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Sonny Rollins Road Shows

On the day tenor saxophone legend Sonny Rollins turns eighty-nine, Geoffrey Smith celebrates the man hailed as the greatest living jazz musician with a selection of tracks from Rollins’ own archive of road show performances, including such classics as “Don’t Stop the Carnival”.

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Sun 8 Sep 2019 00:00
BBC Radio 3

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  • Sonny Rollins

    In a Sentimental Mood

    • Road Shows Vol. 4: Holding The Stage.
    • Doxy-Okeh.
    • 1.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Biji

    • Road Shows (Volume 3).
    • Okeh ‎.
    • 1.

  • Sonny Rollins

    More Than You Know

    • Road Shows Vol 1.
    • Doxy.
    • 2.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Keep Hold of Yourself

    • Road Shows Vol. 4: Holding The Stage.
    • Doxy-Okeh.
    • 4.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Sweet Leilani

    • Road Shows Vol. 4: Holding The Stage.
    • Doxy-Okeh.
    • 8.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Nice Lady

    • Road Shows Vol 1.
    • Doxy.
    • 6.

  • Sonny Rollins

    Don't Stop the Carnival

    Performer: Sonny Rollins.
    • Road Shows (Volume 3).
    • Okeh ‎.
    • 3.

Sonny Rollins Road Shows

TITLE   IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD

Artists:             Sonny Rollins

Composers:   Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins

Album Title:    Road Shows Vol. 4: Holding The Stage

Label:              Doxy-Okeh  88875192752

Performers:   Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Bobby Broom (guitar), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Jerome Jennings (drums), Kimati Dinizulu (persussion)

 

TITLE               BIJI

Artists:             Sonny Rollins

Composers:    Sonny Rollins

Album Title:    Road Shows (Volume 3)

Label:             Okeh  88843049982

Performers:     Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Clifton Anderson (trombone), Stephen Scott (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Perry Wilson (drums), Kimati Dinizulu (percussion)

 

TITLE             MORE THAN YOU KNOW

Artists:             Sonny Rollins

Composers:    Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans

Album Title:    Road Shows Vol 1.

Label:              Doxy  0602517815612

Performers:     Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Clifton Anderson (trombone), Bobby Broom (guitar), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Victor Lewis (drums), Kimati Dinizulu (percussion)

 

TITLE           KEEP HOLD OF YOURSELF

Artists:             Sonny Rollins

Composers:    Sonny Rollins

Album Title:    Road Shows Vol. 4: Holding The Stage

Label:              Doxy-Okeh  88875192752

Performers:       Sonny Rollins (tenor sax),  Clifton Anderson (trombone), Stephen Scott (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Harold Summey jr. (drums), Victor See Yuen (percussion)

 

TITLE              SWEET LEILANI

Artists:          Sonny Rollins

Composers:  Sonny Rollins, Bing Crosby

Album Title:  Road Shows Vol. 4: Holding The Stage

Label:        Doxy-Okeh  88875192752

Performers:   Sonny Rollins (tenor sax),  Clifton Anderson (trombone), Stephen Scott (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Perry Wilson (drums), Kimati Dinizulu (percussion)

 

TITLE           NICE LADY

Artists:        Sonny Rollins

Composers:  Sonny Rollins

Album Title:  Road Shows Vol 1.

Label:  Doxy 0602517815612

Performers:    Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Clifton Anderson (trombone), Bobby Broom (guitar), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Steve Jordan (drums), Kimati Dinizulu (percussion)

 

TITLE             DON’T STOP THE CARNIVAL

Artists:             Sonny Rollins

Composers:   Sonny Rollins

Album Title:    Road Shows (Volume 3)

Label:   Okeh  88843049982

Performers:    Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Clifton Anderson (trombone), Peter Bernstien (guitar), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Kobie Watkins (drums), Sammy Figueroa (percussion)

 

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  • Sun 8 Sep 2019 00:00
    BBC Radio 3

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