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Sonny Rollins Tribute

Alyn Shipton introduces a selection of your jazz requests, focusing this week on the music and legacy of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins following his recent passing.

Alyn Shipton introduces a selection of your jazz requests, focusing this week on the music and legacy of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins following his recent passing. The programme covers recordings from across his career, including early collaborations with Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Quartet, landmark live trio recordings from the Village Vanguard, and his timeless calypso-inspired compositions.

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Release date:

59 minutes

On radio

Sun 28 Jun 202616:00

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Jun 202616:00

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