Sonny Rollins takes a ride uptown

[ghost of miles]

Marc Myers of Jazzwax fame took a ride with Sonny Rollins back to his old neighborhood:

Sonny Rollins Takes a Ride Uptown

[Hardbopjazz]

I read this this other day. Wonderful story.

[mjzee]

Can we talk? Sonny really needs a haircut.

[paul secor]

Very fine article - and cool to see that photo of a teen-age Sonny Rollins!

[mjzee]

I liked this paragraph:

During the 1930s, Mr. Rollins spent many afternoons at the nearby Odeon (on 145th Street) and Roosevelt (Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.) movie theaters, watching Westerns. "The screen cowboys taught me about fairness, justice and improvising when you're alone," he said, laughing.

[JSngry]

Hey, Sonny Rollins & Palladin have both molded my character far more than many other people have.