Rollins blue seven sheet music real book melody and. Sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation. Download 1920x1080 download wallpaper sonny rollins, saxophone, man, suit, name hd. He has managed to be consistently experimental and forwardlooking, and he has. 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. Saxophone colossus is the sixth studio album by american jazz saxophonist sonny rollins. Pdf 4 mb 9 important solos for b flat tenor sax, as played by the innovative contemporary jazz musician sonny rollins.
Sonny rollins, byname newk, original name theodore walter rollins, born september 7, 1930, new york, new york, u. Sonny rollins wasnt really thinking about the formation of an archive as he went about his life and career over the last 60 years as a tenor saxophonist of unsurpassed stature, an artist of active spiritual and social engagement, and an embodiment of jazzs improvisational ideal. Sonny rollins, american jazz musician, a tenor saxophonist who was among the finest improvisers on the instrument to appear since the mid1950s. Rollins, schuller believed, had provided a defining example of the art of jazz. As a matter of fact the numerous similarities between rollins solos on blue 7 and vierd blues are so striking that the earlier one must be considered a study or. The official sonny rollins page where or when facebook.
Sonny rollins the blue note recordings 1997, cd discogs. Charley gerard jazz master sonny rollins pdf magesy. You can buy blue 7 2011 jazz sonny rollins duration. 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. Rollins blue seven sheet music for tenor saxophone solo. Collier argues that similar structural features can be heard on earlier recordings, such as joe. Rollins, sonny complete blue note recordings amazon. Blue seven is a simple 12 bar blues form with some classic sonny rollins language, short punchy phrases that. Adrev for rights holder, and 1 music rights societies. Saxophonist sonny rollins on his colossal archive wbgo. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Download and print blue seven sheet music for voice and other instruments in c by sonny rollins real book melody and chords. In 1957, when prestige records first released rollinss blue 7 on the.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Sonny rollins plays the blues acrobat music albums az. Key to the initiative is high quality audio at affordable prices. 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. Blue seven is a studio album by organist shirley scott recorded in 1961 for prestige and issued in 1966 as prlp 7376. Rollins had so many classic records in the 1950s, with so many bands and labels, that its easy to lose track of one record, especially with a pedestrian title like volume two. Click download or read online button to get the jazz style of sonny rollins book now. After 7 decades, sonny rollins cant get music off his mind. He has worked with greats such as miles davis, art taylor, j. Blue seven jazz version for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Rollins used the trio format intermittently throughout his career, sometimes.
Buy sheet music from our partner sheet music plus audio files to download instantly. All music argues this is probably the best of the many terrific records sonny made in his productive mid1950s period. Francis wolff blue note records one of the greatest jazz albums ever made was recorded 60 years ago today. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo tucson jazz institute. Download paradox remastered by sonny rollins emusic. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. You are purchasing a high quality pdf file suitable for printing. The closing number on sonny rollins seminal 1956 album saxophone colossus, blue 7 is. Track listing all pieces by rollins unless otherwise noted. In addition to rollins, it featured art blakey on drums, horace silver and thelonious monk on piano, paul chambers on bass, and j.
Sonny rollins blue 7 tenor sax saxophone popular music. Rollins blue seven jazz version sheet music for piano solo. A long blues solo on saxophone colossus, blue 7, was analyzed in depth by the. Virtual sheet music classical sheet music downloads. Transcribe blue seven by sonny rollins cambridge saxophone. Hard bop sonny rollins volume 2 1957, 47 west, vinyl discogs explore. Sonny rollins volume two tends to get short shrift in the rollins discography. Gunther schuller and the challenge of sonny rollins. Listen online 10 songs from the perfect jazz collection. Sonny rollins volume 2 1957, 47 west, vinyl discogs. 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. Compiled and maintained primarily by lucille rollins, they include files that.
In 1957, when prestige records first released rollinss blue 7 on the album saxophone colossus, schuller b. Sonny rollins spent a mythical night at the village vanguard. Sonny rollins tenor sax, tommy flanagan piano, doug watkins bass, max roach drums from the album saxophone colossus prestige records. In 1957, when prestige records first released rollinss blue 7 on the album. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo c7 f7 c7 f7 c7 3 8 emi7. It features performances by oliver nelson and joe newman, among the others track listing blue seven sonny rollins 6.
For accordion exercise has been transported in c and tempo reduced to 46bpm. No wonder rollins bristled a bit when gunther schuller wrote an academic analysis of his blue 7 solo. The original lp record, blue note release blp1542, did not distinguish the volume number in the title. Sonny rollins the best of sonny rollins blue note mp3. One of the worlds great tenor saxophonists, sonny rollins has always been committed to the fundamental truths of jazz, especially swing.
Schuller, sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation. Rollins grew up in a neighbourhood where thelonious monk, coleman hawkins his early idol, and bud powell were playing. Sonny rollins tenor saxophone, tommy flanagan piano, doug watkins bass max roach drums recorded 22 june 1956 disclaimer. The sonny rollins papers, dating from the 1910s to 2015 the bulk dates from the 1950s. Sonny rollins music for the blue note label has to be counted among his personal best work, and as some of the best recordings in jazz history. 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. Joining rollins are jazz messengers art blakey on drums and horace silver on piano, miles davis favorite bassist paul chambers, the quintessential trombonist j. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Sonny rollins blue seven the jazzomat research project. Its a simple song, a steady rolling blues groove that sounds like the last song of a set in a latenight jazz club. Secure with no c2, accurate stream, disable cache read offset correction. Blue seven solo 2 sonny rollins e 7 6 1 b7 8 4 4 8 3 6 6 3 8 b7 3 6 6 3 5 8 e7 c 7 3 6 6 8 7 b7 5 6 10 8 f7 b7 b7 3 8 2 e 7 16 8 7 19 f7 6 3 b7 8 b7 c 7. St thomas lead sheet pdf for some great lefthand piano voicings to use on st.
Sonny rollins born september 7, 1930, new york city, new york, usa is an american jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. Sonny rollins blue 7 tenor sax free download as pdf file. Rollins led a quartet on the album that included pianist tommy flanagan, bassist doug watkins. Sonny rollins sonny rollins volume 1 1957, vinyl discogs. Overview detailed description printable pdf version contact the division. Sonny rollins recorded blue seven on his album saxophone colossus in 1956. 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.
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Dm7 5g7 cm7 5 g 7 f7 b7 b m7 e 7sus4 a 6 fim gm7 5 c7 9 bop 1 airegin sonny rollins. That december, he and fellow tenor saxophonist sonny stitt were featured together on dizzy gillespie s album sonny. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor. A blue note essential, sonny rollins volume 2 is part of the blue note 75 anniversary vinyl reissue campaign featuring 100 titles.
Feb 19, 2012 sonny rollins quartet blue 7 1956 personnel. Blue lights up and over nuff guff liza nice work if you can get it watch what happens after youve gone sonny side all gods chillun got rhythm takin a chance on love buds blues avalon strike up the band i want to be happy fine and dandy take 1 fine and. Includes chord changes, and analysis of rollins s style, with a complete discography. You can purchase and download the transcription in. Blue 7, sonny rollins, form diagram university of virginia. You can buy latest album saxophone colossus 2011 sonny rollins.
Find highquality sonny rollins stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Transcription of sonny rollins solo from saxophone. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. For the afternoon set, rollins played with donald bailey on bass and pete laroca on drums. 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. Sonny rollins download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Rollins, sonny complete blue note recordings music.
It was recorded at the village vanguard in new york city in november 1957 from three sets, two in the evening and one in the afternoon with sidemen. Sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation pdf. Transcription of sonny rollins solo from saxophone colossus. Charliemusic you can purchase and download the transcription in. Rollins used the trio format intermittently throughout his career, sometimes taking the. It was recorded on june 22, 1956, with producers bob weinstock and rudy van gelder at the latters studio in hackensack, new jersey. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Sonny rollins mack the knife pdf sonny rollins moritat a. The final track, blue 7, is a blues piece, over eleven minutes long. A night at the village vanguard is a live album by tenor saxophonist sonny rollins released on blue note records in 1958.
Perhaps rollins bestknown album, it is often considered his breakthrough record. In a sevendecade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. Blue 7 tommy flanagan, max roach, sonny rollins, doug. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influentia. Here you can buy and download music mp3 sonny rollins. Sonny rollins the complete prestige recordings disc 4 used drive. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent. Few works of jazz scholarship have been more influentialor controversialthan gunther schullers 1958 article sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation. Blue seven for tenor saxophone solo transcription, intermediate tenor sax transcription sheet music. Download just in time remastered by sonny rollins emusic. Schuller praises rollins on blue 7 for the use of motivic development. 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.
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