Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins
The long-awaited first full biography of legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny RollinsSonny Rollins has long been considered an enigma. Known as the "Saxophone Colossus," he is widely…
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The long-awaited first full biography of legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny RollinsSonny Rollins has long been considered an enigma. Known as the "Saxophone Colossus," he is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz improvisers of all time, winning Grammys, the Austrian Cross of Honor, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and a National Medal of Arts. A bridge from bebop to the avant-garde, he is a lasting link to the golden age of jazz, pictured in the iconic "Great Day in Harlem" portrait. His seven-decade career has been well documented, but the backstage life of the man once called "the only jazz recluse" has gone largely untold--until now.Based on more than 200 interviews with Rollins himself, family members, friends, and collaborators, as well as Rollins' extensive personal archive, Saxophone Colossus is the comprehensive portrait of this legendary