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Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins - Live in '65 & '68

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I was present at the concert, and I have never heard Rollins better. The concert has been broadcast by the danish state radio, I taped it, and later burned it on cd, so I know every note. Many jazzpeople has tried to get the concert issued, but Rollins' wife would not allow it, no explanation why, so this dvd is a scoop.

Ole Olsen

These are landmark sessions in a very great career. In maturity, Rollins became, like Monk, a unique. His phrasing is always his own and he parses not simply the chords, but the songs themselves, which ar never lost. This is work by a master, bursting with originality and energy, and sometimes wit.

'61-'68 Sonny is imaginative, in-and-out jazz saxophone playing at its absolute best, and I would do horrible, unspeakable things to have actually attended one of his gigs during this period. Thank God for this DVD for getting me so much closer!

The trio hook-up with Alan Dawson and NHOP is otherworldly!! The sound quality of both sets, the '65 trio and '68 quartet, is fantastic. This amazing music will improve your life.

I just hope that there is much more to come, from where this came from, just keep it coming.