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Ok, this is Holy Grail shit right here. The night Sonny Rollins appeared on "The Tonight Show" 9/79 (the clip says 1980 but that's wrong.) He plays a cappella for nearly 7 minutes, and he really brings it. Totally prime Sonny. Don't miss the ending coda too. I've wanted to hear this for literally 35 years. I know now is not the time to praise Bill Cosby (and for good reason), but credit where credit is due, and it was Cosby, hosting that night, who brought Sonny on the show. Given the myriad layers of cultural meaning, context -- Sonny playing 7 minutes by himself on national TV, seriously?! --  and the quality of the performance, this is one of the greatest things I've ever seen. The amount of air, life wisdom and wit flowing through that horn is astounding.  Hat tip to Michael Cuscuna/Mosaic Records for alerting folks that this had made it to youtube.

 

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