Sonnys blues i read about it in the paper, in the subway, on my way to work. Schuller praises rollins on blue 7 for the use of motivic development exploring and developing melodic themes throughout his three solos, so that the piece is. 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. Adrev for rights holder, and 1 music rights societies. Rollins blue seven sheet music real book melody and. Highly recommended for all fans of sonny rollins and for those who still appreciate the sounds and rhythms of classic hard bop. Buy mp3 music online sonny rollins the best of sonny rollins blue note sonny rollins the best of sonny rollins blue. The standard sonny rollins is an album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins, his last release for rca victor, featuring performances by rollins with herbie hancock, jim hall, david izenzon, teddy smith, stu martin, bob cranshaw and mickey roker. Transcription of sonny rollins solo from saxophone. Sonny rollins, byname newk, original name theodore walter rollins, born september 7, 1930, new york, new york, u. 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.
I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Partitions, tablatures et lead sheets pour sonny rollins. In 1957, when prestige records first released rollinss blue 7 on the. It was recorded on june 22, 1956, with producers bob weinstock and rudy van gelder at the latters studio in hackensack, new jersey. Sonny rollins the best of sonny rollins blue note mp3. Sonny rollins a night at the village vanguard blue note 99795 19571999 rudy van gelder edition located on 7th avenue just below west 11th street in new york citys greenwich village, the village vanguard has been the seat of live jazz since the 1940s. Sonny rollins saxophone colossus vinyl records, lp, cd. In 2008, the blue note 7, a jazz septet, was formed in honor of the 70th anniversary of blue note records.
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. Jay jay johnson is probably the greatest jazz trombonist of all time and he is in top form on this. Print and download in pdf or midi blue 7 sonny rollins arr. Schuller, sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation. Dm7 5g7 cm7 5 g 7 f7 b7 b m7 e 7sus4 a 6 fim gm7 5 c7 9 bop 1 airegin sonny rollins. Gunther schuller and the challenge of sonny rollins. Blue seven guitar jazz blues cover yvan jacques youtube. Thomas sheet music for piano solo by sonny rollins from sheet music direct. I stared at it in the swinging lights of the subway car, and i. Collier argues that similar structural features can be heard on earlier recordings, such as joe.
Tenor madness sonny rollins solo tucson jazz institute. Sonny rollins recorded blue seven on his album saxophone colossus in 1956. Download and print blue seven sheet music for voice and other instruments in c by sonny rollins real book melody and chords. Music profile for sonny rollins, born 7 september 1930.
Sonny rollins tenor sax, tommy flanagan piano, doug watkins bass, max roach drums from the album saxophone colossus prestige records. 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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Despite his age, rollins continues to perform worldwide, albeit taking it a little bit easier these days. Sonnys blues by james baldwin to print or download this file, click the link below. Sonny rollins blue seven sheet music notes and chords arranged for tenor sax transcription. S7 e7 25 a7 d7 transciption by andrew frankhouse moritat mack the knife sonny rollins solo from the album saxophone colossus 3 3 3 3 3 3 3. Joining rollins are jazz messengers art blakey on drums and horace silver on piano, miles davis favorite bassist paul chambers, the quintessential trombonist j. Sonny rollins blue 7 tenor sax free download as pdf file.
Shop exclusive music and apparel from the official blue note records store. Albums include saxophone colossus, the bridge, and sonny side up. In 1957, when prestige records first released rollinss blue 7 on the album saxophone colossus, schuller b. In a sevendecade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A long blues solo on saxophone colossus, blue 7, was analyzed in depth by the. The original lp record, blue note release blp1542, did not distinguish the volume number in the title. While this is a sonny rollins led group, you have to talk about the members each individually because it is a bunch of absolute allstars. Its a simple song, a steady rolling blues groove that sounds like the last song of a set in a latenight jazz club.
Then perhaps i just stared at it, at the newsprint spelling out his name, spelling out the story. Its a simple song, a steady rolling blues groove that sounds like the last song of a. Charliemusic you can purchase and download the transcription in. Sonny rollins, volume 1 is a jazz album by sonny rollins, his first effort for the blue note label. Sonny rollins blue seven sheet music pdf notes, chords jazz. Yes, there are more than enough reasons for the old rollins fans to like this album. Transpose printable composition or download, save tenor sax transcription pdf. Sonny rollins blue seven sheet music notes printable. Blue 7 sheet music for tenor saxophone download free in pdf or.
Shop 90 records for sale for album saxophone colossus by sonny rollins on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. 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. Sonny rollins solos on blue 7 off of his album saxophone colossus. Sonny rollins and the challenge of thematic improvisation pdf. The chord changes on several tunes are such that even the novice improviser can solo using a single scale such as the blues or pentatonic, yet intermediate. Transcribe blue seven by sonny rollins cambridge saxophone. I read it, and i couldnt believe it, and i read it again. Sonny rollins blue seven the jazzomat research project. The group recorded an album in 2008, entitled mosaic, which was released in 2009 on blue note recordsemi, and toured the united states in promotion of the album from january until april 2009. Rollins long, prolific career began at the age of 11, and he was playing with piano legend thelonious monk before reaching the age of 20. Blue 7 tommy flanagan, max roach, sonny rollins, doug.
Rollins led a quartet on the album that included pianist tommy flanagan, bassist doug watkins, and drummer max roach. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. It was recorded on june 22, 1956, with producers bob weinstock and rudy van gelder at the latters studio in. Dm7 g7 cmaj7 d m7 g 7 bmaj7 cm7 f7 b maj7 b m7 e 7 a maj7 gm7 5 c7 d maj7 2. Sonny rollins spent a mythical night at the village. 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. Sonny rollins spent a mythical night at the village vanguard 60 years ago today on the 60th anniversary of the touchstone jazz album, sonny rollins, fred hersch, and others recall the rooms. Blue 7 was in fact improvised in its entirety, and the melodic pattern that schuller. Sonny rollins blue 7 tenor sax saxophone popular music.
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