Sonny Rollins

[Late]

To go along with the standard Artists thread on Rollins, I thought it might be interesting if we could collect some photos of Rollins in a seperate thread. Post your favorites!

(Here is a great link, by the way, for Rollins cover art.)

Now, to some photos ...

I actually have a print of this one, framed, and in our kitchen!

[ghost of miles]

One of my favorite Rollins pictures is in Jack Chambers' MILESTONES; he's wearing a cap, has a beard, and is looking up to his left. I'll have to bring it to work and scan it...

[EKE BBB]

Just to start...

Edited November 11, 2003 by EKE BBB

[EKE BBB]

This is a nice one!

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More "artistic" vol.1

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... vol. 2

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...vol. 3

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... vol. 4

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and vol. 5

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From the same session that Late´s first picture:

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Sonny Rollins at Kongresshaus in Zürich in 1999, photographed by Gerardo Cañellas from Palma de Mallorca (Spain)

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More "late" Rollins

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The Romans knew about Sonny! Just look at this coin:

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Paul J. Hoeffler´s well-known photo:

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Now, to Jimmy Katz:

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or Julio Mitchel:

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or Francis Wolff:

[Late]

Those are great, Eke! Did you take Vol.s 1-4? (I forgot to give credit to the photographers for the pics I posted.) One of those photos should have been used for There Will Never Be Another You on Impulse! Very nice.

Come to think of it, that double image color photo would have given new meaning to Newk's There Will Never Be Another You — visual pun and fact wrapped up for all! (Now all we need is couw or Africa Brass to create an Impulse! cover for it!)

Edited November 11, 2003 by Late

[JohnS]

Here's one from my small collection, taken in Paris I believe

[JohnS]

And another

[Late]

John — I think that first photo may very well be from Paris! It looks like Rollins is with Roach and Jymie Merritt there. The three toured Europe together in 1966. An under-documented period if there ever was one! Here's part of their known schedule:

• November 1, 1966; Paris, France

• November 6, 1966; Reading University, England (a concert for UK television!)

• November 11, 1966; Copenhagen, Denmark

• November 12, 1966; Graz, Austria (a bootleg cd exists of this concert)

[JohnS]

Late, I think the second too, Art Taylor and Gilbert Rovere?

[Late]

Yup, but a year earlier:

• November 4, 1965

Palais de la Mutualité; Paris, France

This was a double bill with Ornette! The bootleg on Magnetic has fair sound, but great music. Rollins plays "one" tune for over forty minutes — a medley of at least six different standards. In the process, he loses Rovere and Taylor at times (with Taylor, to me, sounding a little frustrated) and so has some extended a capella cadenzas.

[JohnS]

Yeah, that's right, on checking I have a bootleg lp on Jazzway.

I saw a Rollins Trio at Ronnie Scotts in the latter half of the sixties, A great night with one long medley. No recollection of who played bass and drums though. Can anyone remind me.

Edited November 11, 2003 by JohnS

[Late]

Up for some additions. (Still waiting for couw or AB to create the Impulse! There Will Never Be Another You cover. )