BBC - Sonny Rollins - 74 Rescued! MP4-AAC(oan) Torrent Download

Sonny Rollins - 74 Rescued! [MP4-AAC](oan)


Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor
saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.
A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas" "Oleo" "Doxy" and "Airegin" have become jazz standards

While Rollins was born in New York City, his parents were born in the United States Virgin Islands.Rollins
received his first saxophone at age 13. He attended Benjamin Franklin High School in East Harlem. He said
that a concert by Frank Sinatra there, accompanied by a plea for racial harmony, changed his life.

Rollins started as a pianist, changed to alto saxophone, and finally switched to tenor in 1946. During
his high-school years, he played in a band with other future jazz legends Jackie McLean, Kenny Drew and
Art Taylor. He was first recorded in 1949 with Babs Gonzales ( J.J Johnson was the arranger of the group)
In his recordings through 1954, he played with performers such as Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and
Thelonious Monk.


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Featuring a specially-shot introduction with Jamie Cullum, Arena presents a lost treasure
Sonny Rollins performing at Ronnie Scott's in 1974. After nearly 40 years unseen, this unique
film shows a spellbinding performance from arguably the greatest saxophone player in the world.
Having played alongside Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, Rollins is one of the
few surviving jazz greats. This gig captures him after his 1972 comeback when his bands started
to sound funkier and to use electric guitar and bass. The band for this1974 set features Japanese
guitarist Yoshiaki Masuo and soprano saxophone player Rufus Harley, who doubles on the bagpipes.


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58mn 53s | 945 MiB | 720x416 | 2244 Kbps | 25.000 fps | AAC | 240 Kbps Vbr | 2 ch | QF 0.267

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