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The Sound Of Sonny, 1957
Written by Cole Porter
Sonny Rollins died yesterday at the ripe old age of 95. What better send-off for the great tenor saxophonist than this terrific Cole Porter song? Legendary drummer Roy Haynes, nicknamed "Snap Crackle," provides a terrific high metallic counterpoint to Rollins' fluid and conversational sax lines. I like it when jazz artists don't play too many ideas and let the melody speak up. Rollins gives Porter's beautiful melody some respectful space.
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