11/19/2022 0 Comments Miles davis discography rar mp3 forum![]() Where John Coltrane takes on the overworn and trite, transforms it through a radical deconstruction of every fibre of the orginal and hence produces a music of refusal that is every bit as anti-establishment as the music of Thelonious Monk, in contrast Sonny Rollins is generally affectionate in his treatment of such themes, attempting to reinvest in them some of the magic that may have been lost through overfamiliarity. Sonny Rollins' handling of everyday tunes such as the closing track "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" is also quite different from how John Coltrane handles "Chim Chim Cheree", "The Inch Worm" or "My Favorite Things". When playing uptempo, Sonny Rollins is more clearly coming straight out of the bebop tradition, as in the opening to "Tenor Madness" which sounds like classic Charlie Parker and Dizzie Gillespie until that opening solo from John Coltrane completely changes the perspective. In 'When Your Lover Has Gone" and "My Reverie" he is very close to Coleman Hawkins' breakthrough "Body And Soul", showing low range vibrato features that break down more than once into breathy closing statements and a romanticism that John Coltrane seldom sought to display. You can hear the Coleman Hawkins influence at its strongest in the way that Sonny Rollins handles the ballads on the album. There is a very good podcast by Bret Primack that explores the relationship between Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane.Īnd when you hear the great saxophone players of today (Joshua Redman, Kenny Garrett, Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Mark Turner, Greg Osby, Ravi Coltrane, Ted Nash) it is clear that they draw as much on Sonny Rollins as on John Coltrane. In analogy with modern art, it is Pablo Picasso in contrast with George Braques. If John Coltrane is about inspiration and radical departure, Sonny Rollins is very much about the development of the Coleman Hawkins tradition. Sonny Rollins' playing is coming from a more recognisable tradition, taking the groundbreaking developments of Coleman Hawkins (who just about invented the tenor sax as a jazz instrument and is the great player who inspired Sonny Rollins as a young man to move to tenor sax from alto) and working them up into something he could call his own. His stance is already unique, transformatory. You could not be listening to anyone else. You can already hear those characteristic John Coltrane runs that would form the basis of his improvisation for the rest of his career. The contrast between Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane in that sublime twelve minute opening track is more than revealing. But that thought does not dominate for long as it becomes clear that the second great saxophone voice of the era is fully ready to claim his own place in the history of jazz. ![]() The first thought is of what might have been had John Coltrane played on the whole session, what further brilliance would have ensued. Indeed on the opening track, "Tenor Madness", he is joined by John Coltrane in a complete recreation of the Miles Davis first great quintet with Sonny Rollins himself substituting for the great trumpeter. Tenor Madness When Your Lover Has Gone Paul's Pal My Reverie, The Most Beautiful Girl In The WorldĮmploying the same rhythm section from the great sessions from which the Miles Davis albums "Relaxin' ", "Workin' ", Steamin' " and Cookin' " are taken, and recording at almost the same time (in May 1956), Sonny Rollins produced this most distinctive of jazz albums. John Coltrane (tenor saxophone, track 1 only) ![]()
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