Sonny Rollins, ‘saxophone colossus’ of jazz, dies at 95 – The Boston Globe
Mr. Rollins embodied seemingly contradictory impulses: tradition and innovation, delicacy and strength, bravado and reticence. In concert, he sent a jolt of exhilaration surging through the crowd as he improvised intricate melodies without sounding trite or ostentatiously avant-garde. When he played a ballad, the firm, heavy tone of his saxophone softened to velvet. He had been at the vanguard of…
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