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The Bridge

Sonny Rollins

The Bridge

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Although late-50s Rollins may be the stuff to get the critics panting, this was the template for all future Rollins creative ventures, whether they be avant-garde or retro or just plain Sonny....

The Bridge

Sonny Rollins

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Although late-50s Rollins may be the stuff to get the critics panting, this was the template for all future Rollins creative ventures, whether they be avant-garde or retro or just plain Sonny....

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  • Sonny Rollins - The Bridge

    25th Apr 2019by Matt Groom

    In 1959 Sonny Rollins decided he needed a break in order to grow as a musician and left the New York music scene. After two years of practising every day on the Williamsburg Bridge, accompanied only by the cry of seagulls and trains rolling by, he returned with this terrific album.

Awards and reviews

  • Jazzwise
    100 Albums That Shook the World
  • Presto Music
    Classic Jazz Recording
  • Jazz 100
    Top 100 Jazz Albums
    Next 100 (Pre-1980)

100 Albums That Shook the World

Although late-50s Rollins may be the stuff to get the critics panting, this was the template for all future Rollins creative ventures, whether they be avant-garde or retro or just plain Sonny. Unbeatable music.

Rollins was a master at re-interpreting the standards, using them a launchpad for his own flights of fantasy. God Bless the Child demonstrates Rollins powers of melodic invention, improvising around the melody in a romantically sparse manner, and You Do Something To Me is akin to a group of friends taking a stroll around central park in the evening, chatting amicably.
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