In a sevendecade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. As a very young child, he tried his hand at piano, but switched to alto sax at age 11. All music argues this is probably the best of the many terrific records sonny made in his productive mid1950s period. Sonny rollins the best of sonny rollins blue note mp3.
Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor. The fact remains that colossus is an outstanding forty minutes of jazz, still fresh half a century later, so thank goodness for the van gelder studio. In the case of blue 7, longstanding misapprehensions begin to recede once we also consider the. Sonny rollins, volume 1 is a jazz album by sonny rollins, his first effort for the blue note label. Jun 12, 2017 after 7 decades, sonny rollins cant get music off his mind the legendary saxophonist, who recently donated his personal archives, speaks with christian mcbride and audie cornish about. Its a simple song, a steady rolling blues groove that sounds like the last song of a set in a latenight jazz club. He has managed to be consistently experimental and forwardlooking, and he has. Gunther schuller and the challenge of sonny rollins. After 7 decades, sonny rollins cant get music off his mind.
The jazz style of sonny rollins download ebook pdf, epub. Rollins grew up in a neighbourhood where thelonious monk, coleman hawkins his early idol, and bud powell were playing. Its a simple song, a steady rolling blues groove that sounds like the last song of a. The closing number on sonny rollins seminal 1956 album saxophone colossus, blue 7 is one of the greatest performances the great tenor saxophonist ever cut, as well as one of his finest groove songs.
Sonny rollins blue seven sheet music, notes and chords. Sonny rollins download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Transcription of sonny rollins solo from saxophone. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. Adrev for rights holder, and 1 music rights societies. I would highly recommend that you check out a couple of different versions of this tune because it can be played a little bit differently. Sonny rollins tenor sax, tommy flanagan piano, doug watkins bass, max roach drums from the album saxophone colossus prestige records. In his book the jazz style of sonny rollins, david n. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Its just a bb blues, but its a nice melody that doesnt get played too often. Thomas sheet music for voice and other instruments c click to view the.
Blue 7 sheet music for tenor saxophone download free in pdf or. Rollins blue seven sheet music real book melody and. Feb 19, 2012 sonny rollins quartet blue 7 1956 personnel. Perhaps rollins bestknown album, it is often considered his breakthrough record. Charley gerard jazz master sonny rollins pdf magesy. An alumnus of bud powell 1949, miles davis 1951 and max roach 195557, having contributed the compositions airegin, doxy and oleo to davis bags groove june 1954, theodore sonny rollins 1930 started out as a leader with the confusingly titled sonny rollins with the modern jazz quartet october 1953, that contained his mambo bounce recorded in december 1951 by a quartet with. Pdf digital sheet music to download and printsoftware, which makes for a very readable lead sheet. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz. Sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation pdf. Sonny rollins, volume 2 blue note 81558 was released in early 1957, followed by the pianoless trio date way out west contemporaryojc 337, recorded on march 7, 1957. The tune is a blues, which is a twelve bar form, composed of three. Playing with a british rhythm section, emerging from.
Pdf 4 mb 9 important solos for b flat tenor sax, as played by the innovative contemporary jazz musician sonny rollins. Buy mp3 music online sonny rollins sonny rollins plus four. Sonny rollins recorded blue seven on his album saxophone colossus in 1956. Harkit records has begun to release cds of sonny rollins performances from ronnie scotts jazz club in london, recorded in january 1965. And despite all the gigs and albums that came after it, it remains sonnys most. Sonny rollins, byname newk, original name theodore walter rollins, born september 7, 1930, new york, new york, u. Blue seven is a simple 12 bar blues form with some classic sonny rollins language, short punchy phrases that. No wonder rollins bristled a bit when gunther schuller wrote an academic analysis of his blue 7 solo. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Transcription of sonny rollins solo from saxophone colossus. Its main, rather disjunct melody was spontaneously composed.
Sonny rollins, telephone interview with the author, june 2, 2016. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo c7 f7 c7 f7 c7 3 8 emi7. Blue seven is a simple 12 bar blues form with some classic sonny rollins language, short punchy phrases that are packed full of harmonic inventiveness. I have chosen this particular piece to transcribe because it will help to ingrain the lessons you have studied in our memorising chord changes course. Transcribe blue seven by sonny rollins cambridge saxophone. This lead sheet is for a great sonny rollins tune titled solid. Sonny rollins sonny rollins plus four 1956, mp3 album. Tenor saxophonist and jazz great sonny rollins poses for a picture at his home in germantown, new york, monday, jan. Saxophone colossus is the sixth studio album by american jazz saxophonist sonny rollins.
Blue seven for tenor saxophone solo transcription, intermediate tenor sax transcription sheet music. By the time november of 1957 rolled around, rollins was ready to take his trio concept to the village vanguard and record the performances. Blue seven for voice and other instruments in c, intermediate voice sheet music. Charliemusic you can purchase and download the transcription in. A pdf file with the lead sheet could be useful if you want to check the. Few works of jazz scholarship have been more influentialor controversialthan gunther schullers 1958 article sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation. Download citation gunther schuller and the challenge of sonny rollins. Maybe not a firstchoice disc for rollins newcomers, but certainly an essential title down the line. Sonny rollins, american jazz musician, a tenor saxophonist who was among the finest improvisers on the instrument to appear since the mid1950s. A long blues solo on saxophone colossus, blue 7, was analyzed in depth by the composer.
Download the jazz style of sonny rollins or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Sep 08, 2011 sonny rollins quartet blue seven7247dnc. Sonny rollins sonny rollins volume 1 1957, vinyl discogs. Blue 7 tommy flanagan, max roach, sonny rollins, doug. After several incredible dates for prestige, rollins moved over to blue note to cut a series of studio and live recordings. Rollins blue seven sheet music for tenor saxophone solo. Click download or read online button to get the jazz style of sonny rollins book now. Download and print blue seven sheet music for voice and other instruments in c by sonny rollins real book melody and chords. Sonny rollins sonny rollins plus four 1956, mp3 album download. After 7 decades, sonny rollins cant get music off his mind the legendary saxophonist, who recently donated his personal archives, speaks with christian mcbride and audie cornish about. Includes chord changes, and analysis of rollins s style, with a complete discography. Thomas, tenor madness and oleo, or click the button above to browse all sonny rollins sheet music. Includes chord changes, and analysis of rollinss style, with a complete discography. The performance is among rollins most acclaimed, and is the subject of an article by gunther schuller entitled sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation.
After 7 decades, sonny rollins cant get music off his. Aug 12, 2014 this lead sheet is for a great sonny rollins tune titled solid. That december, he and fellow tenor saxophonist sonny stitt were featured together on dizzy gillespies album sonny side up in 1958, he appeared in art kanes a great day in harlem photograph of jazz. Metrical circle maps divides the bar duration into equal sized bins 48 in this case and maps metrical positions to the corresponding bin. Blue 7, sonny rollins, form diagram university of virginia.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Sonny rollins was born in new york city, in the sugar hill section of harlem, on september 7, 1930. Sonny rollins blue seven the jazzomat research project. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Annotation of sonny rollinss blues seven 1956 in figure 1, the first. One of the worlds great tenor saxophonists, sonny rollins has always been committed to the fundamental truths of jazz, especially swing. A long blues solo on saxophone colossus, blue 7, was analyzed in depth by the composer and critic. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo tucson jazz institute. Upon listening to this, his fine debut for the label, not to mention classics like saxophone colossus and sonny rollins plus four, one almost takes for. Rollins led a quartet on the album that included pianist tommy flanagan, bassist doug watkins.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Baker explains that rollins very often uses rhythm for its own sake. In 1957 he made his carnegie hall debut and recorded again for blue note with johnson on trombone, horace silver or monk on piano and drummer art blakey released as sonny rollins, volume two. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Transpose printable composition or download, save tenor sax transcription pdf. The final track, blue 7, is a blues piece, over eleven minutes long. Shop exclusive music and apparel from the official blue note records store. In 1957, when prestige records first released rollinss blue 7 on the album saxophone colossus, schuller b. You can purchase and download the transcription in. It was recorded on june 22, 1956, with producers bob weinstock and rudy van gelder at the latters studio in hackensack, new jersey. A long blues solo on saxophone colossus, blue 7, was analyzed in depth by the. In the decades to come, with a horn in his hands, sonny rollins would make countless international tours and. Sonny rollins blue 7 tenor sax free download as pdf file. Click download or read online button to get sonny rollins book now.
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