Monday, April 24, 2023

How Don Byas Was An Important Catalyst in the Musical Development of Sonny Rollins

 


From Bret "Jazz Video Guy" Primack.

The continuing saga of Sonny Rollins' development as he was to become one of the greats of jazz.  Here is how another jazz saxophone legend, Don Byas, was a part of the process in what Sonny Rollins would become in a musical sense.

On Sunday Night Live, Aidan Levy, author of Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins, discusses the role of Don Byas in Sonny Rollins' musical development. Purchase Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins; https://amzn.to/3CDQ5JK #sonnyrollins #saxophonecolossus #donbyas #charlieparker #bebop

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