne with victor feldman added on one track. Moritat mack the knife sonny rollins solo from the album saxophone colossus. See new and popular sonny rollins songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a. Download paradox remastered by sonny rollins emusic. The recordings on this album are from the same sessions and with the same personnel that produced the earlier released sonny side up album which had sonny stitt and sonny rollins playing simultaneously with dizzy gillespie. Strode rode by sonny rollins saxophone colossus transcribed by michael cheret. Sonny rollins four classic albums 2011 written by bluesever monday, 23 january 2012 23. Saxophone colossus is a studio album by american jazz saxophonist sonny rollins. A portrait of sonny rollins bob blumenthal, john abbott on. I actually used to have a very hard time listening to sonny. In our catalog, you can find sonny rollins sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other. Sonny rollins and the contemporary leaders wikipedia.
Sonny rollins, tenor sax, playing moritat mack the knife. Duets is an album by trumpeter dizzy gillespie featuring sonny rollins and sonny stitt recorded in 1957 and released on the verve label. But the amazing point is when roachs solo concludes, building, and building, and then the music just explodes into a fast swing beat and another round by sonny. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf. Transcriptions are an important part of learning jazz improvisation. Sonny rollins 1956 1999 saxophone colossus saxophone colossus is a studio album by american jazz saxophonist sonny rollins. Sonny rollins is an american jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians on the planet.
Rollins at 80 its a sonny year tenor sax legend and true giant of jazz sonny rollins turned 80 last september 7, and hes been on quite a roll ever since. Apr 29, 2001 sonny rollins barbican, london o ne night unless he really is the supernatural being he sometimes resembles the 70yearold sonny rollins may do what other venerable jazz heroes finally. Benny goodman 4, dick spencer 1, jackie mclean 10, marshall mcdonald 1, sonny rollins 50. In some cases,versions in multiple keys,mp3 file andor a detailed analysis of the solo are also available.
He has worked with greats such as miles davis, art taylor, j. After a wailing solo from sonny, roach launches into a solo, which ranks high among his best work. Sonny rollins had mastered this way of improvising using themes and theme fragmentsinventing melodies and fragments of. St thomas sonny rollins travail darpeges sheet music. Heres free links to the transcriptions ive done in the past. Jazz legend sonny rollins will celebrate his 80th birthday this fall, and saxophone colossus will be published to mark this occasion and honor his incredibly prolific career. Provided to youtube by universal music group the file sonny rollins dont ask. Sonny rollins born september 7, 1930, new york city, new york, usa is an american jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.
In the threepenny opera, the moritat singer with his street organ introduces and closes the drama with the tale of the deadly mackie messer, or mack the knife, a character based on the dashing highwayman macheath in john gays the beggars opera who was in turn based on the historical. Saxophone colossus by sonny rollins on amazon music. Songs range from simple to complex, slow tempos to fast. Apr 04, 20 download our free eguide learn jazz standards the smart way and make sure you are setting yourself up for success. A quest to rename the williamsburg bridge for sonny rollins. Check out saxophone colossus by sonny rollins on amazon music.
Sonny rollinss best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015 st. Thomas, tears into the chord changes of mack the knife here called moritat, introduces strode rode, is lyrical on you. Sonny rollins on moritat sonny rollins in 2011 i must make a confession. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. Apr 05, 2017 a quest to rename the williamsburg bridge for sonny rollins. Sonny rollins licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of milestone. Sonny rollins mack the knife pdf sonny rollins moritat a. Sonny rollins download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. These tunes represent a large portion of the jazz players vocabulary and all are considered jazz standards. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item.
Though he lacked the improvisational fire of john coltrane and the restless curiosity of miles davis, sonny rollins played with a rich, round tone that complimented his melodic inclinations, making him the most accessible of the postbop musicians. As he walked on stage with his wild white afro and white rimmed sunglasses, he proceeded to crack the atmosphere by blowing his horn, and blowing it hard. For accordion exercise has been transported in c and tempo reduced to 46bpm. In a sevendecade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. Sonny rollins on the williamsburg bridge in feeling pressured by the unexpected swiftness of his rise to fame, rollins took a threeyear hiatus to focus on perfecting his craft. Sonny rollins ts, miles davis p, percy heath b, roy haynes dm. Ive never seriously checked out sonny rollins in particular, i havent given saxophone colossus 1956 or a night at the village vanguard 1957 their due in my listening rotation. Sonny rollins striveris row from ilive at the village vanguardi blue note transcribed by kelly bucheger recorded november 3, 1957. M sr enters the fifties one year to late, working with miles davis in the latters first. Thomas, tears into the chord changes of mack the knife here called moritat, introduces strode rode, is lyrical on you don.
Saxophone colossus is the most successful of the late 50s albums that made his reputation. Sky torrents sonny rollins 1956 saxophone colossus. Work time is an album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins, recorded for the prestige label, featuring performances by rollins with ray bryant, george morrow, and max roach. Moritat sonny rollins solo free download as pdf file. Download sonny rollins saxophone colossus and more 2cd remastered set 2010 or any other file from music category. Then rollins comes in with the mellow, but somehow exuberant head to st. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Download sonny rollins saxophone colossus and more 2cd. Print and download in pdf or midi moritat sonny rollins transcription james mccarthy. Original jazz classics ojc029, ojccd0292 sonny rollins the sound of sonny milestone msp47007 sonny rollins the freedom suite plus riverside rlp 1124 sonny rollins, benny golson saxes in stereo riverside rlp 12284 various artists saxophone revolt jazzland jlp 72, jlp 972 sonny rollins sonny s time. Barney kessel, cannonball adderley, charlie christian, emily remler, george benson, grant green, herb ellis, charlie parker, jim hall, jimmy raney, joe pass, john scofield, kenny burrell, mike stern, sonny rollins, wes montgomery.
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